305. Q. Is prayer necessary to salvation?
A. Prayer is necessary to salvation, and without it no one having the
use of reason can be saved.

306. Q. At what particular times should we pray?
A. We should pray particularly on Sundays and holydays, every morning
and night, in all dangers, temptations, and afflictions.

307. Q. How should we pray?
A. We should pray: 1st, With attention; 2d, With a sense of our own
helplessness and dependence upon God; 3d, With a great desire for the
graces we beg of God; 4th, With trust in God's goodness; 5th, With
perseverance.

308. Q. Which are the prayers most recommended to us?
A. The prayers most recommended to us are the Lord's Prayer, the Hail
Mary, the Apostles' Creed, the Confiteor, and the Acts of Faith, Hope,
Love, and Contrition.

309. Q. Are prayers said with distractions of any avail?
A. Prayers said with wilful distractions are of no avail.



LESSON TWENTY-NINTH
ON THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD


310. Q. Is it enough to belong to God's Church in order to be saved?
A. It is not enough to belong to the Church in order to be saved, but we