Posted by The WORD in other words (2009) by Fr. Emmanuel Menguito, SVD – Divine Word Seminary, Tagaytay City
Wednesday 7th Week of Easter
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Whenever someone asks me for prayers, I right pray away for the person requesting for prayers and for his or her intentions. I even do so during a lull in our conversation or just as I am leaving that person.
I have learned this secret from St. Arnold Janssen. St. Arnold said that it is better that you pray for the person right away lest you forget the person’s request if you do it at another time.
Growing in age now, I surely cannot trust my memory and thus St. Arnold’s style, if I can call it such, certainly fits me.
Being a priest, I have been asked countless of times by people to pray for them and their intentions. You must have been asked the same by people you know. It is a great feeling to know that other people are praying for us aside of course from praying for ourselves.
But could you imagine God himself praying for you? Well, let us read today’s Gospel once again and see Jesus asking the Father that we be protected from the evil one.
The very idea of Jesus praying for us is astounding, to say the least. But it is true and it shows how deep the love of God is, and the compassion of Jesus is for each of us.
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