Selected quotes of Pope Benedict XVI offered daily for prayer and reflection….

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Prayer
 


We must always knock at the door of the Lord confidently, knowing that he cares for all his children, for us. For this reason we are asked not to be afraid to turn to him and to present our requests to him with trust, in the certainty of receiving what we need.

 
General Audience
Castel Gandolfo
1 August 2012

 
 
 
Prayer
 


We need that silence which becomes contemplation, which introduces us into God’s silence and brings us to the point where the Word, the redeeming Word, is born.

 
Homily
Eucharistic Celebration with
International Theological Commission
6 October 2006

 
 
 
Prayer
 


We often know what is good, but are incapable of doing it. Through prayer, we can. The disciple of the Lord knows he is always exposed to temptation and in prayer never fails to ask God for help conquer it.

 
General Audience
Castel Gandolfo
1 August 2012

 
 
 
Prayer
 


St. Irenaeus once said that in the Incarnation the Holy Spirit became accustomed to being in man. In prayer we must become accustomed to being with God. It is very important, that we learn to be with God and thereby see how beautiful it is to be with him.

 
General Audience
Paul VI Hall
Vatican City
20 June 2012

 
 
 
Prayer
 


In silent contemplation, then, the eternal Word, through whom the world was created, becomes ever more powerfully present and we become aware of the plan of salvation that God is accomplishing throughout our history by word and deed.

 
Message for
46th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY
24 January 2012

 
 
 
Prayer
 


It is only through prayer that we can receive Jesus and his grace, which, by enlightening us in every situation, helps us to discern true good, and by strengthening us also makes our will effective, that is, renders it capable of doing what we know is good.

 
General Audience
Castel Gandolfo
1 August 2012

 
 
 
Prayer
 


In the midst of rapid transformation, it is important that trusting prayer be the heart of the apostolate, so that the redeeming message of Jesus Christ may sound our clearly and dynamically.

 
Message to the
Bishop of Avila, Spain
450th anniversary of
Carmelite Reform
16 July 2012

 
 
 
Prayer
 


Every prayer, even prayer in the most radical solitude, is never isolation of oneself and is never sterile: rather, it is the life blood of an ever more committed and consistent Christian life.

 
General Audience
Paul VI Hall
Vatican City
5 September 2012

 

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