"Praying the Our Father with Jesus" has broad application for a faith community. It could serve as a standalone adult ed series during Advent or Lent, or could augment the activities of existing ...

Lord Jesus, you have called Pope Francis to yourself. Thank you for the gift of his papacy. When he was with us, he ...

Each year Pope Francis shared monthly prayer themes. His prayer for April 2025 was particularly pointed for the modern world: ...

To his disciples, drawn by their Master's silent prayer, Jesus teaches a vocal prayer, the Our Father. He not only prayed aloud the liturgical prayers of the synagogue but, as the Gospels show ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. A ...

After a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession, or in one of the litanies or other prayers. All then join hands for the Lord's Prayer: Our Father.

Father, hear the prayer we offer: Not for ease that prayer shall be, But for strength that we may ever Live our lives courageously. Not forever in green pastures Do we ask our way to be ...

Saying Lord’s Prayer with Pope Francis changed me - Stephen Cottrell paid tribute to the Pope after his death aged 88.

The rhythms of formal prayer are meant to feed and sustain our awareness of God’s presence. The formal moments of prayer are not removed times of prayer, but are meant to be “meal times ...