598. What is the meaning of the final Amen? (part 1)
(Comp 598) “At the end of the prayer,
you say ‘Amen’ and thus you ratify by this word that means ‘so be it’ all that
is contained in this prayer that God has taught us.” (Saint Cyril of
Jerusalem).
“In brief”
(CCC 2865) By the final
"Amen," we express our "fiat" concerning the seven
petitions: "So be it".
To deepen and explain
(CCC 2855) The final doxology,
"For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and
forever," takes up again, by inclusion, the first three petitions to our
Father: the glorification of his name, the coming of his reign, and the power
of his saving will. But these prayers are now proclaimed as adoration and
thanksgiving, as in the liturgy of heaven (Cf. Rev 1:6; 4:11; 5:13). The ruler
of this world has mendaciously attributed to himself the three titles of
kingship, power, and glory (Cf. Lk 4:5-6). Christ, the Lord, restores them to
his Father and our Father, until he hands over the kingdom to him when the
mystery of salvation will be brought to its completion and God will be all in
all (1 Cor 15:24-28).
Reflection
(CCC 2856) "Then, after the
prayer is over you say 'Amen,' which means 'So be it,' thus ratifying with our
'Amen' what is contained in the prayer that God has taught us" (St. Cyril
of Jerusalem, Catech. myst. 5,18: PG
33, 1124; cf. Lk 1:38). [IT
CONTINUES]
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