Quotes about prayer
prayer heart support
Support your priests with your love and prayers, that they may always be shepherds after Christ’s heart Pope Francis
prayer silence scripture
The Lord speaks to us through the Scriptures and in our prayer. Let us learn to keep silence before him, as we meditate upon the Gospel. Pope Francis
prayer kneeling praying
The mystery of the Cross, a mystery of love, can only be understood in prayer. Pray and weep, kneeling before the Cross. Pope Francis
prayer accompany-us suffering
In the moment of hardship, we ask why some things happen. In those moments of suffering, questioning prayers that do not ask for explanations but beg the Lord to accompany us are the most useful Pope Francis
prayer heart needs
Let's ask ourselves: are we open to the Holy Spirit, do I pray to him to enlighten me, to make me more sensitive to the things of God? And this is a prayer we need to pray every day, every day: Holy Spirit may my heart be open to the Word of God, may my heart be open to good, may my heart be open to the beauty of God, every day. Pope Francis
prayer iraq generosity
Lord, with so much violence in Iraq, may we persevere in our prayer and generosity. Pope Francis
prayer flames alive
Let us keep the flame of faith alive through prayer and the sacraments: let us make sure we do not forget God. Pope Francis
prayer may helping
I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable. Pope Francis
prayer fruit bears
Vocations are born in prayer and from prayer; and only in prayer can they persevere and bear fruit. Pope Francis
prayer miracle heaven
I’m saying a prayer. Maybe you ought to, too. It’s going to take us a miracle to get through this.” Whether he was serious or not, Claire sent the prayer up toward heaven, and she thought the others did, too. So it seemed kind of miraculous when the doorbell rang. “At least they’re getting more polite when they try to kill us,” Shane said. Rachel Caine
prayer being-thankful shapes
My prayer was always: 'Lord, if You bless me, I'll thank You: but if You don't, I'll be thankful for what I have. I have plenty. I'm in good shape.' Phil Robertson
prayer mean two
Two of the central ingredients to our family are food and faith, so sitting down together and thanking God for the food He's provided means everything to us. Prayer is a natural part of our lives - not only around the dinner table but all day long. Phil Robertson
prayer mind matter
Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. We must always remember this. The actual words matter less. Pope John XXIII
prayer sunday important
Our prayer cannot be reduced to an hour on Sundays. It is important to have a daily relationship with the Lord. Pope Francis
prayer heart self
When evangelizers rise from prayer, their hearts are more open; freed of self-absorption, they are desirous of doing good and sharing their lives with others. Pope Francis
prayer praying hungry
You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works. Pope Francis
prayer heart cfs
Apostolic and missionary fruitfulness is not principally due to programmes and pastoral methods that are cleverly drawn up and "efficient", but is the result of the community's constant prayer (cf. "Evangelii Nuntiandi," 75). Moreover, for the mission to be effective, communities must be united, that is, they must be "of one heart and soul" (cf. Acts 4:32), and they must be ready to witness to the love and joy that the Holy Spirit instils in the hearts of the faithful (cf. Acts 4:32). Pope Benedict XVI
prayer humble mean
The cardinals have elected me, a simple and humble worker in the Lords vineyard. The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers. Pope Benedict XVI
prayer heart support
Thank you from the heart to all those who in various ways are near me or follow me spiritually with affection and prayers from afar. To each one of you, I ask you to continue to support me by praying to God to let me be his gentle and firm pastor of his church. Pope Benedict XVI
prayer moving heart
Popular piety is one of our strengths because it consists of prayers deeply rooted in people's hearts. These prayers even move the hearts of people who are somewhat cut off from the life of the Church and who have no special understanding of faith. All that is required is to 'illuminate' these actions and 'purify' this tradition so that it may become part of the life of the Church today. Pope Benedict XVI
prayer father news
Deeply saddened by the news of the terrorist attacks in central London, the Holy Father offers his fervent prayers for the victims and for all those who mourn. Pope Benedict XVI
prayer heart utterance
O, when the heart is, full, when bitter thoughts come crowding thickly up for utterance, and the poor common words of courtesy are such a very mockery, how much the bursting heart may pour itself in prayer! Nathaniel Parker Willis
prayer heart dark
T is the work of many a dark hour, many a prayer, to bring the heart back from an infant gone. Nathaniel Parker Willis
prayer heart giving
Prayer gives us a pure heart and a pure heart can do much. Mother Teresa
prayer real catholic
Real prayer is union with God,... Mother Teresa
prayer real catholic
Real prayer is union with God, a union as vital as that of the vine to the branch.. Mother Teresa
prayer demand doe
Prayer does not demand that we interrupt our work, but that we continue working as if it were a prayer. Mother Teresa
prayer heart eye
Christ prays in me, Christ works in me, Christ thinks in me, Christ looks through my eyes, Christ speaks through my words, Christ works with my hands, Christ walks with my feet, Christ loves with my heart. As St Paul's prayer was: I belong to Christ and nothing will separate me from the love of Christ. It was that oneness, oneness with God in the Holy Spirit. Mother Teresa
prayer heart able
Prayer to be fruitful must come from the heart and must be able to touch the heart of God. Mother Teresa
prayer silence
The beginning of prayer is silence ... Mother Teresa
prayer long want
Let's not pray long, drawn-out prayers, but let's pray short ones full of love. Let us pray on behalf of those who do not pray. Let us remember, if we want to be able to love, we must be able to pray! Mother Teresa
prayer heart love-is
We must love one another as God loves each one of us. To be able to love, we need a clean heart. Prayer is what gives us a clean heart. The fruit of prayer is a deepening of faith and the fruit of faith is love. The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action. Mother Teresa
prayer compassion order
In order for us to be able to love, we need to have faith, because faith is love in action and love in action is service. In order for us to be able to love, we have to see and touch. Faith in action through prayer, faith in action through service: each is the same thing, the same love, the same compassion. Mother Teresa