Liturgy - Week 5: Friday

1 Timothy 2:1-4

Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Fr. Tadros Malaty

The Church applies all these forms of prayer in her worship and liturgies. This is especially true during the Liturgy of the Eucharist. The believer prays to receive forgiveness for sins he has committed, for spiritual growth, and for the satisfaction of his spiritual, emotional, and physical needs. These prayers become integrated and lead the worshiper into a mysterious conversation with God through His Only-Begotten Son and through the Holy Spirit. The Church does not stop her intercessions for all men. Moreover, the essence of the Eucharist is the enjoyment of a new and thankful life that reveals itself by our steadfast adherence to the Lord Jesus Christ, that is why we celebrate the Holy ‘Eucharist’ or Thanksgiving.