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 uttering a  single  word,  and  reminding  Him of His  promise  to  help  us."

Prayer is,  indeed,  so  easy  that  every  one  can pray whenever  he  wishes,  not  only  in  health, but even  in  sickness  and  in  agony  of  death; for, as  long  as  the  dying  retain  consciousness, they are  able  to  raise  their  hearts  to  God  in prayer. Moses, burdened  with  the  cares  of an  immense  multitude  of  an  unruly  people, Daniel in  the  lions'  den,  the  three  young  men in the  midst  of  the  fiery  furnace,  St.  Joseph  in his  workshop,  St. Paul in  his  dungeon,  St. Isidore  at  the  plow  and  caring  for  his  flock  — found time  to  pray  and  delighted  in  doing  so. We can,  if  we  wish,  imitate  them  amid  our daily occupations,  however  laborious  and  distracting they  may  be  in  themselves. The grace of  prayer  is  a  constant  grace,  for  every one can  pray  at  all  times;  during  the  day  and at night,  as  the  early  Christians  used  to  do, according to  the  testimony  of  Tertullian. We can  pray  early  and  late,  in  all  places,  at home  and  in  church,  on  land  and  on  sea,  in private  and  in  public,  in  all  occupations, whether mental  or  corporal;  in  all  positions, even in  walking  and  in  lying  down. God is everywhere  present,  and  is  ever  ready  to listen  to  our  petitions  for  His  help.

Prayer, if  well  made,  is  infallible  in  its