At the General Audience, Pope Francis reflected on the Virgin Mary\u2019s role in a Christian\u2019s life of prayer. He explained that \u201cMary is our mother, the Mother of the Church, entrusted to us by Christ from the cross.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said that \u201cshe is close with a mother\u2019s love to those who are lost or have no one to pray for them.\u201d He invited the faithful to \u201crejoice that Mary, who said \u2018yes\u2019\u201d to God, always intercedes for the salvation of the world.<\/p>\n
SUMMARY OF POPE\u2019S CATECHESIS IN ENGLISH<\/em><\/p>\n Dear brothers and sisters, in our continuing catechesis on prayer, we now consider the place of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of prayer. All Christian prayer is modeled on Jesus\u2019 own prayer. As the incarnate Son, He not only teaches us to pray, but as the mediator between God and man He constantly intercedes for us before the Father. <\/em><\/p>\n Mary, as the mother of Jesus, has a special role in the life of all Christ\u2019s disciples. Mary is our mother, the Mother of the Church, entrusted to us by Christ from the cross. With a mother\u2019s love she cares for us, taking us under the protection of her mantle. In a particular way, as we pray in the Hail Mary, she intercedes for sinners and for those at the hour of death, drawing them ever closer to her Son.<\/em><\/p>\n Just as she stood beneath the cross, united with Jesus in His abandonment and sorrow, so she is close with a mother\u2019s love to those who are lost or have no one to pray for them. Surely she has been present to so many of our brothers and sisters who at this time of pandemic have died far from the comforting presence of their loved ones. <\/em><\/p>\n As we prepare to celebrate the Annunciation of the Lord, may we rejoice that Mary, who said \u201cyes\u201d to the message of the angel, is ever ready to say \u201cyes\u201d to us, interceding before her Son for our needs and for the salvation of the world.<\/em><\/p>\n I cordially greet the English-speaking faithful. May our Lenten journey bring us to the joy of Easter with hearts purified and renewed by the grace of the Holy Spirit. Upon you and your families I invoke the joy and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ. God bless you!<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" March 24, 2021. \u201cShe is close with a mother\u2019s love to those who are lost or have no one to pray for them,\u201d he said,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":14497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vGOUQ1yUKYE","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bncud2403eng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bncud2403eng.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}