YOUCAT Lesson 485
YOUCAT the catechism for Catholic
youth
485 Why should we adore God?
Every person who understands that he is God’s creature will
humbly recognize the Almighty and adore him.
Christian adoration, however, sees not only the greatness, omnipotence,
and holiness of God. It also kneels
before the divine Love that became man in Jesus Christ.
“I want the whole world to know my
infinite mercy. I want to give
unimaginable graces to those who trust in my mercy” –Jesus’ words to St. Maria
Faustina Kowalska, Diary, 687. …..485
Someone who really adores God kneels down before him or
prostrates himself on the ground. This
gives expression to the truth about the relation between man and God: He is
great and we are little. At the same
time, man is never greater than when he freely and devoutly kneels down before
God. The unbeliever who is seeking God
and is beginning to pray can find God in this way. 353
“Worship…is not a luxury, but a priority. To seek Jesus must be the constant desire of
believers, young people and adults, of the faithful and of their pastors.” Pope Benedict XVI, August 28, 2005
“Every day, at sunrise and sunset, believers renew their
‘adoration’ or acknowledgment of the presence of God, Creator and Lord of the
Universe. This recognition is full of
gratitude that wells up from the depths of their heart and floods their entire
being, for it is only by adoring and loving God above all things that human
beings can totally fulfill themselves.”
Pope Benedict XVI, August 7, 2005
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