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 Jesus Christ, Son of man and Son of God: The Incarnation

 Jesus Christ, Son of man and Son of God: The Incarnation is the fundamental truth of the Christian revelation and of the faith: The humanity and divinity of Christ.

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 Jesus Christ, Son of man and Son of God: The Incarnation

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  1.  Jesus Christ, Son of man and Son of God: The Incarnation is the fundamental truth of the Christian revelation and of the faith: The humanity and divinity of Christ.

  2. At the Cross the Roman centurion watched over the agony of Jesus and heard the words which he addressed to the Father at the moment of death. The centurion, a pagan, gave a final surprising testimony to Christ's divine identity: "Truly this man was the Son of God!" (Mk 15:39).

  3. The words of the Roman centurion on the fundamental truth of the Gospel and of the whole New Testament remind us of the angel's words to Mary at the annunciation, "Behold, you will conceive and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High" (Lk 1:31-32). When Mary asked, "How can this be?" the angel replied: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God" (Lk 1:34-35).

  4. This exclusiveness of the relation of sonship to God is manifested particularly in prayer. Jesus addressed God as Father, using the Aramaic word Abba, which denotes the special closeness of a son to his father. On Jesus' lips it expresses his total surrender to the Father's will: "Abba, Father, all things are possible to you; remove this cup from me" (Mk 14:36).

  5. Why do we need prayer? Because of sin we no longer always recognize God’s voice. (1Sm. 3: 9-10) Now we must learn to find God. We must search for who God is and who we are. We do this through prayer. Prayer teaches us to listen. It’s our path back to intimacy with the Beloved.

  6. WHY? Our desire for intimacy is rooted in a deep hunger and thirst that cannot be satisfied in any other way. Whether we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God's thirst with ours. God thirsts that we may thirst for Him. (CCC 2560)

  7. We Are Called to Prayer By God God calls man first. Man may forget his Creator or hide far from his face; he may run after idols or accuse the deity of having abandoned him; yet the living and true God tirelessly calls each person to that mysterious encounter known as prayer. (ccc 2567) WHY?

  8. In prayer, the faithful God's initiative of love always comes first; our own first step is always a response. As God gradually reveals himself and reveals man to himself, prayer appears as a reciprocal call, a covenant drama. Through words and actions, this drama engages the heart. It unfolds throughout the whole history of salvation. (ccc 2567) WHY?

  9. WHY? We are Called to Do as Jesus Did The Son of God who became Son of the Virgin also learned to pray according to his human heart. WHY? He learns the formulas of prayer from his mother, who kept in her heart and meditated upon all the "great things" done by the Almighty. He learns to pray in the words and rhythms of the prayer of his people, in the synagogue at Nazareth and the Temple at Jerusalem. But his prayer springs from an otherwise secret source, as he intimates at the age of twelve: "I must be in my Father's house." (ccc2599)

  10. WHY? We are Called to Do as Jesus Did Here the newness of prayer in the fullness of time begins to be revealed: his filial prayer, which the Father awaits from his children, is finally going to be lived out by the only Son in his humanity, with and for men. (ccc2599)

  11. 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. 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 (CCC 2600) WHY? We are Called to Do as Jesus Did

  12. 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. (CCC 2600)

  13. What is Prayer? "Prayer is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God." (CCC 2559) Christian prayer is a covenant relationship between God and man in Christ, an awareness of His continual presence. (CCC 2564)

  14. What is Prayer? It is Christo-centric In the New Covenant, prayer is the living relationship of the children of God with their Father who is good beyond measure, with his Son Jesus Christ and with the Holy Spirit. Thus, the life of prayer is the habit of being in the presence of the thrice-holy God and in communion with him. This communion of life is always possible because, through Baptism, we have already been united with Christ. (CCC 2565)

  15. The prayer of faith consists not only in saying "Lord, Lord," but in disposing the heart to do the will of the Father. In Jesus "the Kingdom of God is at hand." He calls his hearers to conversion and faith, but also to watchfulness. In prayer the disciple keeps watch, attentive to Him Who Is and Him Who Comes, in memory of his first coming in the lowliness of the flesh, and in the hope of his second coming in glory. Prayer calls for being patient with God and oneself while waiting on God. (CCC 2611-2612)

  16. Types of Prayer • Blessing • Adoration • Petition • Thanksgiving • Longing and Yearning • Prayerful Suffering • Repentance • Meditation • Contemplation

  17. Blessing expresses the basic movement of Christian prayer: it is an encounter between God and man. In blessing, God's gift and man's acceptance of it are united in dialogue with each other. The prayer of blessing is man's response to God's gifts: because God blesses, the human heart can in return bless the One who is the source of every blessing. (CCC 2626)

