"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.
"Each of us is His son, His daughter"
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."
"The first Christians persevered in prayer"
"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.
"Mary accompanied the first steps of the Church in prayer"
In his 18 November general audience Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer, speaking about the prayer of our Lady.
An Ever Joyful Apostle
"God wants us to enjoy our mission as an apostle, to savor it, to savor Christ’s love for souls."
Persevering Prayer
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."
"Let us rediscover Jesus as a teacher of prayer"
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."