2850. The last petition to our Father is also included in Jesus’ prayer: “I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one.”163 It touches each of us personally, but it is always “we” who pray, in communion with the whole Church, for the deliverance of the whole human family. the Lord’s Prayer continually opens us to the range of God’s economy of salvation. Our interdependence in the drama of sin and death is turned into solidarity in the Body of Christ, the “communion of saints.”164
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
538. In the Old Testament, what relationship do the king and the temple have to prayer?
2. Why does man have a desire for God?
334. Is it necessary to be celibate to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders?
374. How is a moral conscience formed to be upright and truthful?
526. What relationship exists between truth, beauty and sacred art?
322. What is the sacrament of Holy Orders?
186. How do Bishops exercise their ministry of sanctification?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is Ahijah’s prophecy in 1 Kings 11 and what is its importance in Israel’s history?
How are God’s justice and mercy revealed in Isaiah? (Isaiah 58:1-14)
What is Jonah’s story and what lessons can we learn from it?
What is the story of the healing of the bleeding woman in Mark 5:25-34?
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?
How can faith influence Christian behavior according to 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12?
