Vatican City, Jun 28, 2019 / 08:00 am
The Sacred Heart of Jesus wishes to welcome all into 'a revolution of tenderness' through life-changing prayer, Pope Francis said Friday, while insisting that "the heart of the Church's mission is prayer."
"The Heart of Christ is so great that it wishes to welcome us all into the revolution of tenderness. The closeness to the Heart of the Lord urges our hearts to approach their brother with love, and helps to enter into this compassion for the world," Pope Francis said June 28, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Francis addressed 6,000 members of the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of its founding. The network aims to mobilize Catholics through prayer to address the challenges facing humanity and the mission of the Church.
"It is good, on this day of the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to remember the foundation of our mission," Pope Francis said. "It is a mission of compassion for the world, we could say a 'journey of the heart,' that is, a prayerful journey that transforms people's lives."