LEARN WELL THE LORD'S PRAYER.
FATHER KNOWS ALL WE NEED BEFORE WE ASK.
THE GOODNEWS:
"Jesus said to his disciples: “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them.
Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
“This is how you are to pray:
‘Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy Kingdom come,
thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.’
“If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you.
But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.” (Matthew 6: 7 - 15).
Thursday 18th June 2026 in 11th Week in Ordinary Time.
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus scatters the seed of His teaching on the all important subject of Prayer.
In today's Gospel from the Sermon on the Mount, we get the concentrated solution.
Everyone has his best line in this classic teaching on Prayer called Our Father or the Lord's Prayer.
This is my favorite line:
"Your Father knows what you need before you ask him."
From the time I wake up in the morning to the time I go to bed at night, I ask Abba Father a lot of things. It is like a child reminding his dad that his birthday is next week. Daddy, don't forget the bicycle.
To pray to Abba Father with confidence, you must have and practice these core beliefs:
"I believe that You are a Father to me at every moment of my life, and that I am Your Child!
I believe that You love me with an infinite love!
"I believe Father that, in Your infinite Wisdom, You know better than I what is good for me.
"I believe that, in Your infinite power, You can bring good even out of evil. Out of all my weaknesses."
"I believe that You are watching over me night and day and that not a hair falls from my head without Your permission."
At the heart of every prayer to Abba Father is a core belief in God's mighty, merciful and mysterious Providence.
If God is not all powerful, then He cannot answer every prayer.
If God is not all loving, He cannot answer the prayer of everyone.
Prayer is the most powerful gift of God to His creation.
Even animals pray. Scripture says that animals cry to God for their food. God grants them their daily portion in due time. (Cf Psalm 104: 27).
Every Season in the liturgical calendar is the time to deepen your prayer life.
When you pray with the word of God, you learn the heart of God from the mouth of God. (Cf St Ambrose of Milan, Bishop and Doctor of the Church).
If you pray well, you live well. If you live well, you die well. If you die well, all is well. (St Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church).
If you pray more, you sin less. If you pray less, you sin more. (Anonymous).
Ask the Sacred Heart of Jesus whom we honor in June to give you the gift of Prayer.
The Holy Catholic Church honors the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus every June.
"The Heart of Christ expresses the core of the Christian good news.
In Jesus, God has given us a heart that beats with ours, guiding our history toward its ultimate teleological fulfillment in eternal life."
— Pope Benedict XVI
Contemplate the staggering truth of the Incarnation:
the Creator of the universe has a physical, human Heart that actively beats in unison with your own.
He is not an unfeeling force or a distant cosmic architect;
He is the Person of Jesus, whose human heartbeats registered every sorrow, every joy, and every physical limitation you will ever face.
The ultimate purpose (teleology) of human history and your individual life is to be guided safely through this passing world into eternal life.
Trust the hand that steers your history today, knowing It is a hand guided by a Heart that loves you perfectly.
Prayer:
Sacred Heart of Jesus, beat within my heart and guide my history toward eternal life.
"I beseech Thee, O Sacred Heart of Jesus through Thine infinite Goodness, grant that my name be engraved upon Thy Heart, for in this I place all my happiness and all my glory, to live and to die as one of Thy devoted servants." Amen.
Read of the abundant promises made to people who honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus especially in June and in the First Fridays of every month.
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