Chapter 136

Perfection in Prayer Comes Together With All Virtues

But if we are negligent toward prayer, we will never advance in it. Remember also that prayer alone does not come to perfection, but together with all virtues. As the virtues are perfected, so is prayer perfected. The chief ones are: fear of God, chastity, humility, contrition, mortification of the flesh, patience, love... When these are present, all the others will appear, and with them prayer. (10, 168)