1 John 5:14 (WEB)
This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
Catechism · 2
"Our Father Who Art in Heaven"
“This power of the Spirit who introduces us to the Lord's Prayer is expressed in the liturgies of East and of West by the beautiful, characteristically Christian expression: parrhesia, straightforward simplicity, filial trust, joyous assurance, humble boldness, the certainty of being loved.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Eph 3:12; Heb 3:6; 4:16; 10:19; 1 Jn 2:28; 3:21; 5:14.
The Seven Petitions
“"If any one is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him."” — Catechism footnote: Jn 9:31; Cf. 1 Jn 5:14.
Fathers and councils · 2
Augustine of Hippo
“Hence there is need of perseverance, in order that we may receive what we ask, and find what we seek, and that what we knock at may be opened.” — editor's note: The conditions of effective prayer are, that it should be made in the name of Christ (John xv. 16), with faith, and according to God’s will (1 John v. 14).
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Clement of Alexandria
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.21.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.21.
Cited together in Catechism §2827.
Cited together in Catechism §2827.
Cited together in Catechism §2827.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.21.
Cited together in Catechism §2778.
Cited together in Catechism §2778.
Cited together in Catechism §2778.
Cited together in Catechism §2778.
Cited together in Catechism §2778.
Cited together in Catechism §2778.