The 29th Sunday of the Year
Ex 17:8-13; 2 Tim 3:14 – 4:2; Lk 18:1-8 (year c)
"Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart.” Prayer is both a private and shared activity. It is shared most obviously in the celebration of the Eucharist, when the community, gathered in the name of the Lord, becomes his living Body. In the sacrifice of the Mass, through the Holy Spirit, our own prayer becomes one with that of the Lord, whose Body and Blood we share. Precisely because the Eucharist is rooted in Christ’s living presence rather than our own frailty, it is the foundation of all prayer, whether private or shared.
