Pray non-stop, even when working or fulfilling many promises in life. This is the so-called “inner prayer”, repeated in faith: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, please have mercy on me as a sinner!”.
Vatican City (AsiaNews)-“Every action finds its meaning, reason and peace in prayer.” It does not conflict with daily work and must be continuously burned, like an ancient sacred fire that no one can extinguish. This is the penultimate lecture on the catechism of prayer in Pope Francis’s lectures on public interviews.
Pray non-stop, even when working or fulfilling many promises in life. This is the so-called “inner prayer”, repeated in faith: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, please have mercy on me as a sinner!”.
The public reception was held again in the courtyard of San Damasso. Before it started, Pope Francis spent 30 minutes blessing the children, the rose rosary and the icon, wearing a toque, and giving books, posters, flags, and a T-shirt. Sign the shirt, listen to people’s stories and requests, and share with the kid who gave him chocolate.
How can we achieve the “continuous prayer” mentioned in St. Paul’s 1st Dessalonians? Pope Francis replied that the answer is “inner prayer. Repeated in faith:’Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, please have mercy on me as a sinner!’. Simple prayers are very beautiful.” The pope has repeatedly invited those present. Repeat with him. He went on to say that this is “a kind of prayer that can gradually adapt to the breathing rhythm and lasts all day. In fact, human breathing never stops, also when we sleep; prayer is the breath of life.”
He added, “Of course, it’s not easy to put these principles into action. Busy fathers and mothers will miss the period of their lives where they can pray regularly. Then there are children, work, chores, elderly parents…it seems We can never see the end. So, let us think about God, our Father in Heaven, who takes care of the whole world and remembers each of us. Therefore, we must always remember Him!”
In the life of a Christian retreat, work has always been highly respected. It is not only for the moral responsibility of supporting oneself and others, but also for an internal balance. Work helps us connect with reality. The hermit monk’s hands have calluses caused by holding a shovel and a hoe for a long time. In the Gospel of Luke (see 10:38-42), Jesus told St. Martha that the one thing that really needs to be done is to listen to the word of God, but he is not belittling the many things Martha has to worry about. . “
The Pope went on to point out, “In human life, everything is’dual’: our bodies are symmetrical, we have two arms, two eyes, two hands, etc., so work and prayer are complementary. Prayer is at the basis of a lively work. It is inhuman to focus on work without time to pray. At the same time, prayer that is incompatible with life is also unhealthy. Prayer that makes us incompatible with real life will become idealism. Or worse, ritualism.”
“We remember that after Jesus showed his disciples on Mount Dabor, he did not want to prolong the ecstatic moment, but went down the mountain with them and continued daily life. Those experiences should be preserved as the light and power of their faith. In the heart. Therefore, devoting time to God makes faith lively and helps us in real life, and faith in turn nourishes prayer without interruption. In this cycle of faith, life and prayer, God expects each of us All are burning with the flame of Christian love.”
Pope Francis recalled in his greetings to those present: “The day after tomorrow we will celebrate the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, where the love of God meets all mankind. I invite each of you to look up to the Sacred Heart of Jesus with confidence. And repeat it often, especially in June: Jesus is gentle and humble, changing our hearts and teaching us to love God and neighbors generously.”
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