Opus Dei

In his 23 December general audience, Pope Francis offered some reflections on how to celebrate Christmas in a spiritually meaningful way.

"To pray is to be a bit like Jesus: to intercede in Jesus to the Father, for others." Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer in his 16 December general audience.

Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer in his 9 December general audience, speaking about the prayer of petition.

With the Apostolic Letter "Patris corde," on December 8th, Pope Francis convoked a Year of Saint Joseph to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church.

We pray that our personal relationship with Jesus Christ be nourished by the Word of God and a life of prayer.

In his 2 December general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer. "To the God who blesses we, too, respond by blessing through the prayer of praise, of adoration, of thanksgiving."

"We must recapture this sense of adoration. To adore God, to adore Jesus, to adore the Spirit." In his 25 November general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer, speaking about the central place of prayer in the early Church.

Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer in his 11 November general audience. "Let us not forget that the Holy Spirit prays in us; it is He who leads us to pray, who leads us to Jesus."

On Wednesday November 4, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer. "Jesus immersed Himself in intimacy with the Father, that is, in the Love that every soul thirsts for."

On Wednesday October 28, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer, turning from the Old Testament to the filial prayer of Jesus.