A reflection on the significance of prayer from Fr. Eric Tolentino:
“Jesus prayed constantly. He prayed before going out to proclaim the Gospel, to work miracles, and to exorcise demons. He prayed while doing His public ministry. He prayed again afterward. Jesus also prayed late into the night.
Like the disciples of St. John the Baptist asked St. John to show them how to pray, Jesus’ disciples asked Jesus the Son of God how to pray. Jesus taught His disciples to pray the “Our Father” prayer, which we pray regularly.
Jesus also taught His disciples, “And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” (Luke 11:9-11, NABRE).
To help me remember what Jesus taught about how to pray, I made an acronym: A.S.K.
“A” is for “Ask.” We should ask Jesus for help, for forgiveness, and mercy, regularly and frequently in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and for guidance. If you think about it for a moment, we are not only asking for things, but ultimately we are asking for God Himself – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit – the Most Blessed Trinity. Since God is greater than all of creation, nothing else in creation is better than God. We should ask Him for the grace to perfect our communion with the Blessed Trinity.”
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Jesus prayed constantly. He prayed before going out to proclaim the Gospel, to work miracles, and to exorcise demons. He prayed while doing His public ministry. He prayed again afterward. Jesus also prayed late into the night.
