Prayer | Ask Fr Francis

你說得對，只有三位一體的天主才是神，天使不是神，是另一種，全靈無體的受造物，他們賦有大能，是天主創造來作祂的使者，輔助祂成就祂的命令的。

First of all, there are many ways to obtain indulgence. Only a very selective group of indulgences are limited to particular days. Many of them can be applied every day.

First of all, I invite you to read Book IV of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which is devoted to prayer, especially the first part of Book IV, which addresses your question thoroughly. You can find the entire catechism from vatican.va.

As christians we believe that we are made for eternal life, and our being is an “embodied” spiritual reality. Death therefore is not an obliteration of our reality, but a temporary separation from our corporeal reality, our corruptible body.

6:7 empty phrases . . . many words: Jesus briefly considers the false religiosity of Gentiles. Pagans would recite long litanies of divine names to gain the attention of gods. This was meant to ensure that the deity was addressed properly. Jesus considers the practice empty—i.e., devoid of faith and of love for the deity.

The simplest list is the things that you encounter each day.

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1.Why is Indulgence only granted by the Pope during certain occasions or feast days? 2.Why does the Pope have rights to grant indulgence? 3.Can I obtain Indulgence by doing all the requirements of Indulgence during ordinary days without being granted by the Pope?

Why do we need to pray? Do praying really help us?

I read about your answer about prayers to saints. Who are the saints and why they can answers prayers?

Protestants like to ask Catholics why we pray ‘repetitious prayer’ like the Rosary and quote that Jesus said not to pray ‘vain repetitions’ in Matthew 6:7? How should we respond?

You mentioned that we can offer each hour to God at the hour. Do you know where we can find a list of phrases we can use as intentions for the hour?