Hi, my name's Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Catechism in a Year podcast,

where we encounter God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in scripture, and passed down through the tradition of the Catholic faith.

The Catechism in a Year is brought to you by Ascension.

In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church discovering our identity and God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home.

This is Day 364. We're reading paragraphs 2846 to 2856. As always, I'm using the Ascension edition of the Catechism, which includes the Foundations of Faith Approach.

But you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. You can also download your catechism into your reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com slash CIY for next year, I guess, maybe. And lastly, you can click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates and daily notifications. Today is day 364. If you do have the reading plan, you know, and you maybe have the catechism right in front of you, and you realize, wait a second, we're reading 2846, 2856. So we're going through three things. We're going to look at the last two petitions, as well as the doxology. We're looking at and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. And then also the doxology is for the kingdom and the power and the glory are yours now and

forever and then the last day tomorrow we're going to do the nuggets and i would say isn't it

the most appropriate thing in the world to have day 365 just be nugget day totally fitting but today

we get to go through these these last petitions lead us not into temptation. One of the things people always think is like, wait a second, am I asking God not to tempt me? Great question, camper. Answer is no. We're going to get into that. Also deliver us from evil, we recognize that with the battle between not flesh and blood, but principalities and powers, we are asking the Lord

to deliver us from evil, and then we give him praise at the very end. This for the kingdom,

the power and the glory are yours now and forever. You guys, let's jump into this. Let's dive into

these three aspects on this day, 364. Just we'll pray in the name of the Father and of the Son and

and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Father in heaven, we give you praise. In this moment, at this day, at this hour, right now,

may you be praised. Lord God, you have put us in this world and you've made us for this world,

but you've made us also for the next world. You've made us in such a way that you've destined us to have eternal life

with you. And yet in this world, there are many slings and arrows. In this world, there are so

many forces that are trying to keep us from the heavenly homeland, the home, the home, the dwelling that you have prepared for us.

There are so many forces internally and externally. Lord God, even in our own broken hearts

and in this broken world, there are so many battles, so many trials, so many tests,

and so much evil that can get in our way, that can

stumble, may cause us to stumble, that can be obstacles for us. And Lord God, we ask you, please,

please help us. Help us through the snares of this world, this valley of tears, Lord God, this exile. Help us with your grace. Lord, I know you

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