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St. Augustine defines prayer as an exercise of desire. Man was created for greatness—for God himself; he was created to be filled by God. But his heart is too small for the greatness to which it is destined. It must be stretched. “By delaying [his gift], God strengthens our desire; through desire he enlarges our soul and by expanding it he increases its capacity [for receiving him]”.
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Encyclical Letter
'Spe Salvi'
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The human being of all time prays, because he cannot fail to wonder about the meaning of his life which remains obscure and discomforting if it is not put in relation to the mystery of God and of his plan for the world.
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General Audience
St. Peter's Square
4 May 2011
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Prayer is the place par excellence of free giving, of striving for the Invisible, the Unexpected and the Ineffable. Therefore, the experience of prayer is a challenge to everyone, a “grace” to invoke, a gift of the One to whom we turn.
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General Audience
St. Peter's Square
11 May 2011
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Christ stands before God and is praying for me. His prayer on the Cross is contemporary with all human beings, contemporary with me. He prays for me, he suffered and suffers for me, he identified himself with me, taking our body and the human soul.
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General Audience
St. Peter's Square
1 June 2011
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Let us be ever more convinced of the power of intercessory prayer, so that we can help all people to know the one true God, to turn away from every form of idolatry, and to receive the grace offered to us on the wood of the Cross and in the fire of the Holy Spirit.
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General Audience
St. Peter's Square
15 June 2011
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God is generosity in person; he is merciful and is therefore always disposed to listen to prayers. Therefore we must never despair but always persist in prayer.
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Homily
St. Peter's Square
17 October 2010
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The main objective of prayer is conversion: the fire of God which transforms our hearts and makes us capable of seeing God and living for him and for others.
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General Audience
St. Peter's Square
15 June 2011
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How can we encounter the Lord and increasingly become his authentic witnesses? St Maximus of Turin stated: “Anyone who wishes to reach the Savior must first, in his own faith, seat him at the right hand of the Divinity, and place him with heartfelt conviction in Heaven”, in other words one must learn to focus the gaze of one’s mind and heart constantly on the heights of God, where the Risen Christ is. In this way God encounters man in prayer and adoration.
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Regina Caeli
Castel Gandolfo
25 April 2011
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