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Pray Without Ceasing for the Conversion of Hearts

January 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here is the commentary prepared jointly by the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches for Sunday, the third day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

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“Admonish the idlers, encourage the faint-hearted” (1 Thessalonians 5:14)
“The repentance of Nineveh” (Jonah 3:1-10)
“Create a [...]

Jan

19

Behold, the Lamb of God!

January 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Gospel Commentary for 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
By Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap
In the Gospel we hear John the Baptist who, presenting Jesus to the world, exclaims: “Behold the lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world!”
The lamb, in the Bible, as in other cultures, is the symbol of being [...]

Jan

19

Prayer

January 19, 2008 | 2 Comments

“For me, prayer is something you can’t take hold of: thoughts are
different each day, the landscape changes; and yet, really, it is
something very simple:
“There are two parts:
(1) asking and receiving from God;
(2) giving thanks.
“Sometimes the two exist together.
“Prayer is the ability to be transparent. ..
“I think it is giving back to God what I receive. [...]