At his Angelus audience on August 13, Pope Francis remarked that the Gospel assures us that “the Lord can save us, that He conquers our evil and our fears.”
Speaking about the day’s Gospel reading, which retold the story of Jesus walking across the water to save his disciples, the Pope said that the disciples’ plea—“Lord, save us”—is a simple and effective prayer. He then asked the people attending his Sunday audience to join him in repeating that prayer three times.