I am currently reading a book on the life of St. Martin de Porres, published by TAN books.
Though I have only read the first 40 pages, I am amazed at St. Martin prayer life. On the one hand it seems so unreal, but on the other hand it is truly beautiful and holy.
I can see numerous similarities between Martin's prayer life and the prayer life practiced by St. Peter Claver.
One aspect of Martin's prayer life that stands out, and also stood out when I read the life of Peter Claver, is the nightly vigils they kept. Both saints slept very little because they spent hours praying during the quiet of the night into the early morning. Both saints were also blessed with the grace of contemplative prayer where they would be so wrapped up in God's love, that they were oblivious to what was happening around them.
Like the morning, praying at night is a awesome time to pray. What an great witness St. Martin is to the transforming power and glory of prayer.
God bless!
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