Pope Francis: prayer from the heart opens to God. The better part is prayer, contemplation. That was the Pope's message in the homily at Mass this morning. "Martha did this: what did she do? She didn't …More
Pope Francis: prayer from the heart opens to God.
The better part is prayer, contemplation. That was the Pope's message in the homily at Mass this morning. "Martha did this: what did she do? She didn't pray! There are others like this stubborn Jonah, who are executioners. He went, he prophesied, but he didn't pray! He didn't ask the Lord to forgive him. Only to beat them. They are executioners, those that believe themselves to be just!' And in the end, the book of Jonah continues, it is seen that he was a selfish man . . . for when the Lord saved Nineveh through the prayer of the people, he was angry with the Lord: 'You are always like that. You always forgive!' . . . And we ourselves, when we don't pray, what we're doing is closing the door to the L ...
The better part is prayer, contemplation. That was the Pope's message in the homily at Mass this morning. "Martha did this: what did she do? She didn't pray! There are others like this stubborn Jonah, who are executioners. He went, he prophesied, but he didn't pray! He didn't ask the Lord to forgive him. Only to beat them. They are executioners, those that believe themselves to be just!' And in the end, the book of Jonah continues, it is seen that he was a selfish man . . . for when the Lord saved Nineveh through the prayer of the people, he was angry with the Lord: 'You are always like that. You always forgive!' . . . And we ourselves, when we don't pray, what we're doing is closing the door to the L ...