We human beings share this invocation for help with the whole of creation. We are not the only ones ‘praying’ in this infinite universe: every fragment of creation bears God's desire inscribed on it. Every created being prays; animals and wild beasts pray and kneel; when they leave their stables or dens... Catechesis on the prayer of petition, in collaboration with Fr Mamiarisoa Modeste Randrianifahanana.
If someone feels bad because he has done bad things - he is a sinner - when he prays the ‘Our Father’ he is already getting closer to the Lord. Sometimes we can believe that we don't need anything, that we are self-sufficient and live in complete self-sufficiency. Catechesis on the prayer of petition, in collaboration with Fr Mamiarisoa Modeste Randrianifahanana.
To ask, to beg. This is very human. Let's listen to the catechism again: it is through the prayer of petition that we express our awareness of our relationship with God: as creatures, we are neither our origin, nor the master of our adversities, nor our ultimate end, but also, as sinners, we know, as Christians, that we are turning away from our Father. Asking is already a return to him. Catechesis on the prayer of petition, in collaboration with Fr Mamiarisoa Modeste Randrianifahanana.
In the ‘Our Father’, we pray for forgiveness of sins - which is an everyday thing; we always need forgiveness - then for peace in our relationships; and finally, for him to help us in temptations and to free us from evil. Catechesis on the prayer of petition, in collaboration with Fr Mamiarisoa Modeste Randrianifahanana
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