Article 2 IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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The second prayer, before the raising of Lazarus, is recorded by St.
John.⁵⁰ Thanksgiving precedes the event: “Father, I thank you for
having heard me,” which implies that the Father always hears his
petitions. Jesus immediately adds: “I know that you always hear me,”
which implies that Jesus, on his part, constantly made such petitions. Jesus’
prayer, characterized by thanksgiving, reveals to us how to ask: before the
gift is given, Jesus commits himself to the One who in giving gives himself.
the Giver is more precious than the gift; he is the “treasure”; in
him abides his Son’s heart; the gift is given “as well.”⁵¹

PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER