Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman-Let us pray God teach us

By Catholic Digest on December 20, 2018

Thursday of the Third Week of Advent

Let us pray God teach us: we need his teaching; we are very blind. The apostles on one occasion said to Christ, when his words tried them, “Increase our faith.” Let us come to him honestly: We cannot help ourselves; we do not know ourselves; we need his grace.

— Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman

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Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman-Let us pray God teach us

Let us pray God teach us: we need his teaching; we are very blind. The apostles on one occasion said to Christ, when his words tried them, “Increase our faith.” Let us come to him honestly: We cannot help ourselves; we do not know ourselves; we need his grace.

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