2854. When we ask to be delivered from the Evil One, we pray as well to be freed from all evils, present, past, and future, of which he is the author or instigator. In this final petition, the Church brings before the Father all the distress of the world. Along with deliverance from the evils that overwhelm humanity, she implores the precious gift of peace and the grace of perseverance in expectation of Christ’s return By praying in this way, she anticipates in humility of faith the gathering together of everyone and everything in him who has “the keys of Death and Hades,” who “is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”174
Deliver us, Lord, we beseech you, from every evil and grant us peace in our day, so that aided by your mercy we might be ever free from sin and protected from all anxiety, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.175
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
291. What is required to receive Holy Communion?
158. Why is the Church called the “Bride of Christ”?
533. What is the greatest human desire?
353. What forms of popular piety accompany the sacramental life of the Church?
452. For what reason has the Sabbath been changed to Sunday for Christians?
50. What does it mean to say that God is almighty?
213. How can one reconcile the existence of hell with the infinite goodness of God?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How can wisdom protect us from evil, as revealed in Wisdom 7:28-29?
What does God’s sovereignty over human history mean, as described in Zephaniah 1:15?
What is the importance of persevering in the faith, according to 2 John 1:8?
What is the role of women in society, according to Ecclesiasticus 26:1-4?
What is the story of Abimelech and forgiveness in Judges 9:22-57?
What are the characteristics a Christian leader should have according to 1 Timothy 3:1-7?
What is the meaning of the “True Vine” metaphor in John 15:1-8?
