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Prayer: The Great Means of Salvation and Perfection Statue Type_Jesus we must not retreat fromProclaimed a Doctor of the Church and justly revered for his efforts and achievements as a pastor and bishop, St. Alphonsus offers here one of the most powerful and accessible primers on the art of prayer ever written. The graces necessary for salvation cannot be obtained from God except by prayer, explains the legendary eighteenth century saint and scholar. Indeed, the damned have been lost precisely through their failure to pray, and all the blessed