Catechism index

2646 IN BRIEF Forgiveness, the quest for the Kingdom, and every true need are objects of the prayer of petition.
2647 IN BRIEF Prayer of intercession consists in asking on behalf of another. It knows no boundaries and extends to one's enemies.
2648 IN BRIEF Every joy and suffering, every event and need can become the matter for thanksgiving which, sharing in that of Christ, should fill one's whole life: "Give thanks in all circumstances" (1 Thess …
2649 IN BRIEF Prayer of praise is entirely disinterested and rises to God, lauds him, and gives him glory for his own sake, quite beyond what he has done, but simply because HE IS. Previous …
2650 THE TRADITION OF PRAYER Prayer cannot be reduced to the spontaneous outpouring of interior impulse: in order to pray, one must have the will to pray. Nor is it enough to know what the Scriptures reveal …
2651 THE TRADITION OF PRAYER The tradition of Christian prayer is one of the ways in which the tradition of faith takes shape and grows, especially through the contemplation and study of believers who treasure in their …
2652 AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER The Holy Spirit is the living water "welling up to eternal life" 3 in the heart that prays. It is he who teaches us to accept it at its source: Christ. Indeed …
2653 AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER The Church "forcefully and specially exhorts all the Christian faithful . . . to learn 'the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ' ( ⇒ Phil 3:8) by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures.... …
2654 AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER The spiritual writers, paraphrasing Matthew 7:7, summarize in this way the dispositions of the heart nourished by the word of God in prayer "Seek in reading and you will find in meditating; …
2655 AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER In the sacramental liturgy of the Church, the mission of Christ and of the Holy Spirit proclaims, makes present, and communicates the mystery of salvation, which is continued in the heart that …
2656 AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER One enters into prayer as one enters into liturgy: by the narrow gate of faith. Through the signs of his presence, it is the Face of the Lord that we seek and …
2657 AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER The Holy Spirit, who instructs us to celebrate the liturgy in expectation of Christ's return, teaches us - to pray in hope. Conversely, the prayer of the Church and personal prayer nourish …
2658 AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER "Hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." 10 Prayer, formed by the liturgical life, draws …
2659 AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER We learn to pray at certain moments by hearing the Word of the Lord and sharing in his Paschal mystery, but his Spirit is offered us at all times, in the events …
2660 AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER Prayer in the events of each day and each moment is one of the secrets of the kingdom revealed to "little children," to the servants of Christ, to the poor of the …
2661 IN BRIEF By a living transmission -Tradition - the Holy Spirit in the Church teaches the children of God to pray.
2662 IN BRIEF The Word of God, the liturgy of the Church, and the virtues of faith, hope, and charity are sources of prayer. Previous - Next Copyright © Libreria Editrice Vaticana
2663 THE WAY OF PRAYER In the living tradition of prayer, each Church proposes to its faithful, according to its historic, social, and cultural context, a language for prayer: words, melodies, gestures, iconography. the Magisterium of the …
2664 THE WAY OF PRAYER There is no other way of Christian prayer than Christ. Whether our prayer is communal or personal, vocal or interior, it has access to the Father only if we pray "in the …
2665 THE WAY OF PRAYER The prayer of the Church, nourished by the Word of God and the celebration of the liturgy, teaches us to pray to the Lord Jesus. Even though her prayer is addressed above …