Ask the Lord for healing from interior deafness, Pope tells pilgrims (Vatican Press Office)

Reflecting on the Gospel reading of the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Pope Francis spoke on September 5 of the importance of listening to others and opening our hearts to the Gospel.

“May the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was open to hearing the Word which became flesh in her, help us every day to listen to her Son in the Gospel and to our brothers and sisters with a docile heart, with a patient heart, and with an attentive heart,” the Pope said at the conclusion of his Angelus address.