2650. Prayer cannot be reduced to the spontaneous outpouring of interior impulse: in order to pray, one must have the will to pray. Nor is it enough to know what the Scriptures reveal about prayer: one must also learn how to pray. Through a living transmission (Sacred Tradition) within “the believing and praying Church,”1 The Holy Spirit teaches the children of God how to pray.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
48. How does the Church express her trinitarian faith?
39. Is God the only One who “is”?
269. Who can receive this sacrament?
243. What is the Liturgy of the Hours?
203. What is meant by the “resurrection of the body”?
436. What does “Decalogue” mean?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How important is wisdom in mate selection and marriage according to Proverbs 18:22?
The power of community: the unity of the Jewish people in Esther (Esther 9:1-5)
How was the defeat of the Maccabees at the Battle of Elasa described in 1 Maccabees 6:17-47?
What can we learn about divine justice from the Lord’s vengeance mentioned in Abdias 1:15?
What was the story of King Amon’s violent death and rebellion in 2 Kings 21-22?
What is the importance of Christian witness?
God’s Covenant with David: An Eternal Commitment (2 Samuel 7)
