docs.church

Prayer & Spiritual Life

Prayer, virtue and the interior life.

134 documents

Related topics

A dagger (†) means the date or the official link is still awaiting verification.

1870s

  1. Aeterni Patris4 August 1879On the Restoration of Christian PhilosophyPope

1890s

  1. Sapientiae Christianae10 January 1890On Christians as CitizensPope
  2. Divinum Illud Munus9 May 1897On the Holy SpiritPope

1900s

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

1920s

  1. Pacem, Dei Munus Pulcherrimum23 May 1920On Peace and Christian ReconciliationPope
  2. Spiritus Paraclitus15 September 1920On St Jerome and Holy ScripturePope

1950s

  1. Menti Nostrae23 September 1950On the Development of Holiness in Priestly LifePope
  2. Haurietis Aquas15 May 1956On Devotion to the Sacred HeartPope
  3. Sacerdotii Nostri Primordia1 August 1959On St John VianneyPope

1960s

  1. Aeterna Dei Sapientia11 November 1961On St Leo the Great and the Unity of the ChurchPope
  2. Sacrae Laudis6 January 1962On Praying the Divine Office for the CouncilPope
  3. Consilium2 February 1962Fixing the Opening Date of the Second Vatican CouncilPope
  4. Oecumenicum Concilium28 April 1962Appeal for the Rosary in Preparation for the CouncilPope
  5. Paenitentiam Agere1 July 1962On the Need for Interior and Exterior Penance for the CouncilPope
  6. Gaudet Mater Ecclesia11 October 1962Address at the Solemn Opening of the Second Vatican CouncilPope
  7. Prima sessio8 December 1962Address at the Closing of the First Period of the CouncilPope
  8. Nazareth5 January 1964Address at the Basilica of the Annunciation, NazarethPope
  9. Mense Maio29 April 1965On Prayers during May for the Preservation of PeacePope
  10. Quarta Sessio28 August 1965Exhortation on the Fourth Session of the CouncilPope
  11. In nomine Domini14 September 1965Address Opening the Fourth Session of the CouncilPope
  12. Postrema Sessio4 November 1965Exhortation on the Final Session of the CouncilPope
  13. General Audience of 19 January 196619 January 1966Ecumenism as a defining spirit of the Council; unity pursued in love with doctrinal integrity (1966)Pope
  14. General Audience of 26 January 196626 January 1966The religious spirit of the Council and its fruit for faith and prayer (1966)Pope
  15. Paenitemini17 February 1966On Fast and AbstinencePope
  16. General Audience of 7 September 19667 September 1966Applying the conciliar decrees with renewed faith; against doubts claimed to be licensed by the Council (1966)Pope
  17. Christi Matri15 September 1966On Prayers for Peace during OctoberPope
  18. Pastoral Statement on Penance and Abstinence18 November 1966Penance and AbstinenceBishops' Conferences
  19. Petrum et Paulum Apostolos22 February 1967Proclaiming the Year of FaithPope

1970s

  1. Laudis Canticum1 November 1970Promulgating the Revised Liturgy of the HoursPope
  2. Liturgia Horarum11 April 1971Liturgy of the Hours (editio typica)Roman Curia
  3. Apostolorum Limina23 May 1974Bull of Indiction of the Holy Year 1975Pope
  4. Catechesis on the needs of the Church†11 September 1974 – 6 November 1974Series of audiences on the present needs and difficulties of the Church, opening with faith as the first condition (1974)Pope
  5. Gaudete in Domino9 May 1975On Christian JoyPope
  6. Catechesis on the cardinal virtues25 October 1978Completion of John Paul I's plan on the "seven lamps": the cardinal virtues, beginning with prudence (1978)Pope

