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The deep breath of prayer

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For The CBCP Monitor, by Teresa R. Tunay, OCDS Pope Francis in his Evangelii Gaudium says, “The Church urgently needs the deep breath of prayer.”    Year 2015 marks 50 years of Vatican Council II and 500 years of the birth of St. Teresa of Avila, master of prayer and first woman Doctor of the Church.  In cadence with the papal thoughts and celebrating these twin jubilees, the National Commission for the Celebration of the 5 th Birth Centenary of St. Teresa of Avila is holding a Congress on Prayer on March 15, 2015.  Here are the FAQs. Q1.  What is this Congress on Prayer all about, and when and where will it take place? A:  It is called “Prayer, A Dialogue of Love”, to be held from 8AM to 5PM, on March 15, 2015, that’s a Sunday, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.  Now that the Church is celebrating St. Teresa’s 500 th birth anniversary (she was born March 28, 1515), it’s the perfect time to make her spirituality better known to the Filipinos. Q2.  How