Prayer should be expressed in deeds as well as words Dear friends, why does the fact that God has taught us such a prayer as this astonish us? Did he…

We are God’s children; let us abide in his peace Christ clearly laid down an additional rule to bind us by a certain contractual condition: we ask that our debts…

After the gift of bread we ask pardon for our sins As the Lord’s Prayer continues, we ask: Give us this day our daily bread. We can understand this petition in…

Your kingdom come. Your will be done The prayer continues: Your kingdom come. We pray that God’s kingdom will become present for us in the same way that we ask for his…

May your name be hallowed How merciful the Lord is to us, how kind and richly compassionate! He wished us to repeat this prayer in God’s sight, to call the…

Our prayer is communal Above all, he who preaches peace and unity did not want us to pray by ourselves in private or for ourselves alone. We do not say…

Let your prayer come from a humble heart When we pray, our words should be calm, modest and disciplined. Let us reflect that we are standing before God. We should…

Mary stored up all these things in her heart While Mary contemplated all she had come to know through reading, listening and observing, she grew in faith, increased in merits,…

With you is the source of life Take thought now, redeemed man, and consider how great and worthy is he who hangs on the cross for you. His death brings…