Jesus always prays for you and for me, the proof of which is what is said in Lk 22:31-32: The Lord said “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has tried to shake you like wheat, but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail, and when you repent, strengthen your brother”. To ask here means to pray... Catechesis on Prayer: the foundation of Jesus' relationship with his disciples, aridity and acedia with P. Raphaël Eugène Ralison.