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Why You Should Pray With Your Heart
True faith and prayer are not just about visiting the temple and the words we read. This is much deeper, more serious, and must come from the heart. Many people do not understand or do not want to understand this. After all, you have probably noticed people who come to the temple, fulfill all the instructions, and then leave the church and do disgusting things.
The pope appealed to these people during his traditional Christmas speech. These words have penetrated the heart, so we want to share them with you. Today. "Site" He's telling you Pope Francis He shares his thoughts on faith and hypocrisy.
Pope Francis Pope Francis is the supreme ruler of the Holy See and the sovereign of the Vatican. The pope’s secular name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio. His path to such a high title was rather thorny, so we decided to briefly talk about him.
As a child, Jorge was a kind and diligent boy. After graduating from school, he studied at a technical school, received a diploma of chemist. Then he worked in a chemical laboratory, working in the evenings as a bouncer in a nightclub.
At the age of 21, Jorge suffered a serious illness - pneumonia with a threat to life, he then had his lung removed. There was almost no chance of recovery, but the disease receded. Almost resurrected, he decided to devote his life to the service of the Lord. Then he joined the Society of Jesus and at the age of 23 gave up worldly goods.
In 2013, at the conclave, Bergoglio was elected supreme sovereign pontiff, Pope of Rome. His papal name he chose Francis in honor of the Catholic saint, who is considered the patron saint of the poor. Francis became the first pope from the ascetic monastic order of the Society of Jesus, and the first from America rather than Europe.
The head of the Catholic Church is known for his modesty and simplicity in communication. He is an advocate of social justice and the doctrines of conservatism. His life is also modest: he uses public transport, refuses gifts and luxurious rooms. He lives in a guest house, does not wear expensive decorations and eats in an ordinary dining room for priests.
Every year, the pope performs from the balcony of St. Peter’s Cathedral with a traditional Christmas speech. Every time. pope urges Peace, prayer and faith. This year, the pontiff was friendly, but strict and uncompromising in his statements. He criticized human vices and called on them to fight.
He focused most of his attention on hypocritical believers, saying, Every day we meet people who call themselves incredibly religious, close to the Lord. They regularly go to the church, pray, like to point out their sins to others, but they themselves do things for which they would be excommunicated from the church for the future.
This is their greatest fault. Faith in God is not just about going to church and performing certain rituals. Faith should come from the heart and be sincere, not on display.
The pontiff added: "You know, people like that are better off being atheists, not disgrace our religion." A believer should be an example to others and help others. There is one more unpleasant category of people – hypocrites. They love to pray in public, ready to do it in the middle of the street, in front of the temple, if only they would pay attention.
Unfortunately, many Christians do not understand that prayer is not empty talk. They are like parrots repeating the same words before God. Pray not with your voice, but with your heart.
And this idea is relevant for representatives of all religions and confessions. And even for atheists in general. After all, the most important thing is to remain human, saying your prayers and performing rituals. What matters is your thoughts, not what you do on display. Pope Francis urges us to be honest with ourselves first.
He said, "Be an atheist." If you do go to church, be a son, a brother, an example to others.” These are wise words that we all need to hear and understand.
In his speech, the pope called on all believers to make the world a better place, to develop it “as a mother leads children forward.” The pope noted that most people look at the future myopically. He meant greedy people who pursue profit and do not think about their neighbors.
Pope Francis concluded his sermon with beautiful words: “Heroism is manifested not in great alms, but in compassion, meekness and dedication.” We don’t have to choose one religion to live in harmony with each other. One must be tolerant and understand that everyone has a point of view.”
We, in turn, encourage you to think about these words and draw your conclusions from them. The Pope’s universal and profound instructions are not empty words. And each of us should listen to them!
Prayer is our way of talking to God. In the past, we’ve talked about how to pray.
We also wrote that we should not ask the Lord in prayer.
What do you think of the pontiff's words? Tell me in the comments.
The pope appealed to these people during his traditional Christmas speech. These words have penetrated the heart, so we want to share them with you. Today. "Site" He's telling you Pope Francis He shares his thoughts on faith and hypocrisy.
Pope Francis Pope Francis is the supreme ruler of the Holy See and the sovereign of the Vatican. The pope’s secular name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio. His path to such a high title was rather thorny, so we decided to briefly talk about him.
As a child, Jorge was a kind and diligent boy. After graduating from school, he studied at a technical school, received a diploma of chemist. Then he worked in a chemical laboratory, working in the evenings as a bouncer in a nightclub.
At the age of 21, Jorge suffered a serious illness - pneumonia with a threat to life, he then had his lung removed. There was almost no chance of recovery, but the disease receded. Almost resurrected, he decided to devote his life to the service of the Lord. Then he joined the Society of Jesus and at the age of 23 gave up worldly goods.
In 2013, at the conclave, Bergoglio was elected supreme sovereign pontiff, Pope of Rome. His papal name he chose Francis in honor of the Catholic saint, who is considered the patron saint of the poor. Francis became the first pope from the ascetic monastic order of the Society of Jesus, and the first from America rather than Europe.
The head of the Catholic Church is known for his modesty and simplicity in communication. He is an advocate of social justice and the doctrines of conservatism. His life is also modest: he uses public transport, refuses gifts and luxurious rooms. He lives in a guest house, does not wear expensive decorations and eats in an ordinary dining room for priests.
Every year, the pope performs from the balcony of St. Peter’s Cathedral with a traditional Christmas speech. Every time. pope urges Peace, prayer and faith. This year, the pontiff was friendly, but strict and uncompromising in his statements. He criticized human vices and called on them to fight.
He focused most of his attention on hypocritical believers, saying, Every day we meet people who call themselves incredibly religious, close to the Lord. They regularly go to the church, pray, like to point out their sins to others, but they themselves do things for which they would be excommunicated from the church for the future.
This is their greatest fault. Faith in God is not just about going to church and performing certain rituals. Faith should come from the heart and be sincere, not on display.
The pontiff added: "You know, people like that are better off being atheists, not disgrace our religion." A believer should be an example to others and help others. There is one more unpleasant category of people – hypocrites. They love to pray in public, ready to do it in the middle of the street, in front of the temple, if only they would pay attention.
Unfortunately, many Christians do not understand that prayer is not empty talk. They are like parrots repeating the same words before God. Pray not with your voice, but with your heart.
And this idea is relevant for representatives of all religions and confessions. And even for atheists in general. After all, the most important thing is to remain human, saying your prayers and performing rituals. What matters is your thoughts, not what you do on display. Pope Francis urges us to be honest with ourselves first.
He said, "Be an atheist." If you do go to church, be a son, a brother, an example to others.” These are wise words that we all need to hear and understand.
In his speech, the pope called on all believers to make the world a better place, to develop it “as a mother leads children forward.” The pope noted that most people look at the future myopically. He meant greedy people who pursue profit and do not think about their neighbors.
Pope Francis concluded his sermon with beautiful words: “Heroism is manifested not in great alms, but in compassion, meekness and dedication.” We don’t have to choose one religion to live in harmony with each other. One must be tolerant and understand that everyone has a point of view.”
We, in turn, encourage you to think about these words and draw your conclusions from them. The Pope’s universal and profound instructions are not empty words. And each of us should listen to them!
Prayer is our way of talking to God. In the past, we’ve talked about how to pray.
We also wrote that we should not ask the Lord in prayer.
What do you think of the pontiff's words? Tell me in the comments.
