CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER: Foundation for Ministry

---Stirred by the Wisdom of God and rooted in our contemplative prayer, communal study and life in community, we challenge heresies of local and global domination, exploitation, and greed, that privilege some, dehumanize others, and ravage Earth.

                                          Adrian Dominican Vision Statement, General Chapter, 2004

In any of its forms, prayer is a regular and, possibly, ritualized practice that enables communities and individuals to better know and serve God. Prayer opens us more fully to the indwelling of the Spirit, enabling us to better follow God's designs.

An integral part of daily life, prayer for the Order of Preachers (the Dominican Order) includes the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours. It also includes personal prayer, which is a regularly scheduled time to pray, study the Gospel, read literature, write down thoughts, garden prayerfully, or meditate.