The Mystery of Prayer

In The Mystery of Prayer , Fr. Alfonso Gálvez offers a glimpse into the profound reality of mystical or contemplative prayer. He begins by asserting that contemplative prayer is not a skill to be learned but an essentially supernatural, gratuitous gift from God, granted according to His will and unattainable through human effort alone. Fr. Gálvez draws upon the insights of the great Spanish mystics, St. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross, acknowledging their invaluable contributions while