2615. Even more, what the Father gives us when our prayer is united with that of Jesus is “another Counselor, to be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth.”81 This new dimension of prayer and of its circumstances is displayed throughout the farewell discourse.82 In the Holy Spirit, Christian prayer is a communion of love with the Father, not only through Christ but also in him: “Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”83
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
74. What was the fall of the angels?
519. In what way do Christians participate in political and social life?
585. With what spirit of communion and mission do we pray to God as “our” Father?
152. What does it mean to say that the Church is the universal sacrament of salvation?
253. How is Baptism prefigured in the Old Covenant?
347. What sins are gravely opposed to the sacrament of Matrimony?
23. What is the unity that exists between the Old and the New Testaments?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
The power of community: the unity of the Jewish people in Esther (Esther 9:1-5)
David’s old age and death: the end of a life of ups and downs (2 Samuel 23, 24)
What does Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit as a comforter mean, according to John 14:26?
How important is the supremacy of Christ according to Colossians 1:15-20?
What is Jonah’s story and what lessons can we learn from it?
God’s Law and Justice: Exploring Their Relationship (Deuteronomy 16:18-20)
