Wednesday, August 7, 2013
542. When did Jesus pray? (part 1)
(Comp 542) The Gospel often shows Jesus at prayer. We see him draw apart to pray in
solitude, even at night. He prays before the decisive moments of his mission or
that of his apostles. In fact, all his life is a prayer because he is in a
constant communion of love with the Father.
“In brief”
(CCC 2620) Jesus' filial prayer is the perfect model of
prayer in the New Testament. Often done in solitude and in secret, the prayer
of Jesus involves a loving adherence to the will of the Father even to the
Cross and an absolute confidence in being heard.
To deepen and
explain
(CCC 2600) The Gospel according to St. Luke emphasizes the
action of the Holy Spirit and the meaning of prayer in Christ's ministry. Jesus
prays before the decisive moments of
his mission: before his Father's witness to him during his baptism and
Transfiguration, and before his own fulfillment of the Father's plan of love by
his Passion (Cf. Lk 3:21; 9:28; 22:41-44). He also prays before the decisive
moments involving the mission of his apostles: at his election and call of the
Twelve, before Peter's confession of him as "the Christ of God," and
again that the faith of the chief of the Apostles may not fail when tempted
(Cf. Lk 6:12; 9:18-20; 22:32). 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.
Reflection
(CCC 2601) "He was praying in a certain place and when
he had ceased, one of his disciples said to him, 'Lord, teach us to pray"'
(Lk 11:1). In seeing the Master at prayer the disciple of Christ also wants to
pray. By contemplating and hearing
the Son, the master of prayer, the children learn to pray to the Father. [IT CONTINUES]
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