How to Pray

The Most Popular Guide in the History of the World

Under 40 pages with larger print
and 1-page Reference Guide!

All Day Every Day

We all know our prayer has never been as good as it should be—and for many of us, it is barely any good at all. We want to experience the presence of God and have it flow into the rest of our day, yet this rarely happens.

This little masterpiece will change all that beyond your most optimistic expectations—and will do so quickly. As you will see, it will transform your entire life (as it has for hundreds of millions of Christians over the past four centuries).

Written for You and Me

It's annointed author, Saint Francis de Sales, will teach you how to suffuse every minute of every day of the rest of your life with the peaceful presence of Jesus. This is how you become a saint.

Taken directly from the legendary chapters on prayer in his classic bestseller, Introduction to the Devout Life, it was intentionally written for lay men and women—because Saint Francis understands our unique circumstances.

Immediate Impact

At only 37 pages, you can read it in under thirty minutes and immediately put this great saint's profound advice into practice on the very same day.

And you will grow in holiness—not years or decades from now, but in a matter of weeks.

Easy, Effective, Practical

It is the most popular Catholic self-help book of all time because it works and is easy to put into practice—for you and for the people in your own particular circle of influence.

Its hundreds of millions of readers attest to the life-changing skills conveyed within its pages.

All New 1-Page Summary

For the first time ever we included an innovative 1-page Reference Guide for quick review before you pray so you can easily internalize de Sales' methods during your first few weeks.

Endorsed by Fr. Ripperger!

Father Ripperger Additionally, this book is the guide recommended by the world-renowned exorcist, Father Chad Ripperger SMD, as an ideal introduction to meditative prayer.*

By following the common sense advice in How to Pray, along with adopting Father Ripperger's brief daily Three Angelus Cure, many of the deeply-rooted sins, faults, demonic influences, and other unseen barriers to mystically spending your entire day with Our Lord (even as you work) will dramatically fade away.

It Gets Even Better

The beauty of this book is that you don't have to add to your current devotions. It teaches you how to pray—and you already pray. Just put it into practice.

Designed for Sharing

This book contains priceless spiritual treasure that anyone will benefit from, which is why we made it available for only $1 each. Give copies to everyone you know. It is the ultimate "tool for evangelization" because you are sharing the peace of Our Savior's constant daily presence.

We find that most people underestimate how many books they can distribute, especially if you place them in local parishes and adoration chapels. We recommend ordering at least double whatever you think you'll need.

Don't be shy!

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Unveiling a Hidden Treasure:
This Book's Amazing Story

My name is Bud Macfarlane and Our Lady called me to start the Mary Foundation way back in 1991. Since then, tens of millions of lives have been touched by our life-changing materials, often miraculously.

I am completely certain Saint Francis de Sales' priceless guide to prayer will dramatically change your life because that is exactly what happened to me. When I put his profoundly simple and easy guidance into practice, everything changed fast!

Over two years ago, Father Chad Ripperger recommended it to me at a retreat, and like a little boy, I placed my trust in him because he has helped me so much over the past few years. However, finding How to Pray turned out to be a very complicated endeavor.

Here's how it happened. Father Chad has often mentioned during podcasts that Francis de Sales' introduction to prayer "was on the Internet somewhere." Well, I did a search and discovered that it had already been on our own website in a clever database format since the dawn of the Internet.

I took it as a providential sign.

Saint Francis de Sale's section on prayer was effectively a treasure hidden inside a book that has largely been forgotten—and which had never been properly translated into English from his archaic seventhteen-century French. I also quickly discovered that his amazing chapters on prayer had never been published as a stand-alone book!

So it turns out that Our Lady has been preparing her children to enjoy the benefits of this masterwork for a long, long time. In my life, for decades. For the English-speaking world, for centuries.

Making this book both available and ridiculously affordable became my passion project for you personally, despite my coworkers and I enduring persistent spiritual warfare (always a good sign that many souls hang in the balance) and seemingly endless unforeseen roadblocks.

