Vatican City, Jun 20, 2012 / 11:28 am
Pope Benedict XVI says the life and writings of St. Paul should remind all Christians that the surest guide through the trials of life is prayer.
"Paul's prayer invites us to contemplate the unfolding of God's saving plan in history and to discern the signs of its presence in our own lives and in the life of the Church," the Pope said during his June 20 general audience.
"In our own prayer, may we praise the mystery of our election in Christ, and open our hearts and lives ever more fully to the transforming presence of the Blessed Trinity."
Pope Benedict delivered his remarks to thousands of enthusiastic pilgrims who were gathered in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall. Continuing his weekly catechesis on prayer, he turned his attention to the "great prayer of praise and blessing" that is to be found at the beginning of St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians.