Catechism of the Catholic Church
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2581 For the People of God, the Temple was to be the place of their education in prayer: pilgrimages, feasts and sacrifices, the evening offering, the incense, and the bread of the Presence ("shewbread") - all these signs of the holiness and glory of God Most High and Most Near were appeals to and ways of prayer. But ritualism often encouraged an excessively external worship. The people needed education in faith and conversion of heart; this was the mission of the prophets, both before and after the Exile.
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PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER |
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SECTION ONE: PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE |
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CHAPTER ONE: THE REVELATION OF PRAYER |
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ARTICLE 1: IN THE OLD TESTAMENT |
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