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Posts Tagged ‘Prayer’
Pope Francis: Prayer is an art that must be practiced with insistence
(Vatican News) At the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis says Jesus shows us that we must pray early, often, and in silence, and urges everyone to pray for those who are ill with Covid-19 and the medical personnel working to treat them.
Publish date: 2020 - 11 - 4
Pope Francis: Jesus came for all of humanity
(Vatican News) Pope Francis continues his catechesis on prayer inviting the faithful to persevere in prayer in every moment of their lives, even in the most difficult, and in those in which we feel the burden of our sins.
Publish date: 2020 - 10 - 28
Pope Francis: Read the Psalms to learn the language of prayer
(Vatican News) In his catechesis at the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis reflects on the witness of prayer as laid out in the Book of Psalms, saying the door to God’s heart is always open in our moments of pain.
Publish date: 2020 - 10 - 14
Pope Francis: Prayer is a confrontation with God and letting oneself be sent to serve one's brothers and sisters
(Vatican News) Pope Francis, during Wednesday’s General Audience resumes his catechesis on prayer following the cycle on the Healing the World wounded by the pandemic. This week he tells the faithful. “We need the spirit of Elijah.”
Publish date: 2020 - 10 - 8
Pope Francis: David teaches us to bring everything into dialogue with God
(CNA) King David is an example of being consistent in prayer no matter what life throws at you or what good or bad you do, Pope Francis said during his general audience Wednesday.
Publish date: 2020 - 6 - 24
Pope Francis: Even if we experience the shortcomings of people, in prayer we should not condemn or reject them
(Vatican News) Pope Francis began his General Audience on Wednesday by noting that “God never liked to have anything to do with those who prayed the 'easy' way”. He used Moses as an example, explaining that from the very first day of his vocation he was not a “weak” dialogue partner.
Publish date: 2020 - 6 - 17
Pope Francis: God will surprise us when we do not expect it, when we find ourselves truly alone
(CNA) In our darkest moments God awaits us and is ready to transform us, Pope Francis said at his general audience Wednesday.
Publish date: 2020 - 6 - 10
Pope Francis: Learn from Abraham, be always willing to accept the word of God and put it into practice
(CNA) Pope Francis pointed to an experience of 17th-century mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal as an important testimony of how one can sense the living presence of God in personal prayer.
Publish date: 2020 - 6 - 3
Pope Francis: Prayer is a refuge and protection against the evil of the world
(CNA) Prayer is a refuge and protection against the evil of the world, Pope Francis said in his general audience address Wednesday.
Publish date: 2020 - 5 - 27
Pope Francis: Those who pray know that hope is stronger than discouragement
(CNA) Prayer opens the door of hope, Pope Francis said at the general audience Wednesday.
Publish date: 2020 - 5 - 20
Pope Francis: God knocks on the heart with tenderness and with a lot of love
(CNA) Jesus has transformed the human experience of prayer, Pope Francis said at the general audience Wednesday.
Publish date: 2020 - 5 - 13
Pope Francis: Prayer is the breath of faith because man is a beggar before God
(Vatican News) Taking inspiration from the Gospel episode of Bartimaeus, the blind beggar from Jericho who is able to see again after making a profession of faith in Jesus, Pope Francis invited Christians to reach out to God with prayer and to persevere in their journey of faith.
Publish date: 2020 - 5 - 6
【Ask Fr. Francis】Can our prayers change the plan of God?
Fr. Francis will be answering two questions. One of them is about how to pray, and another question about whether prayer can change the plan of God.
Publish date: 2020 - 2 - 1
Spontaneous Prayer
I’ve said some foolish things in my life. One time I met a woman who said, “My name’s Sunday.” And I said, “And my name’s… My name’s Justin.” I hesitated because I was about to say, “My name is Monday.” She could see that something was wrong and wasn’t happy. I felt badly because she’d probably gone through that before.
Publish date: 2019 - 10 - 27
What are our Difficulties in Prayer?
Why is it difficult to pray? What are some of the spiritual blockages in our prayer? When we study the Bible related to prayer, there are certain rules that lead to effective prayer. Let us unfold them now.
Publish date: 2019 - 7 - 28
Why we pray?
You have five seconds to answer the following question, one that people sometimes ask us, and will help our Sabbath Summer rest. If we don’t have a good answer, people won’t be convinced, and it’ll expose a weakness in us. The question is: Why do you pray?
Publish date: 2019 - 7 - 21
Pope Francis: To pray well, we must get to have a child’s heart
(CNA/EWTN News).- God the Father will always be there for his beloved children, Pope Francis said Wednesday, with a reminder that the unconditional love of God is not limited by our own sense of guilt or unworthiness.
Publish date: 2019 - 1 - 17
Pope Francis: Prayer always transforms reality
(CNA/EWTN News) Persevere in prayer, remembering that God the Father is waiting to answer his children – even if the result is to change the person, not the circumstance, Pope Francis said at the general audience Wednesday.
Publish date: 2019 - 1 - 10
Pope Francis: Turn to God in prayer, as a child turns to his or her father
(CNA/EWTN News) When praying, remember the words of Jesus when he taught the ‘Our Father,’ Pope Francis said Wednesday, meeting God as his beloved child and speaking from the heart.
Publish date: 2019 - 1 - 3
Pope Francis: Our Father is a short but bold prayer”full of “filial trust
(CNA) Pope Francis gave an Advent reminder Wednesday that faith should not be just a “decorative” addition to daily life by pointing to how the ‘Our Father’ prayer embodies the essence of life itself.
Publish date: 2018 - 12 - 12
Pope Francis: Begin our prayer with humility
(CNA/EWTN News) Learning to pray well is a continual process, but should always start from a place of humility, as Jesus demonstrated in the Gospels, Pope Francis said Wednesday. “Even if we have been praying for so many years, we must always learn!” the pope said December 5. “The prayer of man, this yearning that […]
Publish date: 2018 - 12 - 5
Pope Francis: The peace of Christ cannot take root in a heart incapable of living fraternity and of repairing it after having wounded it
(CNA/EWTN News) At the general audience Wednesday, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of the recitation of the Our Father at Mass, asking if when we pray it, we understand whom we are praying to and the relationship we are called to have with him.
Publish date: 2018 - 3 - 15
Pope Francis: We are called to face the Evil one through prayer, with God’s help, to overcome him in our daily life
(CNA/EWTN News) Lent is a time to face our temptations and be converted by the Gospel, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address on the first Sunday of Lent.
Publish date: 2018 - 2 - 22
Ask Fr. Francis – Does it matter whether we sit, stand, or kneel to pray?
Publish date: 2017 - 9 - 16
