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?
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of prayer, particularly through the rosary, in the face of challenges and evil.
Pope Francis highlights the role of Mary in supporting Christians during their struggles against evil, stressing the power of prayer, especially praying the rosary. This reflects a deep spiritual conviction that prayer can provide strength and guidance in difficult times, encouraging believers to engage in regular communication with God and seek divine support.
In practice
During a church service, you can remind attendees to pray the rosary as a form of spiritual support.
We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness and turn yourselves over to the love of God. Holiness does not mean performing extraordinary things but carrying out daily things in an extraordinary way that is with love, joy and faith.
I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.
No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas. This is an excuse commonly heard in academic, business or professional, and even ecclesial circles. While it is quite true that the essential vocation and mission of the lay faithful is to strive that earthly realities and all human activity may be transformed by the Gospel, none of us can think we are exempt from concern for the poor and for social justice
We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort to remain faithful to our call to holiness, and many others. But if we open the door to Jesus and allow him to be part of our lives, if we share our joys and sorrows with him, then we will experience the peace and joy that only God, who is infinite love, can give.
More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.
This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives.
Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of God.
I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right.
The Spirit of God leads the people of God to submit to the Word of God.
O, when it comes to faith, what a living, creative, active, powerful thing it is. It cannot do other than good at all times. It never waits to ask whether there is some good work to do.
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