2827. “If any one is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.”110 Such is the power of the Church’s prayer in the name of her Lord, above all in the Eucharist. Her prayer is also a communion of intercession with the all-holy Mother of God111 and all the saints who have been pleasing to the Lord because they willed his will alone:
It would not be inconsistent with the truth to understand the words, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” to mean: “in the Church as in our Lord Jesus Christ himself”; or “in the Bride who has been betrothed, just as in the Bridegroom who has accomplished the will of the Father.”112
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
50. What does it mean to say that God is almighty?
65. What is the relationship between the work of creation and the work of redemption?
114. How did Jesus conduct himself in regard to the Law of Israel?
288. What is the meaning of the altar?
212. In what does hell consist?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the story of Abimelech and forgiveness in Judges 9:22-57?
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?
O que o livro de Cantares nos ensina sobre a beleza da mulher noiva e da mulher madura?
What does the statement “God so loved the world that he gave his son” in John 3:16 mean?
What does the Bible say about loving and serving your brothers and sisters?
