What is Lent?
What is Lent? Where does it come from? Here are some frequently asked questions about Lent to help enter into the meaning of the liturgical season more deeply.
Tag: Prayer
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"Pray in every moment, in every situation"
Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer in his 10 February general audience, focusing on the topic of "praying in daily life."
To Know Him and To Know Yourself (XIII): One doesn't reason; one looks!
Contemplative prayer develops in us a new way of looking at everything that happens around us, sharing in God’s vision of the world.
"Christ is the Protagonist in the liturgy"
In his 3 February general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer, speaking about the encounter with Christ in the liturgy.
"The Holy Scriptures are an inexhaustible treasure"
In his 27 January general audience Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer, focusing on "praying with Sacred Scripture."
"Unity is a gift, it is a grace to be requested through prayer"
In his 20 January general audience, Pope Francis spoke about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and the need to beseech God humbly for this gift.
The Prayer of Praise
Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer in his 13 January general audience, speaking about the need to imitate Jesus in his praise for God the Father.
To Know Him and To Know Yourself (XII): Souls of Liturgical Prayer
Saint Josemaria found in the words and actions of the Church's liturgy an abundant source for personal prayer.
"Have the certainty that you are loved"
In his 30 December general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer, focusing on the prayer of thanksgiving.
The Prayer of Intercession
"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.
To Know Him and To Know Yourself (XI): A Letter from Christ
“Jesus doesn’t want our prayer to be an isolated element in the midst of our other activities, with little power to transform our lives.”
"Prayer of petition arises from accepting our nature as creatures"
Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer in his 9 December general audience, speaking about the prayer of petition.