Learning To Pray

Day 2: God and Daring 0 Daring is willingness to take risks or engage in bold actions, often characterized by courage and a lack of fear in the face of uncertainty or potential danger when pursuing good. Attractive eh? What's the virtue of daring in the gospel about? 1 there are different manifestations of Daring in the gospel : —Daring to do great things for the Lord: Mary of Bethany —Daring to t...

Day 1: Setting out on a spiritual journey *Silence that comes from trusting in and surrendering to God: "Silence is not emptiness but that general attitude of inwardness that enables us to have an "inner cell" in our heart, to use an expression of St. Catherine of Siena's, where we are in God's presence and converse with him." (Jacques Philippe, In the School of the Holy Spirit) "What often happen...

"Each day has its own trouble." (The Lord)

"In encouraging you to rediscover the beauty of the human vocation to love, I also urge you to rebel against the widespread tendency to reduce love to something banal, reducing it to its sexual aspect alone, deprived of its essential characteristics of beauty, communion, fidelity and responsibility. Dear young friends, “in a culture of relativism and the ephemeral, many preach the importance of ‘e...

"Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you" (St Augustine)

"And I looked at Him straight in the eye, and I had no doubt that it was Him; and I realized that He had been there with us all that day long and that it was true: He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. And I looked around and He was not there any more. And it was clear to me it was my turn to show Him to the world with my deeds. And I got back on the road with my friend. Two ardent flames in the...

"Christian hope is no facile optimism; it is the certainty, rooted in love and faith, that God never abandons us” (Pope Francis)

The love for God makes an impact in all the departments of our personality: intelligence, will, heart.

"Don't let your life be barren. Be useful. Make yourself felt. Shine forth with the torch of your faith and your love. With your apostolic life, wipe out the trail of filth and slime left by the corrupt sowers of hatred. And set aflame all the ways of the earth with the fire of Christ that you bear in your heart." (St Josemaria)

“Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you give, will be the measure you get back.” (The Lord)

"I'm sending you out!" (The Lord)

"To strengthen the will, the best approach is to follow a policy of small victories: doing things without desire, fulfilling obligations, tackling difficult tasks, and denying small whims to train ourselves in self-control” (Enrique Rojas)

"What is prayer? It is commonly held to be a conversation. In a conversation there is always an 'I' and a 'thou' or 'you'. In this case, the Thou is with a capital T. If at first the 'I' seems to be the most important element in prayer, prayer teaches that the situation is actually different. The 'Thou' is more important because our prayer begins with God" (St John Paul 2).

"God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination." (St Augustine)

As St. Augustine once said: "This is the kind of love that renews us. When we love as he loved us we become new men, heirs of the new covenant and singers of the new song."


 Meditation on generosity for young people. It deals with examples of generosity found in the gospel, especially St James apostle. It echoes Pope Francis' invitation to young people during WYD in Lisbon, 2023, to be spiritual pilgrims and protagonists of change in a world thirsty for truth, beauty and true love. Perfect meditation to meditate walking along the Camino de Santiago in Spain.

Outline for prayer • You do not have to be clever to please me; all you have to do is want to love me. Just speak to me as you would to anyone of whom you are very fond. * Are there any people you want to pray for? Say their names to me, and ask of me as much as you like, I am generous and know all their needs, but I want you to show your love for them and me by trusting me to do what I know is be...

"I desire mercy, not sacrifice." (The Lord)

"Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest."

"I don't fear someone who practices 1,000 kicks once; I'm afraid of someone who practices 1 kick 1,000 times." (Bruce Lee)

"Jesus is the answer to which every human heart is the question." (St JP2)

Tips on evangelization.

In today's episode you will find a few ideas on how to deal with difficulties in your spiritual life.

On the list of the apostles.

Taking after Jesus in prayer by meditating on today's gospel.