John Paul II called the parish a school of prayer. What did he mean? Amongst several things, the essence was that through prayer, the Christian would fall in love with Jesus. He spoke of how prayer is more than just petition and intercession. In addition, it is about learning how to grow in praise, thanksgiving, adoration and listening to the word of God till the heart falls in love with the Beloved Jesus. So the parish ought to be a place where people learn these different ways of prayer. It ought to be the place where people can come and experience the different ways of praying.