Pope Francis' General Audience:
English summary
Pope Francis continues his catechesis on the Lord's prayer
during the weekly General Audience, saying the prayer invites us to be
audacious in calling God "Father". The official English-language
summary is below:
Dear Brothers and Sisters: Today we conclude our catechesis
on the “Our Father”. Jesus has revealed to us that Christian prayer begins with
the audacity to call God “Father”. Indeed, each of the expressions that
our Lord himself uses in prayer brings to mind the text of the “Our
Father”. Throughout the New Testament, moreover, it is clear that the
first principle of every prayer is the Holy Spirit, who breathes into the
hearts of the disciples. Herein lies the mystery of Christian prayer:
that by grace we are drawn into the Holy Trinity’s dialogue of love. On
the cross Jesus cries out: “My God, my God”, and
we see here the fulcrum of his relationship with the Father. This also
reflects the heart of our own trust and prayer. At the end of this
catechesis, let us repeat this prayer of Jesus: “I bless you, Father, Lord of
heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever
and revealing them to little children”.
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