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Prayer

Christian prayer, the Our Father and contemplative prayer.

Also called Our Father, contemplation.

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1890s

  1. Divinum Illud Munus9 May 1897On the Holy SpiritPope

1900s

  1. Haerent Animo4 August 1908On the Holiness of the ClergyPope

1950s

  1. Menti Nostrae23 September 1950On the Development of Holiness in Priestly LifePope

1960s

  1. Sacrae Laudis6 January 1962On Praying the Divine Office for the CouncilPope
  2. Consilium2 February 1962Fixing the Opening Date of the Second Vatican CouncilPope
  3. Oecumenicum Concilium28 April 1962Appeal for the Rosary in Preparation for the CouncilPope
  4. Paenitentiam Agere1 July 1962On the Need for Interior and Exterior Penance for the CouncilPope
  5. Prima sessio8 December 1962Address at the Closing of the First Period of the CouncilPope
  6. Nazareth5 January 1964Address at the Basilica of the Annunciation, NazarethPope
  7. Mense Maio29 April 1965On Prayers during May for the Preservation of PeacePope
  8. Quarta Sessio28 August 1965Exhortation on the Fourth Session of the CouncilPope
  9. Postrema Sessio4 November 1965Exhortation on the Final Session of the CouncilPope
  10. General Audience of 26 January 196626 January 1966The religious spirit of the Council and its fruit for faith and prayer (1966)Pope
  11. Christi Matri15 September 1966On Prayers for Peace during OctoberPope

1970s

  1. Laudis Canticum1 November 1970Promulgating the Revised Liturgy of the HoursPope
  2. Liturgia Horarum11 April 1971Liturgy of the Hours (editio typica)Roman Curia

1980s

  1. Orationis formas15 October 1989Letter on some aspects of Christian MeditationRoman Curia
  2. Circular Letter on Spiritual Formation in Seminaries6 January 1980Circular Letter on Spiritual Formation in SeminariesRoman Curia
  3. The Contemplative Dimension of Religious Life†12 August 1980The Contemplative Dimension of Religious LifeRoman Curia
  4. Address at Assisi27 October 1986Address at the World Day of Prayer for Peace, AssisiPope
  5. Giornata mondiale di preghiera per la pace27 October 1986World Day of Prayer for Peace, Assisi (closing address)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue

1990s

  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church11 October 1992Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992)Pope
  2. Letter to Children13 December 1994Letter to Children in the Year of the FamilyPope
  3. Ut Unum Sint25 May 1995On commitment to ecumenismPope
  4. De Exorcismis et supplicationibus quibusdam†22 November 1998Rite of Exorcism (editio typica)Roman Curia

2000s

  1. Ardens felicitatis14 September 2000Instruction on Prayers for HealingRoman Curia
  2. Novo Millennio Ineunte6 January 2001At the close of the Great JubileePope
  3. Catechesis on the Psalms and Canticles of Lauds28 March 2001 – 1 October 2003Commentary on the Psalms and Canticles of Morning Prayer, ending with the Benedictus (2001-2003)Pope
  4. Rosarium Virginis Mariae16 October 2002On the Most Holy RosaryPope
  5. Catechesis on the Psalms and Canticles of Vespers8 October 2003 – 26 January 2005Commentary on the Psalms and Canticles of Evening Prayer, opening with the origins of Vespers; continued by Benedict XVI (2003-2005)Pope
  6. Catechesis on the Psalms and Canticles of Lauds and Vespers (completion)4 May 2005 – 15 February 2006Benedict XVI completes John Paul II's cycle on the Psalms and Canticles of the Liturgy of the Hours, 2005-2006Pope
  7. Spe salvi30 November 2007On Christian hopePope

2010s

  1. Catechesis on Prayer (School of Prayer)4 May 2011 – 3 October 2012Prayer in humanity, the Psalms, Jesus, Acts, Paul, Revelation and the liturgy, 2011-2012Pope
  2. Catechesis on the Our Father5 December 2018 – 22 May 2019The Lord's Prayer petition by petition, 2018-2019Pope
  3. Vultum Dei quaerere29 June 2016On women's contemplative lifePope
  4. Joint Message on the World Day of Prayer for Creation1 September 2017Joint Message of Francis and Bartholomew on the Care of CreationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  5. Gaudete et exsultate19 March 2018On the call to holiness in today's worldPope

2020s

  1. Catechesis on Prayer6 May 2020 – 16 June 2021Thirty-eight catecheses on prayer in Scripture, liturgy and Christian life, 2020-2021Pope
  2. Catechesis on St Joseph17 November 2021 – 16 February 2022Twelve catecheses on St Joseph in the year dedicated to him, 2021-2022Pope
  3. Catechesis on Discernment31 August 2022 – 4 January 2023Fourteen catecheses on spiritual discernment, 2022-2023Pope