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One of the best ways to experience the Trinity is through prayer. You might contemplate the Trinity as you look at the stars at night, or when you are feeling grateful for a particular blessing or gift.
Praying for others is another way to experience the Trinity. God has created each of us in
his own image. So, like the Holy Trinity, we are meant to be in relationship with each other. Part
of that is praying for each other. This summer, why not pray for someone in your class or group? You can pray the prayer below, the prayer of Saint Patrick, or any prayer you want.
1 Partner up with someone— preferably someone you don’t know that well.
2 Spend some time learning about your prayer partner and fill in the information below.
3 Keep this prayer partner reminder with you this summer. You might keep
it on a bulletin board in your room or on the family refrigerator. Just be sure to keep it somewhere you will see it often.
Be a Prayer Partner
Prayer
My prayer partner
First Name: _______________________________________________ School: ___________________________________________________ Likes: ___________________________________________________ Dislikes: _________________________________________________
Dear God,
Thank you for my friend: ________________________ . (name)
Please help ______________________________ today, (name)
with your courage, strength and peace.
Give ________________________________________ (name)
good friends, a happy family life, success in school, the confidence to follow your will, and the knowledge of your great love. I also pray for ___________________________________________’s
4 Make a habit of praying
for your partner every day. Remember, your prayer buddy is praying for you too!
SAMPLE
Pflaum Publishing Group
(name)
special intentions. I ask this in the name of the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
8 • Visions The Most Holy Trinity
Imprimatur: +Most Reverend Robert J. McManus, S.T.D., Bishop of Worcester, June 7, 2022. VISIONS copyright © 2022 by Pflaum Publishing Group, a division of Bayard, Inc., sponsored by the Augustinians of the Assumption. Theological Reviewer: Reverend Michael T. Martine, S.T.B., J.C.L.; Publisher: David Dziena; Editor: Nicholle Check; Designer: Jennifer Poferl. Printed in the USA. Material in this issue may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form or format without special permission from the publisher. Page 1: RomoloTavani/ iStock.com, winyuu/iStock.com, neirfy/iStock.com; pages 2-3: Images courtesy of John Sweeney, Mary Esther Stewart, Clarey McInerny, and Saint Benedict’s Monastery;; page 4: Marcelino Truong/Bayard; page 5: Ansgar Holmberg, CSJ; page 6: EDA; page 7: kaktus2536/iStock.com; page 8: EDA, RomoloTavani/iStock.com.