2763. All the Scriptures – the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms – are fulfilled in Christ.10 The Gospel is this “Good News.” Its first proclamation is summarized by St. Matthew in the Sermon on the Mount;11 The prayer to our Father is at the center of this proclamation. It is in this context that each petition bequeathed to us by the Lord is illuminated:
The Lord’s Prayer is the most perfect of prayers…. In it we ask, not only for all the things we can rightly desire, but also in the sequence that they should be desired. This prayer not only teaches us to ask for things, but also in what order we should desire them.12
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
495. What are the goods of conjugal love to which sexuality is ordered?
281. In what way does the Church participate in the eucharistic sacrifice?
140. What does it mean that the Spirit “has spoken through the prophets”?
486. What must be done to avoid war?
285. How long does the presence of Christ last in the Eucharist?
440. Why does the Decalogue enjoin serious obligations?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does it mean to choose godliness over the flesh, according to 1 Peter 4:1-6?
What does Daniel’s dream about the four wild beasts in Daniel 7 mean?
What is the cyclicality of Israel’s history and how is it portrayed in Judges 3-16?
What does the Bible say about loving and serving your brothers and sisters?
How important is the reorganization of the Jerusalem temple described in 2 Maccabees 10:1-9?
What is the role of God’s people in promoting social justice, according to Amos 5:24?
What is the example of perseverance in the faith that Paul set in 2 Timothy 4:7?