I'm so excited for you now that How to Pray is finally available! It profoundly changed my prayer life—and not just my prayer life, but my entire daily experience of the Catholic faith—because it just plain works.

Nothing is the same now. I spend all day, every day, with Christ. I have "joy and have it abundantly," as Jesus promised. I ardently long for you to bask in His divine presence more than ever before, even during your times of difficulty and suffering.

"Lo though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil."

So fear no evil. I trusted two geniuses—a humble, fearless exorcist and a brilliant, common-sense saint, and so should you.

Jesus taught us to "give freely what has been given to you," and that is best summary of the Mary Foundation's mission to evangelize and sanctify the world. How to Pray is heaven's beautiful gift to you—and through you, to others.

Thanks for being a part of it all. Everything in your life is about to get better.

A Perfect Teacher

Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) was raised in a wealthy family for a successful career in politics, but rejected the worldly path to embrace poverty and the priesthood. Known for his kindness, he became a bishop and was ultimately canonized and proclaimed a Universal Doctor of the Church (master theologian).

An outstanding preacher, teacher, and spiritual director, Saint Francis distilled a treasury of divine revelation, psychology, common sense, and Sacred Tradition into Introduction to the Devout Life in the early 1600s. As far as we know, How to Pray is the first time his legendary section on prayer has been made available as a stand-alone guide.

Painstakingly Translated

Our editorial team spent months faithfully producing the first truly authentic modern English translation from de Sales' definitive French edition, which was published three years before he died.

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*Please Note: Father Ripperger and the Doloran Fathers have no official or informal association with the Mary Foundation. The information above relies upon universally available Catholic doctrine as well what our founder was personally taught during retreats with Father Ripperger. Our research included a thorough review of Father's public lectures, his numerous endorsements of Saint Francis de Sales' famous Introduction to Prayer, as well Father Ripperger's comprehensive textbook, Dominion: The Nature of Diabolic Warfare.

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Help God Save America

How to Pray is another divinely-inspired resource of our national prayer movement, Operation True Cross. It all began in 2020 when Father John Anthony Boughton CFR and Bud Macfarlane "pinned" the Mantle of Mary on the extreme four corners of the United States. Countless Catholics participated nationwide through prayer and fasting.

Pray with Us

Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have joined Operation True Cross by offering the 12-minute How to Pray.

Rid Yourself of Demonic Influence

To protect themselves spiritually, many are now adopting the extraordinary Three Angelus Cure from the world-renowned exorcist, Father Chad Ripperger, to receive personal deliverance from demonic influence, deeply-rooted sin, and even serious mental illness:

The True Cross Pilgrimage

Bud Macfarlane recently led a small team of brave men as they carried an authentic Relic of the True Cross 4,500 miles to complete a grueling and unprecedented walking pilgrimage to form a living "Crucifix of Reparation" over America.

We pray. God wins. No matter what your particular circumstances or where you live, you can join all of us spiritually while learning more here:

More About Operation True Cross

What is the True Cross Pilgrimage?

What is the Three Angelus Cure?

Podcast: Father John and Bud

Read: Why This Movement Exists

Photo-Diary: Mantle Over America

Podcast: Carrying the True Cross

Meet the Founders

Father John Anthony Boughton, CFR
Father John Anthony Boughton, General Servant of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, is a grizzled Texan who graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and served in the United States Navy. He is the first Catholic in his family line in over five hundred years.

Bud Macfarlane, Troublemaker

Father John Anthony enlisted his friend, Bud Macfarlane, bestselling novelist and the tireless leader of the Mary Foundation, to bring this prophetic act of faith into reality through its tens of thousands of worldwide supporters.

OPERATION TRUE CROSS
• Pray the Daily Prayers
• Distribute the Daily Prayers
• Be Free of Demonic Influence
• Give Alms to Atone for Sin

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