Selected quotes of Pope Francis offered daily for prayer and reflection�€ï¿½.

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Prayer
 


In prayer we are a pair: God and me, fighting together for what is important.

 
Angelus Address
24 July 2016

 
 
 
Prayer
 


We find our Christian joy in prayer; it comes from prayer and from giving thanks to God.

 
Homily
14 December 2014

 
 
 
Prayer
 


Prayer, as Padre Pio liked to say, is the greatest weapon we have, a key that opens the heart of God. A key that opens God's heart is a simple key.

 
Address
Padre Pio Prayer Groups
6 February 2016

 
 
 
Prayer
 


Prayer is the first and principal ‘work tool’ in our hands. To insist [on something] with God, is not in order to convince him, but rather to strengthen our faith and our patience, that is, our capacity to fight beside God for the things that are truly important and necessary. In prayer we are a pair: God and me, fighting together for what is important.

 
Angelus Address
24 July 2016

 
 
 
Prayer
 


Prayer is … a spiritual work with Mercy, which means bringing everything to the heart of God.

 
Address
Jubilee Prayer Groups of Padre Pio
6 February 2016

 
 
 
Prayer
 


What must a Christian do in order for the salt not to run out, so that the oil to light the lamp does not come to an end? The battery a Christian uses to generate light is simply prayer. 

 
St. Martha Guest House
Morning Meditation
7 June 2016

 
 
 
Prayer
 


When we present ourselves to Jesus, long speeches are not necessary. A few words suffice, though accompanied by full confidence in his omnipotence and in his goodness. 

 
General Audience
22 June 2016

 
 
 
Prayer
 


Prayer enables grace to open a way out from closure to openness, from fear to courage, from sadness to joy.

 
Homily
29 June 2016

 

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