It is better to say one Our Father fervently and devoutly than a thousand with no devotion and full of distraction.
Quiet your mind, heart and spirit, place yourself in the holy presence of God and you can pray devoutly and without distraction.
According to Saint John Climacus, Faith furnishes prayer with wings, without which it cannot soar to heaven.
My brothers and sisters in Christ, let us go out into the world and truly share Christ with others by proclaiming and teaching His gospel fearlessly and solely with His power and authority. Let us also avoid all distractions with prayer, so that we can focus and concentrate on our mission of evangelizing the world.
Today’s parable reminds us to continually cloth ourselves with God’s sanctifying grace by staying awake, by being ready and by staying focused on our Lord and not letting temporal things, worries and concerns distract us from preparing ourselves for the coming of Christ, the Bridegroom, for we know neither the day nor the hour that will happen.
