Last night at Mass, in addition to inclusive language, not-quite-purple candles in the Advent wreath, and other things about which I will rant later, the celebrant ended the general intercessions with the phrase "that He may answer our petitions if He thinks us worthy."
Am I the only person who sees a problem with this? Our worthiness is not the reason our prayers are answered (that's justification by works, if I'm not gravely mistaken). And besides, our prayers are ALWAYS answered! Sometimes the answer is 'no,' sometimes it is 'yes,' and sometimes it is 'wait.' Additionally, if it all depended on worthiness, none of our prayers would ever be answered, for due to our concupiscience we are all sinners and in need of forgiveness. We can NEVER earn the immeasurable Gift that is Jesus' dying on the cross for us.
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Some Books in My Library
- A Man Named John - Alden Hatch
- A Simple Path - Mother Teresa
- Baltimore Book of Prayers (1996 reprint of 1889 edition by RCB)
- Dialogues - Pope Paul VI
- Francis and Clare: The Complete Writings
- Rise, Let Us Be On Our Way - Pope John Paul II
- The Book of Margery Kempe
- The Confessions of Saint Augustine
- The Foundling - Francis Cardinal Spellman
- The Imitation of Christ - Thomas a' Kempis
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Hey, I've got an old photo of my father w/ Francis Cardinal Spellman ;)...I see that you are reading a book by the Cardinal.
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