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Prayer, as St. John Damascene indicates, is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God. (De fide orth. 3, 24: PG 94, 1089C).
When Mary exclaims her canticle, she raised both her mind and heart to the contemplation of God:
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. He has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. The hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, according to his promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever. Luke 1:46-55 NAB.
REFERENCES
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. The New American Bible, (Iowa Falls: IA, World Bible Publishers, Inc. 1991).
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there aren't really any specific situations? just when you're in need of help from God or need Mary's help to pray to God for something such as:a relative being sickgoing through a tough timefearful of somethingor just don't feel close enough to God and need something to pray.** those 2 are the prayers i usually pray when i need something to pray
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