There is no saint who did not pray. Throughout Scripture, Jesus constantly exhorts his disciples to pray. We too, must pray if we want to obtain salvation and become saints.
In Prayer: The Key to Salvation, Fr. Michael Mueller shows that prayer is the way that God, in His Providence, has ordained as the ordinary means to reach heaven.
Drawing on Scripture, the lives of the saints, miracles, and many other revelations, this short but powerful book will help you to pray and gain eternal salvation.
With chapters on the necessity of prayer, the efficacy of prayer, the power of prayer, and the practice and methods of prayer, Fr. Mueller will give you a clear and helpful insight on how to pray for your own salvation and the salvation of others. He will also explain that failing to pray gravely jeopardizes our souls.
This is a book that every Catholic should read; the importance of prayer and its relationship to our salvation makes this book an invaluable resource. You will read not once, but many times, and turn back to it whenever you are in need of encouragement in your prayer life. Through frequent meditation on the lessons in this book, take up the sweet yoke of prayer, and your path to sainthood will be made easy and light.
CCC 2744: "Prayer is a vital necessity... 'Those who pray are certainly saved; those who do not pray are certainly damned,' says St. Alphonsus Liguori."
“Amen, amen I say to you: if you ask the father anything in my name, he will give it to you…Ask, and you shall receive; that your joy may be full.”
—John 16:23-24
"He who neglects mental prayer needs not a devil to carry him to hell, but he brings himself there with his own hands."—St. Teresa of Avila
- SKU:
- 1029
- Imprint:
- TAN Books
- Publication Date:
- 01/01/2009
- Format:
- Paperbound
- Pages:
- 280
- Pdf:
- https://tanbooks.com/content/1029_Preview.pdf
- Height:
- 8.50
- Width:
- 5.50
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The Forgotten Weapon: Prayer as the Soul’s Lifeline to Salvation
There are books that inform, books that inspire—and then there are books that confront. Prayer: The Key to Salvation falls decisively into the last category. It does not flatter the reader. It does not entertain. It presses a single, unyielding claim: if you do not pray, you will not be saved. That thesis is not presented as pious exaggeration, but as settled Catholic doctrine, drawn from Scripture, the Fathers, and the consistent teaching of the Church. What distinguishes this work is its clarity. The author strips away modern sentimentalism and returns prayer to its proper place—not as an optional devotion for the spiritually inclined, but as a necessity as real as air. Grace is not automatic. It must be asked for. And prayer is the ordinary means by which that grace is obtained. The logic is almost uncomfortable in its simplicity: no prayer, no grace; no grace, no perseverance; no perseverance, no salvation. The book proceeds with a kind of theological precision that feels almost surgical. It explains why even those who begin well often fall away—not from lack of initial fervor, but from the gradual abandonment of prayer. It exposes the illusion of self-sufficiency in the spiritual life and dismantles the quiet presumption that one can “manage” sin without constant recourse to God. In doing so, it echoes the sober realism of St. Alphonsus Liguori and the moral urgency of the saints. Equally strong is its practical insistence. This is not a speculative treatise. It calls for daily, disciplined prayer—mental prayer, petition, perseverance in dryness, and a habitual turning to God throughout the day. It makes clear that prayer is not measured by consolation but by fidelity. One prays not because it feels fruitful, but because it is necessary. There is a bracing honesty running through every chapter. The reader is left with little room for evasion. Either one prays—or one drifts. Either one asks for grace—or one attempts, vainly, to stand on one’s own strength. The book does not argue this point endlessly; it simply demonstrates it, again and again, from the lived experience of the Church. For modern readers, this work lands like a corrective. It cuts through the noise of contemporary spirituality—techniques, trends, and vague encouragements—and restores a single, immovable truth: salvation is a gift, but it is a gift that must be sought. In a time when prayer is often treated as a supplement to life, this book restores it as the foundation. Read it slowly. Then read it again. And more importantly—act on it.
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Detail and inspiration
Excellent resource of prayer
