PRAYER'S ROLE IN EVANGELIZATION
A new evangelization, a Church that evangelizes, must always start with prayer, with asking, as the apostles did in the Upper Room, for the fire of the Holy Spirit. Only a faithful and intense relationship with God makes it possible to get out of our own closedness and proclaim the Gospel with parrhesia.
Without prayer, our acts are empty and our proclamation has no soul; it is not inspired by the Spirit.
(This reflection by Pope Francis was given in a general audience on May 22, 2013. It appears on page 82 in a new book entitled: THE CHURCH OF MERCY by Pope Francis: a Vision for the Church. )
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