Kindle
$1.99
Available instantly
Audible Logo Audiobook
$0.00
with membership trial
Hardcover
$19.99
Paperback
$9.14
Buy new:
$9.14
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime
FREE delivery Saturday, May 4 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Or fastest delivery Thursday, May 2. Order within 22 hrs 41 mins
In Stock
$$9.14 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$9.14
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon.com
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Michael Müller
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Prayer: The Key to Salvation Paperback – September 13, 2017

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$9.14","priceAmount":9.14,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"9","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"14","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"hJ8Bqn8hbgtnDWyy3kzOOWVuI2Uf0ZVTqV%2Bwi7MrSVo5QOBelRpnMY2Gp6vWbwmaqU9l8ocTjm4ZrDIQCa3tx9V31FMHkQRDRTBdl2qoN9Kzh7disOScM5Hs0%2F2gFO8Nd9KwADPTNo6KlFSISw1Oug%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Oblation 4 1. Introduction 6 2. On the Necessity of Prayer in General 14 3. On the Necessity of Prayer for Sinners 28 4. On the Necessity of Prayer for the Just 40 5. On the Necessity of Prayer for Seminarians 56 6. On the Efficacy of the Prayers of the Just 84 7. On the Power of the Prayer of Children 101 8. On the Conditions and Qualities of Prayer 106 9. How to Acquire the Spirit of Prayer 185 10. On the Praises of Prayer 200 11. On the Practice of Meditation 204 The Methods of Conversing Continually and Familiarly with God 215 Prayer To Be Said Every Day To Obtain the Graces Necessary for Salvation 238
Previous page
  1. Print length
    242 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    September 13, 2017
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.61 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1976366275
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1976366277
  7. See all details
Next page
Amazon First Reads | Editors' picks at exclusive prices

Frequently bought together

Prayer: The Key to Salvation
$9.14
Get it as soon as Saturday, May 4
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass: The Mystery of Christ's Love
$22.04
Get it as soon as Saturday, May 4
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Total price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
Choose items to buy together.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 13, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1976366275
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1976366277
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.61 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Michael Müller

Michael Müller

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more

Customer reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
29 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2023
Verified Purchase
Really good book about prayer! They don't make them that good anymore in the spirit of the post vatican 2. Some typos we're in this book but it's totally OK!
Helpful
 Report
Aaron
5.0 out of 5 stars Prayer is truly the Key to Salvation and this book gets one off to a great start.
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2017
Verified Purchase
If you do not know how to pray than this book is for you. A great starter to launch one into the interior life on the basics and necessity of prayer. Fr. Mueller is a great teacher on this subject. I applied what is in the book and now have a more fulfilled spiritual life.
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
dawn rooker
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2021
Verified Purchase
Every Catholic should read this little important book
Helpful
 Report
Jeffrey M. Berg
5.0 out of 5 stars The answer to those who seek to learn how to pray
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2014
Verified Purchase
Prayer - The key to Salvation is a very excellent guide to understanding the necessity of prayer but also the simplicity of communication to He who loves us so much. Beautiful book to help you pray always and everywhere in all we do in this busy life with all its distractions.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Joseph Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars Prayer
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2013
Verified Purchase
I have read this book three times in the few months, I ordered this copy to give to a friend. It gives excellent insight on how to pray. I found it to be an easy and enlightening book to read.
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Daniel
5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of my favorite spiritual books
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2014
Verified Purchase
This is one of my favorite spiritual books! It is a simple read packed full with inspiring quotes from Saints and spiritual guidance. It makes you want to be holy...like now!
Helpful
 Report
C#
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Useful
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2013
- Why I Read This Book

My friend, a fellow Catholic, purchased this book for me when the publisher (Tan Books) was having a sale.

- Positives

The thesis of this book is that prayer is necessary to obtain the graces of salvation. Fr. Mueller teaches the reader how to pray at all levels of spiritual development - even at the lowest level of spiritual development where the reader does not even like to pray. Fr. Mueller is very consoling and helps to instill the virtue of hope in the reader.

One of my favorite chapters in the book is "On the Necessity of Prayer for Seminarians", which I almost skipped because I am not a seminarian. I was once, however, in academia, and Mueller perfectly describes the state of academia today - particularly philosophy, which is supposed to be the love of wisdom, but has become the love of self. He quotes St. Bernard: "We must not study in order to nourish our vainglory or to gratify our curiosity; but we must study in order to sanctify ourselves, and edify our neighbor." I aver that study of this book is extremely edifying.

- Negatives?

While sometimes Mueller gives the sources from which he is quoting, often he does not. While I never believe that he is misquoting a saint, it would be useful to know which work he is pulling from.

Although the focus of the book is on prayers to God, it would be have been helpful (and edifying to non-Catholics) to have a chapter on the graces obtained by prayers to the saints.

- Final Thoughts

I think this book would be useful and edifying to all who call themselves "Christian", even Protestants. I would hope that Protestants, upon reading this book and through earnest prayers, may obtain the graces necessary for conversion to the One True Church, outside of which no one is saved.
6 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
J. Singer
5.0 out of 5 stars You Must Read This Book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2010
I love this book! I have a feeling it will be one of the books on my shelf that I continually go back to re-read and will gain new insights from it each time. Father Mueller makes it quite clear that our salvation depends upon our prayer life: "We cannot be saved unless we fulfill the will of God... we are unable to do God's will unless we are assisted by Divine grace... we obtain this grace by prayer alone; that consequently we must pray in order to be saved."

Father Mueller makes you feel overwhelmed... the intensity, the length, and the frequency of the interior lives of the Saints is indeed tremendous! Father Mueller does not let up; we are all called to that same intensity of prayer and deep interior life that the Saints lived out and he points this out with no apology. It comes to the point where you feel like you should put the book away and give up because you are already so far behind! But then- one of my favorite parts of this book- Father Mueller builds you up:
"Softly, my friend; have a little patience! Rome was not built in one day. The saints did not acquire the spirit of prayer all at once; the practice of prayer was not natural to them either, at first; but they persevered in it in spite of every obstacle, and were at last raised to a high degree of contemplation."

Father Mueller then follows up with plenty of examples from the lives of the Saints, and practical tips for slowly acquiring the means of achieving such progress in prayer.

The book is divided into several sections, and not all of them need to be read in order. Father Mueller first speaks of the necessity of prayer both in general and then for specific groups of people (sinners, the just, seminarians), the efficacy of prayer, the conditions of prayer, how to acquire a spirit of prayer, the praises of prayer, the practice of meditation, and then closes the book with a prayer to be said every day to obtain the graces necessary for salvation. Also included towards the end is St. Alphonsus Liguori's "Conversing Continually and Familiarly with God".
16 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report