Benedict XVI: Prayer is the wellspring of every action. To announce the Word of God, and at the same time to help the needy. This is the problem -- spoken of in the sixth chapter of the Acts of the …More
Benedict XVI: Prayer is the wellspring of every action.
To announce the Word of God, and at the same time to help the needy. This is the problem -- spoken of in the sixth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles -- faced by the early Church, which Pope Benedict XVI explained in his catechesis at his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square. Benedict XVI spoke about the need for balance between prayer and works of charity, emphasising the primacy of prayer. The pastoral problem that induced the Apostles to choose and to impose hands upon seven men charged with the service of charity, that the Apostles might dedicate themselves to prayer and the proclamation of the Word, indicates to us the primacy of prayer and of the Word of God. For Pastors, the Pope said, ...
To announce the Word of God, and at the same time to help the needy. This is the problem -- spoken of in the sixth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles -- faced by the early Church, which Pope Benedict XVI explained in his catechesis at his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square. Benedict XVI spoke about the need for balance between prayer and works of charity, emphasising the primacy of prayer. The pastoral problem that induced the Apostles to choose and to impose hands upon seven men charged with the service of charity, that the Apostles might dedicate themselves to prayer and the proclamation of the Word, indicates to us the primacy of prayer and of the Word of God. For Pastors, the Pope said, ...