On the Teachings of Aphraates "Prayer Is Strong When It Is Full of GodÂ’s Strength" VATICAN CITY, NOV. 21, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today at the general audience in St. Peter's Square. The reflection focused on the fourth-century Christian Aphraates. * * * Dear brothers and sisters! On our journey into the world of the Fathers of the Church, today I would like to guide you toward a little-known area of the universe of faith, namely those territories in which the Churches of Semitic languages, not yet influenced by Greek thought, flourished....