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The prayer Jesus taught us which culminated in Gethsemane has the character of "competitiveness", that is, of a struggle because we line up with determination at the Lord's side to fight injustice and conquer evil with good; it is the weapon of the lowly and the poor in spirit, who reject every type of violence. Indeed, they respond to it with evangelical non-violence, thereby testifying that the truth of Love is stronger than hatred and death.

 
Homily
Piazza del Plebiscito
Naples, Italy
21 October 2007

 
 
 
Prayer
 


Prayer nourishes hope, because nothing expresses the reality of God in our lives better than prayer with faith. Even in the solitude of the harshest trials, nothing and no one can prevent me from turning to the Father in the secret' of my heart, where He alone 'sees', as Jesus says in the Gospel.

 
Homily
Basilica of St Sabina
Ash Wednesday
6 February 2008

 
 
 
Prayer
 


Nourish your love for Christ by prayer and listening to his word; feed on him in the Eucharist, and by his grace, be builders of unity and peace wherever you go.

 
Vespers
The Cathedral
Prague, Czech Republic
26 September 2009

 
 
 
Prayer
 


Jesus slept at Peter's house, but he rose before dawn while it was still dark and went out to find a deserted place to pray. And here the true centre of the mystery of Jesus appears. Jesus was conversing with the Father and raised his human spirit in communion with the Person of the Son, so that the humanity of the Son, united to him, might speak in the Trinitarian dialogue with the Father; and thus, he also made true prayer possible for us.

 
Homily
Parish of Saint Anne
Vatican City
5 February 2006

 
 
 
Prayer
 


Every day, at sunrise and sunset, believers renew their ‘adoration’ or acknowledgment of God, Creator and Lord of the universe….It is only by adoring and loving God above all things that human beings can totally fulfill themselves.

 
Angelus
7 August 2005

 
 
 
Prayer
 


If you do not know how to pray, ask Jesus to help you, and ask your heavenly mother to help you…The prayer of the Rosary can help you to learn the art of prayer with the simplicity and depth of Mary.

 
Message
First National Day
of Young Catholics
of the Netherlands
21 November 2005

 
 
 
Prayer
 


The power that changes the world and transforms it into the Kingdom of God, in silence and without fanfare, is faith - and prayer is the expression of faith. When faith is filled with love for God, recognized as a good and just Father, prayer becomes persevering, insistent, it becomes a groan of the spirit, a cry of the soul that penetrates God's Heart. Thus, prayer becomes the greatest transforming power in the world.

 
Homily
Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples
21 October 2007

 
 
 
Prayer
 


Answering God requires the believer to make that inner journey which leads him or her to an encounter with the Lord. The encounter is only possible if the person can open his or her heart to God, who speaks in the depths of the conscience.

 
Address to Bishops
19 September, 2005

 

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