“It is the Holy Spirit who teaches us to pray.”
In this week’s Wednesday audience, Pope Leo XIV resumes his catechesis on the Second Vatican Council, reflecting on the Liturgy of the Hours.
In our efficiency-driven and consumerist world, where science and technology claim to provide all the answers, prayer may seem pointless and trivial, even a form of escapism, or just another psychological technique aimed at personal well-being.
But prayer is an essential dimension of our humanity, worth rediscovering in its true form.
For this reason, St. Pope Paul VI desired that the Liturgy of the Hours, the daily public prayer of the Church, would be more fully embraced and prayed by all the faithful. In doing so, we allow the Holy Spirit to breathe into each thought and action, and sanctify our daily lives: morning, midday, evening, and night.
“Each Hour is an act of hope: during our earthly pilgrimage, we keep watch, awaiting with the whole Church the glorious return of the Lord.”
If you want to learn to pray, or pray more deeply, the Liturgy of the Hours can offer the path and the school of Christian prayer.
Have you ever prayed the Liturgy of the Hours?
