Pray to God exactly as the greatest saints did. A large element of the saints' holiness: they knew how to pray. The words they directed to God, and the directions on praying that they gave to souls, lift us away from petty concerns and call to mind the great truths of our salvation. But until now, you would have had to have a library full of their writings (and ample time to comb through them all) in order to have access to their prayers. Now: a single volume containing the best of this prayer and counsel Saints at Prayer brings you the most beautiful and powerful prayers ever uttered by holy souls, including: St. Polycarp: Prayer from the Pyre of His Martyrdom St. Athanasius: The Athanasian Creed St. Basil the Great: Postcommunion Prayer St. Augustine: De Profundis, Miserere Mei, Deus, Dominus Illuminatio and Deus, Deus Meus St. John Chrysostom: Prayer of a Priest before