  18. Adoration is the first attitude of man acknowledging that he is a creature before his Creator. It exalts the greatness of the Lord who made usand the almighty power of the Savior who sets us free from evil. Adoration is homage of the spirit to the "King of Glory,“ respectful silence in the presence of the "ever greater" God. Adoration of the thrice-holy and sovereign God of love blends with humility and gives assurance to our supplications. (CCC 2628)

  19. Petition expresses awareness of our relationship with God. We are creatures who are not our own beginning, not the masters of adversity, not our own last end. We are sinners who, as Christians know, have turned away from our Father. Our petition is already a turning back to him. The first movement of the prayer of petition is asking forgiveness, like the tax collector in the parable: "God, be merciful to me a sinner!" It is a prerequisite for righteous and pure prayer. A trusting humility brings us back into the light of communion between the Father and his Son Jesus Christ and with one another, so that "we receive from him whatever we ask." Asking forgiveness is the prerequisite for both the Eucharistic liturgy and personal prayer (CCC 2629-2631)

  20. Thanksgiving characterizes the prayer of the Church which, in celebrating the Eucharist, reveals and becomes more fully what she is. Indeed, in the work of salvation, Christ sets creation free from sin and death to consecrate it anew and make it return to the Father, for his glory. As in the prayer of petition, every event and need can become an offering of thanksgiving. The letters of St. Paul often begin and end with thanksgiving, and the Lord Jesus is always present in it: "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you"; "Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving." Again, thanksgiving necessitates humility (CCC2637-2638)

  21. Prayers of Longing and Yearning In its advancing stages the pursuit of God includes a hungering and thirsting as though we were a parched desert in need of a soaking rain. Psalms are full of these types of prayer

  22. Prayerful Suffering expresses our heartaches to our loving Father and unloads our burdens on him Asking for direction in times of trouble. Being willing to cooperate with God’s will be done.

  23. Repentance Sorrowing for Sinis needed in any honest heart, to join David and the publican in begging pardon of the all-holy God, for we are sinners. The first step in obtaining forgiveness is to confess humbly that we have sinned. Then we renounce the sin, express sorrow, and return to the Father, firmly resolved to profit from our experience and to be deeply converted. (Dubay, p. 37)

  24. Meditation is use of the mind to ponder God’s revelation. Meditation begins with a vocal prayer followed by a spiritual reading or Scripture. Then you mentally place yourself into the reading to see what truths God would have you learn. From the results of the reflection you resolve to take action towards conversion Some call this type of prayer Lectio Divino when scripture is used for reading

  25. Contemplation Is perhaps the most difficult type of prayer, at least the one we have the least practice with. It entails an immersion into God, through a gift from God, sometimes called infused prayer. Contemplative prayer cannot occur unless God gives it to us. Many Saints have written about this prayer. It is the last developmental step in our prayer life: A pure BEING WITH GOD

  26. The Church Teaches Us to Pray • The whole liturgical year is prayer. • Liturgy of the Hours is prayed by the universal church together. • Gift of Scripture for meditation. • Writings of the saints as examples for us to follow. • Homilies are meant to help us meditate. • Eucharist, calling us to more. • Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament • Novenas

  27. Liturgy of the HoursTremendous power in communal prayer. THE OFFICIAL PRAYER OF THE CHURCH • LectioDivina • Psalms give us prayers of suffering, sorrow for sin, longing and yearning, praise, thanksgiving and adoration. • Each time we pray the office we do it as universal church. • Keeps us in touch with our roots and tradition

  28. Liturgy:Public Prayer of the Church The Mass as Prayer • Eucharist means “thanksgiving” and characterizes the prayer of the church • It is in the Eucharist that we are most perfectly, as church, who we are called to be. • In the mass Jesus gathers us, offers us to the father with himself, not just our monetary offerings are presented to the Father, but the totality of who we are. • The mass is our most perfect form of prayer and contains all types of prayer discussed.

  29. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Gives us the chance to sit in silence and turn our hearts to the real and living Jesus, who we believe is truly present under the form of bread. Jesus said, “I am with you always.” The Catholic Church allows us to come and see, come and listen, come and be with the Lord. What a privilege!

  30. Prayer is the Way We Come to Know God and His Will For Us • We learn to listen. • We learn to accept God’s will. • We grow in intimacy with the Lord. • We are given the grace and courage to live as “other Christs” in this world. • The Holy Spirit makes a home in our hearts when welcomed with a prayerful spirit.

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