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A Meditation on the Merits of the Gift of Faith

Faith is “a gift” that one cannot buy or acquire on their merit. On Friday, 15 January, Pope Francis drew inspiration from the day’s liturgy as he continued speaking on the characteristics of faith. He recalled that the day before, the Gospel presented the story of the leper who said to Jesus: “if you will, you [...]

"Faith is victory”

The power of prayer by one with faith was at the heart of Pope Francis’ homily on Thursday morning, 14 January, during Mass at Santa Marta. The Pontiff compared the First Reading to the Gospel passage for the day’s liturgy, pointing out that these tests speak “of a victory and a defeat”. The passage taken from [...]

On the Power of Fervent Prayer

The power of prayer, the true driving force of the life of the Church, was the focus of Pope Francis’ homily for the Mass at Santa Marta on Tuesday morning, 12 January. The Pontiff’s reflection was inspired by the day’s reading from the First Book of Samuel (1:9-20), which speaks of three protagonists: Hannah, Eli the [...]

On "The rhythm of family life: celebration, work and prayer"

Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! Today we begin a short course of reflection on three dimensions that beat the time, so to speak, of the rhythm of family life: celebration, work and prayer. We begin with celebration. Today we will speak of celebration. And we say immediately that a celebration is an invention of God. [...]

“In our weakness, we can do nothing without Your help”

“Weakness, prayer, forgiveness”. These three words remind us that without God’s help we cannot go forward in life. Pope Francis offered this reflection at Mass on Thursday morning, 18 June, in the chapel at Santa Marta. In the collect prayer of the day’s liturgy, he began, “we asked for help from the Lord, who is our [...]

Letter # 40, 2014: The Pope and Mary

November 24, 2014, Monday — The Pope and Mary: 30 Minutes of Silent Prayer A few moments ago, on the afternoon of Monday, November 24, in Rome, Pope Francis prayed silently for half an hour before an ancient and important icon of the Virgin Mary. The Pope was praying before the icon this evening because tomorrow [...]

Francis on the power of prayer

“Today, as we give thanks for the gift of counsel, let us seek to support one another along the path of faith, as we seek to be ever more docile to the working of the Holy Spirit in our hearts.” —Pope Francis, May 7, General Audience “If my people... humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and [...]

"A Christian without the Church is incomprehensible"

Pope Francis explains the three pillars of this belonging to the Church: HUMILITY, FIDELITY and the SERVICE OF PRAYER” Pope Francis' morning mass - Casa Santa Marta, January 30, 2014 In his homily at Holy Mass on Thursday 30 January, Pope Francis reflected on a verse from Psalm 132 which he said “opens the door to [...]

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