Jesus
taught us this Christian prayer when one of his disciples saw him praying and
asked him, “Lord, teach us to pray,” (Luke
11:1). It is found in Matthew and Luke's
Gospels although the Church uses Matthew's version.
(Matthew
6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4):
Our
Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed
be thy name.
Thy
kingdom come.
Thy
will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give
us this day our daily bread,
and
forgive us our trespasses,
as
we forgive those who trespass against us,
and
lead us not into temptation,
but
deliver us from evil.
The
Lord's Prayer has been called 'the perfect prayer' (Saint Thomas Aquinas) and
we use it every time we celebrate Mass at the start of the Communion Rite.
CCC 2761 The Lord's Prayer "is truly the summary of the whole gospel." "Since the Lord . . . after handing over the practice of prayer, said elsewhere, 'Ask and you will receive,' and since everyone has petitions which are peculiar to his circumstances, the regular and appropriate prayer [the Lord's Prayer] is said first, as the foundation of further desires.Our Father
This week we will feature a number of videos with versions of the Our Father. If anyone wishes to send us a link to one they like we'd be pleased to hear from them.
