When Jesus prays he is already teaching us how to pray. His prayer
to his Father is the theological path (the path of faith, hope, and charity) of
our prayer to God. But the Gospel also gives us Jesus' explicit teaching on
prayer. Like a wise teacher he takes hold of us where we are and leads us
progressively toward the Father. Addressing the crowds following him, Jesus
builds on what they already know of prayer from the Old Covenant and opens to
them the newness of the coming Kingdom. Then he reveals this newness to them in
parables. Finally, he will speak openly of the Father and the Holy Spirit to his
disciples who will be the teachers of prayer in his Church.
-- CCC 2607
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