A prayer lesson for those who have never experienced the true joy of prayer!

This is a prayer guide that provides a clear and friendly explanation of what prayer is, how to pray, and why to pray, through concrete experiences, thereby satisfying believers' curiosity about prayer.
In particular, the author's prayer stories, which are about his busy daily life with poor youth as a Salesian priest, an active religious order, reach busy modern people more concretely and persuasively than anything else.

Part 1 covers the concept of prayer and basic prayers, Parts 2 and 3 cover various prayers frequently offered by Catholics, and Part 4 covers prayer prescriptions for busy modern people, similar to a prayer clinic.
Additionally, the author's prayer lessons are summarized and each topic includes prayer tips containing precious prayer passages and common sense related to prayer.

I, too, have been praying the rosary for many years out of habit.
I just prayed the rosary like a machine, repeating the Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary, and Glory Be diligently.
As a result, although I was praying the rosary diligently with my mouth, my mind often wandered here and there without a destination or was filled with various distracting thoughts.
I thought this wasn't it, so I changed the direction of my prayers a little.
I began to pray the rosary while mentally visualizing the Gospel passage that corresponds to each mystery and each chapter.
As I prayed the rosary like that, something special started to happen.
As I often meditated on the lives of Jesus and the Virgin Mary along with the Rosary, the reality that seemed unbearable began to change into bearable days.
I began to think that the suffering I was going through now was nothing compared to the suffering Jesus and the Virgin Mary went through.
Gradually, I began to gain the courage to say "yes" to the painful reality and the life I didn't like.
I have gained the capacity to look at myself, my insignificant, wounded self, and my neighbors with a more generous eye.
--- p.36~37 'Rosary Prayer, Meditating on the Life of the Virgin Mary and Jesus'

The year is not just a prayer offered at funerals.
It is not necessarily a prayer offered while setting up a table for ancestral rites.
For that person you miss even in your dreams, for that person you feel sorry for not having done enough for you while you were alive, for that person who brings tears to your eyes just thinking about them, this is a good prayer that you can offer anywhere, anytime.
As we dedicate the year, we can meet God, the saints, and those who have passed away.
Throughout the years, we can feel God's great mercy toward us weak humans.
Through the years, we can prepare for our own death.
In this way, the year leads us to a very simple and effective retreat.
--- p.47 'Year, Prayer for Those Who Left First'

One day, I visited a hospital room to administer the Sacrament of the Sick and the Blessed Sacrament to a very critically ill patient.
That day, the traffic was really bad, and I ended up getting lost and was really late.
And since there were urgent matters waiting for me to take care of, I administered the Sacrament of the Sick as soon as I arrived at the hospital room.
And then the Eucharist was quickly celebrated.

Compared to me, who was extremely busy and had no time to spare, and therefore appeared to be very insincere, the patient looked very serious.
It looked solemn, almost holy.
I received the Eucharist very carefully and with great devotion, as if I were receiving a diamond ring worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
And he received the Eucharist with all seriousness, as if it were his last rite in this world.
Then I closed my eyes and prayed in deep silence.
1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes… As time passed, I became increasingly ashamed of myself for having carried out the ceremony in a hasty manner, using the excuse that I was busy.

--- p.89~90 'Mass, the Most Excellent Prayer'

One day, after the grand Christmas Eve Mass had ended and everyone who had come to the event had left like the tide.
As I was about to hurry back to the event venue, my eyes stopped at the manger set up in front of the cathedral altar.
A small, simple, but carefully prepared Christmas crib, with baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, shepherds, wise men, and livestock inside.
I couldn't move away from the shame of leaving the newborn baby Jesus alone.
I sat alone in front of the Christmas tree in the dark, empty temple.
Let's go back two thousand years.
Just sitting in a comfortable position in silence and looking at each person individually is a very good form of meditative prayer.
--- p.145~146 'Meditation Prayer in Front of the Manger'

When I pray for petition, I am taught to break away from self-centered prayer.
I was taught to pray for God's will before my own, and to pray for the common good before the individual.
Before praying for my child, who is a test taker, I must pray for all test takers, for the struggling teachers, and for the repentance of all of us involved in the education system.
When we pray with such a big heart, God will look upon our mature prayers with favor and fill us with what we need.
--- p.159 'Prayer for Exam Takers'

There is one thing we must remember when it comes to ‘praying for our neighbors.’
It is also important to pray diligently for our neighbors.
However, prayers for our neighbors should not be merely repeated with our lips.
Praying for our neighbors in our closets, in our prayer rooms, and in our temples is not enough.
Prayer for our neighbors must seep into their broken and shattered lives, their pain and wounds.
This means that our steps must enter into the painful reality our neighbors are experiencing so that our prayers for them can be realized.
In this painful reality, prayers for our neighbors will shine even brighter through our efforts to stand in solidarity with them and comfort their wounds.
--- p.180 'Prayer for Neighbors'

Prayer is about creating a small space for God in our concrete daily lives.
Prayer is also about establishing proper relationships with fellow human beings.
Living peacefully with our neighbors, forgiving generously those who have hurt us, welcoming strangers generously and showing them kindness—this is prayer.
And above all, a life dedicated to truth, justice, and the common good is prayer.
After all, the best life is the best prayer.

--- p.257 'Prayer in the midst of a busy daily life'