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
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228. What is the relationship between the sacraments and faith?
450. Why did God “bless the Sabbath day and declare it sacred” (Exodus 20:11)?
278. Who is the minister for the celebration of the Eucharist?
270. Who is the minister of Confirmation?
34. What are the most ancient symbols (professions) of faith?
592. What is the sense of the petition “Give us this day our daily bread”?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the importance of gratitude in the Christian life, according to the first letter to Timothy?
What is the role of the law in the Old Testament, according to Galatians 3:10-14?
What do Daniel’s visions of the ram and the goat in Daniel 8 mean?
What is the criticism against relying on military force instead of God in Amos 2:14-16?
What is the Final Judgment according to Joel 3:14-16?
What does 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 teach us about generosity and prosperity?
What do the horseman, angel, and Lord symbolize in Zechariah’s vision described in Zechariah 1:8-17?
