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The_Way
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If Christ’s second coming is inevitable, why do we pray for this particular petition in the “Our Father”?
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Ignatius
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I always thought we were praying for it to come soon.
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SyCarl
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Because Jesus told to do it. Do we have to understand why to obey? I would agree though that we are praying for it to come soon.
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cheeto1
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Well I haven’t been praying for His second coming in the Our Father.
I’ve been saying “thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”.
Jesus once said “the kindom of heaven is among us”.
And I think we have the power to make His kingdom come, His will be done in our
homes as it is in heaven. In our church as it is in heaven. On the whole earth as it
is in heaven. And when He comes, He expects to see us working for this, whether
or not we achieve it.
I’ve been saying “thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”.
Jesus once said “the kindom of heaven is among us”.
And I think we have the power to make His kingdom come, His will be done in our
homes as it is in heaven. In our church as it is in heaven. On the whole earth as it
is in heaven. And when He comes, He expects to see us working for this, whether
or not we achieve it.
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crowcounty
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because it is coming in the future
and so you should bear witness to it by participating in the part of christ that is currently coming in the form of the holy spirit through the church miltant.
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GeorgeSword
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You’re all wrong 
The Baltimore Catechism says:
“Thy kingdom come.” This petition contains a great deal more than we at first see in it. In it we ask that God may reign in our hearts and in the hearts of all men by His grace in this life, and that we and all men may attain our eternal salvation, and thus be brought to reign forever with God in Heaven—the kingdom of His glory. As the Church on earth is frequently called the kingdom of Christ, and as all the labors of the Church are directed to the salvation of souls, we pray also in this petition that the Church may be extended upon earth, that the true religion may be spread over the whole world, that all men may know and serve the true God and cheerfully obey His holy laws; that the devil may have no dominion over them. While saying this petition we may have it in our minds to pray even for particular ways in which the true religion can be spread; for example, by praying that the missionaries may meet with success and all the missions prosper; that priests and bishops may be ordained to preach the Gospel; that the Church may overcome all her enemies everywhere, and the true religion triumph.
The Baltimore Catechism says:
“Thy kingdom come.” This petition contains a great deal more than we at first see in it. In it we ask that God may reign in our hearts and in the hearts of all men by His grace in this life, and that we and all men may attain our eternal salvation, and thus be brought to reign forever with God in Heaven—the kingdom of His glory. As the Church on earth is frequently called the kingdom of Christ, and as all the labors of the Church are directed to the salvation of souls, we pray also in this petition that the Church may be extended upon earth, that the true religion may be spread over the whole world, that all men may know and serve the true God and cheerfully obey His holy laws; that the devil may have no dominion over them. While saying this petition we may have it in our minds to pray even for particular ways in which the true religion can be spread; for example, by praying that the missionaries may meet with success and all the missions prosper; that priests and bishops may be ordained to preach the Gospel; that the Church may overcome all her enemies everywhere, and the true religion triumph.
The_Reginator
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Thanks for sharing that!You’re all wrong
The Baltimore Catechism says:
(Can you still get The Baltimore Catechism on line?)
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Eucharisted
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We who are betrothed to Christ beg for our Bridegroom to come, as the bride yearns for her bridegroom in the Song of songs. We who yearn for the triumph of love, justice, mercy, holiness, and goodness pray for this ultimate triumph to come soon. We cannot presume God’s Mercy, nor can we accomplish anything on our own, and so we unite ourselves to God through prayer, and this not only teaches us to love God, which is the first fruit of prayer and one reason God gave prayer to us, but also helps us to live in God and God live in us, so that He reigns in our hearts with love, justice, mercy, holiness, and goodness, and that is where the Reign of God, which is bound to be fulfilled, to be in all hearts, in all the living, which all men are called to, begins: in the heart of men.
The_Reginator
Active member
I just answered my own question.Thanks for sharing that!
(Can you still get The Baltimore Catechism on line?)
baltimore-catechism.com/
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JRKH
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This is from the New Catachism.
2818 In the Lord’s Prayer, “thy kingdom come” refers primarily to the final coming of the reign of God through Christ’s return. But, far from distracting the Church from her mission in this present world, this desire commits her to it all the more strongly. Since Pentecost, the coming of that Reign is the work of the Spirit of the Lord who “complete his work on earth and brings us the fullness of grace.”
2819 “The kingdom of God [is] righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” The end-time in which we live is the age of the outpouring of the Spirit. Ever since Pentecost, a decisive battle has been joined between “the flesh” and the Spirit.
Only a pure soul can boldly say: “Thy kingdom come.” One who has heard Paul say, “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies,” and has purified himself in action, thought and word will say to God: “Thy kingdom come!”
2820 By a discernment according to the Spirit, Christians have to distinguish between the growth of the Reign of God and the progress of the culture and society in which they are involved. This distinction is not a separation. Man’s vocation to eternal life does not suppress, but actually reinforces, his duty to put into action in this world the energies and means received from the Creator to serve justice and peace.
2821 This petition is taken up and granted in the prayer of Jesus which is present and effective in the Eucharist; it bears its fruit in new life in keeping with the Beatitudes.
So in this the expression “Thy Kingdom Come…” is a sort of battle cry in the sense that we are calling for the victory of God both in our lives personally and in culture generally.
Peace
James
2818 In the Lord’s Prayer, “thy kingdom come” refers primarily to the final coming of the reign of God through Christ’s return. But, far from distracting the Church from her mission in this present world, this desire commits her to it all the more strongly. Since Pentecost, the coming of that Reign is the work of the Spirit of the Lord who “complete
2819 “The kingdom of God [is] righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” The end-time in which we live is the age of the outpouring of the Spirit. Ever since Pentecost, a decisive battle has been joined between “the flesh” and the Spirit.
Only a pure soul can boldly say: “Thy kingdom come.” One who has heard Paul say, “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies,” and has purified himself in action, thought and word will say to God: “Thy kingdom come!”
2820 By a discernment according to the Spirit, Christians have to distinguish between the growth of the Reign of God and the progress of the culture and society in which they are involved. This distinction is not a separation. Man’s vocation to eternal life does not suppress, but actually reinforces, his duty to put into action in this world the energies and means received from the Creator to serve justice and peace.
2821 This petition is taken up and granted in the prayer of Jesus which is present and effective in the Eucharist; it bears its fruit in new life in keeping with the Beatitudes.
So in this the expression “Thy Kingdom Come…” is a sort of battle cry in the sense that we are calling for the victory of God both in our lives personally and in culture generally.
Peace
James
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thistle
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I recommend the book called Jesus of Nazareth written by Pope Benedict XVI. He comments on each verse of the Lord’s Prayer.
Here is a short extract from the Pope’s comments on “Thy Kingdom Come”:
"With the petition “thy Kingdom come” (not “our kingdom come”), the Lord wants to show us how to pray and order our actions in just this way. The first and essential thing is a listening heart, so that God, not we, may reign.The Kingdom of God comes by way of a listening heart. That is its path. And that is what we must pray for again and again.
The encounter with Christ makes this petition even deeper and more concrete. We have seen that Jesus is the Kingdom of God in person. The Kingdom of God is present wherever he is present. By the same token, the request for a listening heart becomes a request for communion with Jesus Christ, the petition that we increasingly become “one” with him. What is requested in this petition is the true following of Christ, which becomes communion with him and makes us one body with him."
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