2581. For the People of God, the Temple was to be the place of their education in prayer: pilgrimages, feasts and sacrifices, the evening offering, the incense, and the bread of the Presence (“shewbread”) – all these signs of the holiness and glory of God Most High and Most Near were appeals to and ways of prayer. But ritualism often encouraged an excessively external worship. the people needed education in faith and conversion of heart; this was the mission of the prophets, both before and after the Exile.
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525. How is one to use the means of social communication?
547. Is there a prayer of Mary in the Gospel?
574. What are the difficulties in prayer?
562. How is Christian prayer Marian?
405. What is the foundation of the authority of society?
474. What duty do we have toward our body?
410. How does one participate in bringing about the common good?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the importance of fellowship with Christ according to 1 Corinthians 1:9?
What is the importance of holiness in our Christian life according to 1 Corinthians 6:19-20?
What is the importance of humility and repentance according to the book of Baruch?
How can faith influence Christian behavior according to 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12?
What is Jonah’s story and what lessons can we learn from it?
What is the importance of Christian witness?
What does Jesus’ statement “I am the resurrection and the life” in John 11:25-26 mean?
