Day 365: So Be It

By the final "Amen," we express our "fiat" concerning the seven petitions: "So be it". CCC 2865

In this final day's readings from the Catechism, it most appropriately finishes this journey with an In Brief reviewing what has been covered on the Seven Petitions of the Lord's Prayer over the past few days. 

The Catechism Compendium uses a good quote from that saintly Doctor of the Church, Cyril of Jerusalem, to finish out:

“At the end of the prayer, you say ‘Amen’ and thus you ratify by this word that means ‘so be it’ all that is contained in this prayer that God has taught us.” (St.  Cyril of Jerusalem) (#598)

The Catechism Companion Vol III has a final good commentary on this:

We pray these petitions out of a desire for God's name to be known, loved, and adored... By asking for what we need, we show a childlike trust in God as a Father who provides what is good for us. In praying "Amen," we are assenting to the plan of God to save us from sin. Studying the Catechism is meant to bring about a conversion in how we see God, worship him, live out our faith, and pray. We do not study the Catechism for information but for transformation. We have to apply its wisdom to our lives for it to have a meaningful impact... The transformative journey of faith is a response to the understanding that we matter to God. We each have profound worth and importance in the eyes of God. (p. 246)

And thus, the official program with Fr. Mike Schmitz comes to an end. I will be wrapping up my final thoughts on this journey tomorrow. God bless.