During the Lenten season, the Church asks us to rely on three spiritual pillars: prayer, fasting and almsgiving, for our preparation for Easter, how should I present my prayer? The catechism teaches us the various forms of prayer, these forms include the prayer of blessing or adoration, the prayer of petition, the prayer of intercession, the prayer of thanksgiving, and the prayer of praise.
In the prayer of adoration we recognize ourselves as creatures before our Creator. We exalt the greatness of the Lord who has made us (Psalms 95:1-6) and the omnipotence of the Savior who frees us from evil. It is the action of humbling our spirit before the “King of Glory” (Psalms 24:9-10) and respectful silence in the presence of God (CCC 2628).
The prayer of petition has as its object forgiveness, the search for the Kingdom and any true need (CCC 2646). The request for forgiveness is the first movement of the petition prayer. It is the beginning of a just and pure prayer. Trusting humility brings us back to the light of communion with the Father and His Son Jesus Christ, and with one another (CCC 2631).
The prayer on intercession consists of a petition on behalf of another. It knows no borders and extends to enemies. (CCC 2647)
Every joy and every sorrow, every event and every need can be a reason for a prayer of thanks, which, participating in that of Christ, should fill the entire life (CCC 2648).
The totally disinterested prayer of praise is addressed to God; sing for Him and give Him glory not only for what he has done but because HE IS (CCC 2649)
Let us always dedicate time to prayer, which is a living relationship that we have with the Holy Trinity (CCC 2565), let us choose the form of prayer that our heart tells us, be it adoration, petition, intercession, thanksgiving or praise, let us remember that our Lord Jesus Christ told us that we should always pray since our Father will always listen to us (Luke 18:1-8).