Daily Mass: We practice our faith with persistence

Jesus said to his disciples, suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, friend, lend me three loaves of bread for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey.

I have nothing to offer him.

And he says in reply from within, don't bother me.

The door has already been locked.

My children and I are already in bed.

I cannot get up to get you anything.

I tell you, if he does not get up to give him the loaves because of their friendship, he will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence.

And I tell you, ask, and you will receive.

Seek, and you will find.

Knock, and the door will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds.

And to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

What father among you would hand his son a snake when he asks for a fish? or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg.

If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him? Now this particular passage taken from Luke chapter 11, this follows from yesterday's Lord teach us to pray comment from a disciple and Jesus gives them the version from Luke's gospel of the our father prayer.