05\/05\/2015<\/p>\n
Why do we say “Amen”?<\/p>\n
Amen is to say \u201cI agree\u201d or to say \u201cit is true\u201d. Amen is a word of commitment to what has been spoken. When we conclude a prayer with \u201cAmen\u201d we are firmly and definitively agreeing that God\u2019s will be done, that we give this prayer, this offering to God. Amen is used often by Jesus in scripture to emphasize that what he is sharing is the truth and the way. We often are witness to Jesus beginning or ending a parable with the words \u201cAmen, Amen, I say to you,\u201d which in turn tells us that \u201cthis is true, this is true, what I am about to tell you.\u201d Amen is the statement of affirmation in our faith lives.<\/p>\n
Adapted from \u201cThe Catholic Source Book\u201d pg. 282, Revelation 3:14, John 3:3, Mark 9:1 and Luke 9:27<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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