614 Part Four 2560 “If you knew the gift of God!” 7 The wonder of prayer is revealed beside the well where we come seeking water: there, Christ comes to meet every human being. It is he who first seeks us and asks us for a drink. Jesus thirsts; his asking arises from the depths of …

2558 "Great is the mystery of the faith!" The Church professes this mystery in the Apostles' Creed (Part One) and celebrates it in the sacramental liturgy (Part Two), so that the life of the faithful may be conformed to Christ in the Holy Spirit to the glory of God the Father (Part Three).

2558 "Great is the mystery of the faith!" The Church professes this mystery in the Apostles' Creed (Part One) and celebrates it in the sacramental liturgy (Part Two), so that the life of the faithful may be conformed to Christ in the Holy Spirit to the glory of God the Father (Part Three).

2558 "Great is the mystery of the faith!" The Church professes this mystery in the Apostles' Creed (Part One) and celebrates it in the sacramental liturgy (Part Two), so that the life of the...

2019年4月1日 · The Catechism of the Catholic Church proposes that this is where “Christ comes to meet every human being.” (CCC 2560). Jesus’s human thirst reflected a deep and divine thirst for us! “Whether we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God’s thirst with ours” (CCC 2560).

For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy. 1 Prayer as God’s gift 2559 “Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God.” 2 But when we pray, do we speak from the height of our pride and will...

(CCC 2560) Prayer is the response of faith to the free promise of salvation and also a response of love to the thirst of the only Son of God. (CCC 2561) God tirelessly calls each person to this mysterious encounter with Himself. Prayer unfolds throughout the whole history of salvation as a reciprocal call between God and man. (CCC 2591)

CCC 2558 “Great is the mystery of the faith!” The Church professes this mystery in the Apostles’ Creed (Part One) and celebrates it in the sacramental liturgy (Part Two), so that the life of the faithful may be conformed to Christ in the Holy Spirit to the glory of God the Father (Part Three).

St. John Damascene gave a classic definition of prayer: “Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God” (CCC, no. 2559, citing St. John Damascene, De Fide Orth . 3, 24). The Catechism clearly defines prayer as a “vital and personal rela- tionship with the living and true God” (CCC, no ...

2024年12月4日 · The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that Jesus’s thirst for people reflects a divine thirst for us and that prayer is the meeting of these two thirsts (CCC 2560). Since hope is a “steadfast anchor of the soul” (Hebrews 6:19), through prayer, we express our soul’s longing for God’s presence, trusting He will lead us according to His will.