1980s

  1. Patres Ecclesiae2 January 1980On St Basil the Great, 16th centenaryPope
  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. Dives in Misericordia30 November 1980On the mercy of GodPope
  5. Egregiae Virtutis31 December 1980Sts Cyril and Methodius co-patrons of EuropePope
  6. Message of the Synod (Reconciliation and Penance)†27 October 1983VI Ordinary General Assembly (1983), Penance and Reconciliation in the Mission of the Church: final message [→ Reconciliatio et Paenitentia]Synod of Bishops
  7. Salvifici Doloris11 February 1984On the Christian meaning of human sufferingPope
  8. Reconciliatio et Paenitentia2 December 1984On reconciliation and penance in the mission of the Church todayPope
  9. Slavorum Apostoli2 June 1985On Sts Cyril and MethodiusPope
  10. Augustinum Hipponensem28 August 1986On St Augustine, 16th centenary of his conversionPope
  11. Address at Assisi27 October 1986Address at the World Day of Prayer for Peace, AssisiPope
  12. Giornata mondiale di preghiera per la pace27 October 1986World Day of Prayer for Peace, Assisi (closing address)Ecumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  13. The Characteristics of Jesuit Education8 December 1986Characteristics of Jesuit EducationEcclesial Initiatives
  14. Iuvenum Patris31 January 1988On St John Bosco, centenary of his deathPope
  15. Redemptoris Custos15 August 1989On St Joseph in the life of Christ and the ChurchPope
  16. Orationis formas15 October 1989Letter on some aspects of Christian MeditationRoman Curia
  17. Inspectis dierum10 November 1989Instruction on the Study of the Fathers of the Church in Priestly FormationRoman Curia

1990s

  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church11 October 1992Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992)Pope
  2. Ignatian Pedagogy: A Practical Approach31 July 1993Ignatian PedagogyEcclesial Initiatives
  3. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor2 February 1994Fraternal Life in CommunityRoman Curia
  4. Letter to Children13 December 1994Letter to Children in the Year of the FamilyPope
  5. Ut Unum Sint25 May 1995On commitment to ecumenismPope
  6. Message of the Synod Fathers†13 December 1995Special Assembly for Lebanon (1995), Christ is our hope: final message [→ Une espérance nouvelle pour le Liban]Synod of Bishops
  7. Operosam Diem1 December 1996On St Ambrose, 16th centenary of his deathPope
  8. Divini Amoris Scientia19 October 1997Proclaiming St Therese of Lisieux a Doctor of the ChurchPope
  9. De Exorcismis et supplicationibus quibusdam†22 November 1998Rite of Exorcism (editio typica)Roman Curia
  10. Incarnationis Mysterium29 November 1998Bull of indiction of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000Pope
  11. Jubilee catechesis on God the Father16 December 1998 – 12 January 2000Third preparatory year: the Father, conversion, eschatology (heaven, hell, purgatory) and the civilization of love (1998-2000)Pope
  12. Spes Aedificandi1 October 1999Proclaiming Sts Bridget, Catherine of Siena and Teresa Benedicta co-patronesses of EuropePope
  13. Message of the Synod Fathers†22 October 1999II Special Assembly for Europe (1999), Jesus Christ alive in his Church, source of hope for Europe: final Message [→ Ecclesia in Europa]Synod of Bishops

