Article 2 IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

2613
Three
principal parables on prayer are transmitted to us by St. Luke:
– the first, “the importunate friend,”⁷⁵ invites us to urgent
prayer: “Knock, and it will be opened to you.” To the one who prays like
this, the heavenly Father will “give whatever he needs,” and above
all the Holy Spirit who contains all gifts.
– the second, “the importunate widow,”⁷⁶ is centered on one
of the qualities of prayer: it is necessary to pray always without ceasing and
with the patience of faith. “and yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he
find faith on earth?”
– the third parable, “the Pharisee and the tax collector,”⁷⁷
concerns the humility of the heart that prays. “God, be merciful to me a
sinner!” the Church continues to make this prayer its own: Kyrie eleison!