The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 351: The Prayer of the Hour of Jesus (2025)
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Dec 17, 2025 Fr. Mike delves into the Hour of Jesus' prayer, showcasing its profound scope over creation and salvation. He explains how this prayer captures the essence of unity, intertwining love, sin, and the glory of God. The discussion emphasizes Jesus' protective love even for his betrayer and highlights his prayers for future believers. Fr. Mike encourages silent prayer for unity during Mass, connecting this with the Lord's Prayer and its fulfillment in Jesus' high priestly petition.
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The High‑Priestly Prayer Summarizes Everything
- John 17 is the high-priestly prayer that embraces creation, salvation, death, and Resurrection.
- Fr. Mike Schmitz urges listeners to read and sit with this prayer because it recapitulates all of Christ's work.
Read John 17 Today
- Take time today to read John chapter 17 and listen to Jesus pray without letting tomorrow's tasks crowd you out.
- Fr. Mike Schmitz explicitly invites you to prioritize this reading as a spiritual exercise.
Everything Is Recapitulated In Christ
- The prayer 'recapitulates' God and the world, Word and flesh, love and betrayal, humiliation and glory.
- Fr. Mike Schmitz highlights this as the prayer of unity that ties all opposites together in Christ.