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Communion Rite Our Father: Part 5
3. ‘Thy Kingdom Come’.
‘Thy Kingdom come’ - What does this mean?
It means that we pray that God’s kingdom will become present to us
in the same way that we ask for his name to be hallowed among us. We pray
that the kingdom built for us by God, the kingdom won by the death and
Resurrection of Christ, will fully come. In addition, we plead that we who were
formerly slaves will be living members of that kingdom.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (1994) says:
‘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 “completes his work on earth and brings us the fullness of
grace”’. (Para 2818 p.676)
The Catechism of the Catholic Church then goes on to
comment
‘The Kingdom of God is righteousness and peace and
Joy in the Holy Spirit. The end-times 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’ (Para 2819 p.676)
However, it is important to remember as we pray this phrase that
the Kingdom of God has been coming since the Last Supper
and, in the Eucharist, it is in our midst. The Kingdom will come in glory
when Christ hands it over to his Father.
We do not just wait for the kingdom to come. We, through the grace of
the Spirit working in us, have the ability to make the kingdom come in our
lives each day.
How will YOU make the Kingdom come this week/month/year in your life?
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