Catechism Paragraph 2626
Part 4:
CHRISTIAN PRAYER
Section 1: PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
Chapter 1: THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER
Article 3: IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH
Section 1: PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
Chapter 1: THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER
Article 3: IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH
Blessing expresses the basic movement of Christian prayer: it is an encounter between God and man. In blessing, God's gift and man's acceptance of it are united in dialogue with each other. the prayer of blessing is man's response to God's gifts: because God blesses, the human heart can in return bless the One who is the source of every blessing.