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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER › IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME
"...for all time, of humanity enslaved by sin and death, all the petitions and intercessions of salvation history are summed up in this cry of the incarnate Word. Here the Father accepts them and, beyond all hope, answers them by raising his Son. Thus is fulfilled and brought to..."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › THE LORD'S PRAYER › THE SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE GOSPEL
"...character of its petitions. It is the proper prayer of "the end-time," the time of salvation that began with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and will be fulfilled with the Lord's return. the petitions addressed to our Father, as distinct from the prayers of the old..."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
"...that can hold no water!"[10]
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.[11]"
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER
"...words and actions, this drama engages the heart. It unfolds throughout the whole history of salvation."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER › IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
"...them: he caLls Moses to be his messenger, an associate in his compassion, his work of salvation. There is something of a divine plea in this mission, and only after long debate does Moses attune his own will to that of the Savior God. But in the dialogue in which God..."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER
"...to this mysterious encounter with Himself. Prayer unfolds throughout the whole history of salvation as a reciprocal call between God and man."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER
"The prayer of Moses responds to the living God's initiative for the salvation of his people. It foreshadows the prayer of intercession of the unique mediator, Christ Jesus."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER › IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME
"...the chief of the Apostles may not fail when tempted.[44] Jesus' prayer before the events of salvation that the Father has asked him to fulfill is a humble and trusting commitment of his human will to the loving will of the Father."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER › IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME
"...given "as well."[51]
The priestly prayer of Jesus holds a unique place in the economy of salvation.[52] A meditation on it will conclude Section One. It reveals the ever present prayer of our High Priest and, at the same time, contains what he teaches us about our prayer to..."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER › IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME
"...of God; the song of thanksgiving for the fullness of graces poured out in the economy of salvation and the song of the "poor" whose hope is met by the fulfillment of the promises made to our ancestors, "to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.""
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER › IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH
"..."for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions," for persecutors, for the salvation of those who reject the Gospel.[119]"
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER › IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH
"...the Eucharist, reveals and becomes more fully what she is. Indeed, in the work of salvation, Christ sets creation free from sin and death to consecrate it anew and make it return to the Father, for his glory. the thanksgiving of the members of the Body participates in..."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER › IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH
"...Doxology, the praise of God, arises from this "marvelous work" of the whole economy of salvation.[126]"
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE TRADITION OF PRAYER
"...and study of believers who treasure in their hearts the events and words of the economy of salvation, and through their profound grasp of the spiritual realities they experience.[2]"
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE TRADITION OF PRAYER › AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER
"...of Christ and of the Holy Spirit proclaims, makes present, and communicates the mystery of salvation, which is continued in the heart that prays. the spiritual writers sometimes compare the heart to an altar. Prayer internalizes and assimilates the liturgy during and after its..."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE TRADITION OF PRAYER › THE WAY OF PRAYER
"...The name "Jesus" contains all: God and man and the whole economy of creation and salvation. To pray "Jesus" is to invoke him and to call him within us. His name is the only one that contains the presence it signifies. Jesus is the Risen One, and whoever invokes the..."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE LIFE OF PRAYER › THE BATTLE OF PRAYER
"The revelation of prayer in the economy of salvation teaches us that faith rests on God's action in history. Our filial trust is enkindled by his supreme act: the Passion and Resurrection of his Son. Christian prayer is cooperation with his providence, his plan of love for men."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE LIFE OF PRAYER › THE PRAYER OF THE HOUR OF JESUS
"...prayer, the longest transmitted by the Gospel, embraces the whole economy of creation and salvation, as well as his death and Resurrection. the prayer of the Hour of Jesus always remains his own, just as his Passover "once for all" remains ever present in the liturgy of his..."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE LIFE OF PRAYER › THE PRAYER OF THE HOUR OF JESUS
"...for his kingdom (Glory);[48] The accomplishment of the will of the Father, of his plan of salvation;[49] and deliverance from evil.[50]"
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE › THE LIFE OF PRAYER
"...rightly called the "priestly prayer" (cf Jn 17), sums up the whole economy of creation and salvation. It fulfills the great petitions of the Our Father."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › THE LORD'S PRAYER › THE SEVEN PETITIONS
"...name of his Christ and the reign of his Holy Spirit, our Father accomplishes his plan of salvation, for us and for the whole world."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › THE LORD'S PRAYER › THE SEVEN PETITIONS
"...to our Father, we are immersed in the innermost mystery of his Godhead and the drama of the salvation of our humanity. Asking the Father that his name be made holy draws us into his plan of loving kindness for the fullness of time, "according to his purpose which he set forth..."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › THE LORD'S PRAYER › THE SEVEN PETITIONS
"...which by its own holiness saves and makes holy all creation .... It is this name that gives salvation to a lost world. But we ask that this name of God should be hallowed in us through our actions. For God's name is blessed when we live well, but is blasphemed when we live..."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › THE LORD'S PRAYER › THE SEVEN PETITIONS
"...We ask our Father to unite our will to his Son's, in order to fulfill his will, his plan of salvation for the life of the world. We are radically incapable of this, but united with Jesus and with the power of his Holy Spirit, we can surrender our will to him and decide to..."
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER › THE LORD'S PRAYER › THE SEVEN PETITIONS
"...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]"