hrough Jesus Christ Our Lord"?
A. The Church concludes most of its prayers with the words "through
Jesus Christ Our Lord" because it is only through His merits that we can
obtain grace, and because "there is no other name given to men whereby
we must be saved."

Q. 1122. Was any special promise made in favor of the united prayers of
two or more persons?
A. A special promise was made in favor of the united prayers of two or
more persons when Our Lord said: "Where there are two or three gathered
together in My name, there am I in the midst of them." Therefore, the
united prayers of a congregation, sodality or family, and, above all,
the public prayers of the whole Church, have great influence with God.
We should join in public prayers out of true devotion, and not from
habit, or, worse, to display our piety.

Q. 1123. What is the most suitable place for prayer?
A. The most suitable place for prayer is in the Church--the house of
prayer--made holy by special blessings and, above all, by the Real
Presence of Jesus dwelling in the Tabernacle. Still, Our Lord exhorts us
to pray also in secret, for His Father, who seeth in secret, will repay
us.

Q. 1124. For what should we pray?
A. We should pray (1) For ourselves, for the blessings of soul and body
that we may be devoted servants of God; (2) for the Church, for all
spiritual and temporal wants, that the true faith may be everywhere
known and professed; (3) for our relatives, friends and benefactors,
particularly for those we may in any way have injured; (4) for all men,
for the protection of the good and conversion of the wicked, that virtue
may flourish and vice disappear; (5) for our spiritual rulers, the Pope,
our bishops, priests and religious communities, that they may faithfully
perform their sacred duties; (6) for our country and temporal rulers,
that they may use their power for the good of their subjects and for the
honor and glory of God.

LESSON TWENTY-NINTH.
ON THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD.

Q. 1125. {310} Is it enough to belong to God's Church in order to be
saved?
A. It is not enough to belong to the Church in order to be saved, but we
must also keep the Commandments of God and of the Church.

Q. 1126. Are not the commandments of the Church also commandments of
God?
A. The commandments of the Church are also commandments of God, for they
are made by His authority and under the guidance of the Holy Ghost;
nevertheless, the Church can change or abolis