2000s

  1. Circular Letter on the Sacrament of Penance20 March 2000Circular Letter on the Sacrament of PenanceRoman Curia
  2. Ardens felicitatis14 September 2000Instruction on Prayers for HealingRoman Curia
  3. Novo Millennio Ineunte6 January 2001At the close of the Great JubileePope
  4. 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
  5. Message of the Synod of Bishops to the People of God25 October 2001X Ordinary General Assembly (2001), The Bishop: Servant of the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the Hope of the World: Message [→ Pastores Gregis]Synod of Bishops
  6. Rosarium Virginis Mariae16 October 2002On the Most Holy RosaryPope
  7. Ecclesia in Europa28 June 2003Post-synodal exhortation on the Church in EuropePope
  8. 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
  9. Pastores Gregis16 October 2003On the bishop, servant of the GospelPope
  10. 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
  11. Deus caritas est25 December 2005On Christian lovePope
  12. Catechesis on the Apostles and the Early Church15 March 2006 – 14 February 2007The Twelve, Paul and the first witnesses as foundation of the Church's communion and apostolic Tradition, 2006-2007Pope
  13. Catechesis on the Fathers of the Church7 March 2007 – 25 June 2008Apostolic Fathers through Maximus the Confessor: the patristic Tradition, 2007-2008Pope
  14. The Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die without Being Baptised19 April 2007The Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die without Being BaptisedTheological & Biblical Commissions
  15. Spe salvi30 November 2007On Christian hopePope
  16. Faciem tuam, Domine, requiram11 May 2008The Service of Authority and ObedienceRoman Curia
  17. Catechesis on St Paul2 July 2008 – 4 February 2009Twenty catecheses on the life and theology of St Paul for the Pauline Year, 2008-2009Pope
  18. Final Declaration, Catholic-Muslim Forum6 November 2008Final Declaration of the first Catholic-Muslim Forum SeminarEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  19. Catechesis on Medieval Christian Writers11 February 2009 – 7 July 2010Eastern and Western Christian writers and theologians from John Climacus to Duns Scotus, 2009-2010Pope
  20. Lettera per l'Anno Sacerdotale16 June 2009Letter proclaiming the Year for PriestsPope
  21. Caritas in veritate29 June 2009On integral human development in charity and truthPope

2010s

  1. Catechesis on Women Saints and Mystics1 September 2010 – 2 February 2011Medieval and early-modern women saints from Hildegard of Bingen to Teresa of Avila, 2010-2011Pope
  2. Catechesis on the Doctors of the Church9 February 2011 – 13 April 2011Doctors of the Church from Peter Canisius to Therese of Lisieux, closing on holiness, 2011Pope
  3. 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
  4. Porta fidei11 October 2011Indiction of the Year of Faith (50th of the Council's opening)Pope
  5. Note with Pastoral Recommendations for the Year of Faith6 January 2012Note for the Year of FaithRoman Curia
  6. Lux sui populi7 October 2012Proclaiming St Hildegard of Bingen a Doctor of the ChurchPope
  7. Sanctus Ioannes de Avila7 October 2012Proclaiming St John of Avila a Doctor of the ChurchPope
  8. Omelia per l'apertura dell'Anno della fede11 October 2012Homily opening the Year of Faith, 50th anniversary of the Council's openingPope
  9. Catechesis for the Year of Faith17 October 2012 – 6 February 2013Faith, revelation and the Creed for the Year of Faith opened on the Council's 50th anniversary, 2012-2013Pope
  10. Lumen fidei29 June 2013On faithPope
  11. Evangelii gaudium24 November 2013On the proclamation of the Gospel in today's worldPope
  12. Rallegratevi2 February 2014Rejoice! Letter to Consecrated Men and WomenRoman Curia
  13. Catechesis on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit9 April 2014 – 11 June 2014The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, 2014Pope
  14. Testimoni della gioia21 November 2014Apostolic letter to all consecrated people for the Year of Consecrated LifePope
  15. Misericordiae vultus11 April 2015Bull of indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of MercyPope
  16. Into the Breach29 September 2015Into the Breach (apostolic exhortation to men)Diocesan Bishops
  17. Catechesis on Mercy9 December 2015 – 30 November 2016Mercy in Scripture and the works of mercy for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, 2015-2016Pope
  18. Amoris laetitia19 March 2016On love in the familyPope
  19. Vultum Dei quaerere29 June 2016On women's contemplative lifePope
  20. Misericordia et misera20 November 2016Apostolic letter at the close of the Jubilee of MercyPope
  21. Catechesis on Christian Hope7 December 2016 – 25 October 2017Thirty-eight catecheses on Christian hope in Scripture, 2016-2017Pope
  22. Joint Message on the World Day of Prayer for Creation1 September 2017Joint Message of Francis and Bartholomew on the Care of CreationEcumenical & Interreligious Dialogue
  23. Gaudete et exsultate19 March 2018On the call to holiness in today's worldPope
  24. Letter from the Synod Fathers to Young People28 October 2018XV Ordinary General Assembly (2018), Young People: Letter of the Synod Fathers to Young PeopleSynod of Bishops
  25. Catechesis on the Our Father5 December 2018 – 22 May 2019The Lord's Prayer petition by petition, 2018-2019Pope
  26. Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus 2019-202919 February 2019Jesuit Universal Apostolic PreferencesEcclesial Initiatives
  27. Jesuit Schools: A Living Tradition in the 21st Century5 November 2019Jesuit Schools: A Living TraditionEcclesial Initiatives

