Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 487 – Part II.
(Youcat
answer - repeated) As Abraham intervened by his prayer for the inhabitants of
Sodom, as Jesus prayed for his disciples, and as the early Christian community
looked “not only to [their] own interests, but also to the interests of others”
(Phil 2:4), so too Christians always pray for everyone - for people who are
dear to their hearts, for people who are not close to them, and even for their
enemies.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 2634)
Intercession is a prayer of petition which leads us to pray as Jesus did. He is
the one intercessor with the Father on behalf of all men, especially sinners
(Cf. Rom 8:34; 1 Jn 2:1; 1 Tim 2:5-8). He is "able for all time to save
those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make
intercession for them" (Heb 7:25). The Holy Spirit "himself
intercedes for us… and intercedes for the saints according to the will of
God" (Rom 8:26-27).
Reflecting
and meditating
(Youcat comment) The more a person learns to pray, the more
profoundly he realizes that he has ties to a spiritual family through which the
power of prayer is made effective. With all my concern for the people whom I
love, I stand in the midst of the family of mankind and may receive strength
from the prayers of others and may call down divine assistance for others.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 2635)
Since Abraham, intercession - asking on behalf of another - has been
characteristic of a heart attuned to God's mercy. In the age of the Church,
Christian intercession participates in Christ's, as an expression of the
communion of saints. In intercession, he who prays looks "not only to his
own interests, but also to the interests of others," even to the point of
praying for those who do him harm (Phil 2:4; cf. Acts 7:60; Lk 23:28, 34).
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