
What Can We Do for Our Country?
“What will save the world? My answer is prayer.” —St. Teresa of Calcutta
“What will save the world? My answer is prayer.” —St. Teresa of Calcutta
A prayer for the leader of one’s nation is also a prayer for the nation
Speaking via livestream from the library of the Apostolic Palace due to coronavirus restrictions, the pope underlined that prayer was not a form of escapism.
Speaking via livestream from the library of the Apostolic Palace due to coronavirus restrictions, the pope cited the example of the Our Father, the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples.
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When we put prayer first, Pope Francis explained, daily trials turn into opportunities to grow in faith and charity.
“When the saints entered into the joy of their Master, they were ‘put in charge of many things.’ Their intercession is their most exalted service to God’s plan. We can and should ask them to intercede for us and for the whole world.” (CCC 2683)
In his catechesis, the pope observed that the Psalms present prayer as “the fundamental reality of life.”
The God who created space and time can also let the saints hear the prayers of millions of timebound humans.
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