Jesus has guided His disciples and protected them. Now His prayer on their behalf continues His loving care. His intercessory prayer is an extension of the many ways He had served them since they first began to follow Him. In a similar way, our prayer for others is an extension of our care for them; it is another form of Christian service.
By interceding for His disciples, Jesus teaches us the value of all intercessory prayer. Praying for others has been at the heart of the Church’s prayer life since the time of Jesus. Paul often mentions prayers for his churches, and he called on his people to pray for him. Both Jesus and Paul, of course, were heirs to a Jewish tradition that greatly valued this form of prayer. The prayer of intercession is one of the ways we express our communion with others in Christ.+
Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for Saturday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for Friday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Memorial of St. Teresa of Calcutta
Homily for Wednesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church
Homily for Monday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist
Homily for the Memorial of Saint Augustine
Homily for the Memorial of Saint Monica
Homily for Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
Homily for Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time
Homily for the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Homily for the Memorial of St. Pius X
Homily for the Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church
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