Pope Francis Quotes About Prayer

• How powerful prayer is! May we never lose the courage to say: Lord, give us your peace.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Religious, Peace

• In the face of so many wounds that hurt us and could lead to a hardness of heart, we are called to dive into the sea of prayer, which is the sea of the boundless love of God, in order to experience his tenderness

  Pope Francis

  Hurt, Prayer, Heart

• Miracles happen. But prayer is needed! Prayer that is courageous, struggling and persevering, not prayer that is a mere formality.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Prayer, Struggle

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.72, SPCK

• You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That's how prayer works.

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Praying, Hungry

• 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, May, Helping

  Pope Francis @Pontifex, twitter.com. January 22, 2014.

• Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Peace, Prayer

• Let us pray for all good and faithful priests who dedicate themselves to their people with generosity and unknown sacrifices.

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Sacrifice, People

• May each family rediscover family prayer, which helps to bring about mutual understanding and forgiveness.

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Understanding, May

  Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

• Prayer is all-powerful. Let us use it to bring peace to the Middle East and peace to the world.

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Powerful, Middle East

• Lord, with so much violence in Iraq, may we persevere in our prayer and generosity.

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Iraq, Generosity

• Let us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need.

  Pope Francis

  Forgiveness, Christian, Religious

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.158, SPCK

• Support your priests with your love and prayers, that they may always be shepherds after Christ’s heart

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Heart, Support

• Our prayer cannot be reduced to an hour on Sundays. It is important to have a daily relationship with the Lord.

  Pope Francis

  Relationship, God, Christian

• 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, Silence, Scripture

• 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, Kneeling, Praying

• 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, Flames, Alive

• Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Prayer, Humility

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.65, SPCK

• Vocations are born in prayer and from prayer; and only in prayer can they persevere and bear fruit.

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Fruit, Bears

• The Christian life is not limited to prayer, but requires an ongoing dedication and courage born of prayer.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Prayer, Dedication

• 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, Heart, Needs

• 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, Accompany Us, Suffering

• Mary joins us, she fights at our side. She supports Christians in the fight against the forces of evil. Especially through prayer, through the rosary. Hear me out, the rosary... Do you pray the Rosary each day?

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Prayer, Fighting

• Breathing is made up of two stages: inhaling, the intake of air, and exhaling, the letting out of air. The spiritual life is fed, nourished, by prayer and is expressed outwardly through mission: inhaling and exhaling. When we inhale, by prayer, we receive the fresh air of the Holy Spirit.

  Pope Francis

  Spiritual, Prayer, Air

• Let us not grow tired of knocking at God's door. Let us go to the heart of God through Mary, our whole life, every day, knocking at the door of God's heart! Mary prays - prays together with the community of disciples, and teaches us to have full faith in God, in his mercy. This is the power of prayer!

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Tired, Heart

• The key that opens the door to the faith is prayer.

  Pope Francis

  Prayer, Keys, Doors

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