2020s

  1. Catechesis on the Beatitudes29 January 2020 – 29 April 2020The eight Beatitudes of Matthew 5, 2020Pope
  2. The Reciprocity between Faith and Sacraments in the Sacramental Economy3 March 2020The Reciprocity between Faith and Sacraments in the Sacramental EconomyTheological & Biblical Commissions
  3. Catechesis on Prayer6 May 2020 – 16 June 2021Thirty-eight catecheses on prayer in Scripture, liturgy and Christian life, 2020-2021Pope
  4. In Tongues All Can Hear: Communicating the Hope of Christ in Times of Trial14 September 2020In Tongues All Can Hear (on media and communication)Diocesan Bishops
  5. Scripturae Sacrae affectus30 September 2020On St Jerome, 16th centenary of his deathPope
  6. Patris corde8 December 2020On St Joseph, 150th anniversary of his proclamation as Patron of the Universal ChurchPope
  7. Candor lucis aeternae25 March 2021On Dante Alighieri, 7th centenary of his deathPope
  8. Catechesis on St Joseph17 November 2021 – 16 February 2022Twelve catecheses on St Joseph in the year dedicated to him, 2021-2022Pope
  9. Doctor unitatis21 January 2022Proclaiming St Irenaeus of Lyons a Doctor of the ChurchPope
  10. Catechesis on Discernment31 August 2022 – 4 January 2023Fourteen catecheses on spiritual discernment, 2022-2023Pope
  11. Totum amoris est28 December 2022On St Francis de Sales, 4th centenary of his deathPope
  12. Catechesis on Apostolic Zeal11 January 2023 – 13 December 2023The passion for evangelization: the apostolic zeal of the believer, incl. Vatican II on mission, 2023Pope
  13. Sublimitas et miseria hominis19 June 2023On Blaise Pascal, 4th centenary of his birthPope
  14. C'est la confiance15 October 2023On confidence in God's merciful love (St Thérèse of the Child Jesus)Pope
  15. Catechesis on Vices and Virtues27 December 2023 – 22 May 2024Vices, cardinal and theological virtues, 2023-2024Pope
  16. Spes non confundit9 May 2024Bull of indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee 2025Pope
  17. Catechesis on the Holy Spirit29 May 2024 – 11 December 2024The Spirit and the Bride: the Holy Spirit guides the People of God towards Jesus our hope, 2024Pope
  18. Dilexit nos24 October 2024On the human and divine love of the Heart of Jesus ChristPope
  19. Catechesis for the Jubilee: Jesus Christ Our Hope18 December 2024 – 16 April 2025Jubilee 2025 cycle on the infancy, encounters and parables of Jesus, Dec 2024-Apr 2025Pope
  20. Omelia per l'inizio del pontificato18 May 2025Homily at the Mass for the beginning of the pontificatePope
  21. Catechesis for the Jubilee: Jesus Christ Our Hope (continued)21 May 2025 – 17 December 2025Leo XIV continues the Jubilee cycle: parables, healings, Passion, Resurrection, May-Dec 2025Pope
  22. Dilexi te4 October 2025On love for the poorPope