2614. When Jesus openly entrusts to his disciples the mystery of prayer to the Father, he reveals to them what their prayer and ours must be, once he has returned to the Father in his glorified humanity. What is new is to “ask in his name.”78 Faith in the Son introduces the disciples into the knowledge of the Father, because Jesus is “the way, and the truth, and the life.”79 Faith bears its fruit in love: it means keeping the word and the commandments of Jesus, it means abiding with him in the Father who, in him, so loves us that he abides with us. In this new covenant the certitude that our petitions will be heard is founded on the prayer of Jesus.80
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
429. How does the Church nourish the moral life of a Christian?
434. “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?” (Matthew 19:16).
486. What must be done to avoid war?
526. What relationship exists between truth, beauty and sacred art?
276. Where does the Eucharist fit in the divine plan of salvation?
77. What other consequences derive from original sin?
264. What is the meaning of the Christian name received at Baptism?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does it mean to choose godliness over the flesh, according to 1 Peter 4:1-6?
What is the responsibility of Christian leaders according to James 3:1-12?
What do the horseman, angel, and Lord symbolize in Zechariah’s vision described in Zechariah 1:8-17?
What is the role of faith in the midst of suffering, according to Job 13:15-16?
How important is community in the midst of suffering, according to Job 42:10-11?
