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- The Lord's Prayer, also called the Our Father, is the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples when they asked him how to pray. - It is composed of an opening invocation, petitions regarding God, and petitions for our needs. - We pray "Our Father" because through baptism we have become children of God, and praying "who art in heaven" helps raise our minds to heavenly things and God, who is not contained by creation.
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The Lord’s Prayer, taught by Jesus to his disciples, is fundamental to Christian prayer and liturgy.
The Lord’s Prayer has three parts: opening invocation, petitions regarding God, and for our needs. Praying ‘Our Father’ signifies a communal relationship among Christians and acknowledges God's fatherhood.
The prayer includes petitions such as hallowing God’s name, the coming of His kingdom, and His will.
The prayer requests for daily bread, forgiveness, encouragement against temptation, and deliverance from evil.
Reviewing the petitions highlights their importance, while practical activities enhance understanding and prayer.
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- 2. What is theLord’s Prayer? Christ Teaches his Disciples by Duccio di Buoninsegna
- 3. What is theLord’s Prayer? The ‘Lord’s Prayer’, also called the Our Father, is the prayer Jesus taught his disciples when they asked him to teach them to pray. KEY DEFINITION
- 4. What is theLord’s Prayer? “In praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this: 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 debts, As we also have forgiven our debtors; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.” Mt 6:6-13
- 5. What is theLord’s Prayer? The Lord’s Prayer is the most perfect of prayers, because it comes to us from Jesus Christ, the model and master of prayer. It is the prayer of the whole Church and is an essential part of liturgical prayer.Saint Matthew writing his Gospel by Caravaggio St Matthew records the Lord’s Prayer in his gospel
- 7. Jesus teaching This remindsus that the Lord’s Prayer is the pattern of prayer that God himself has taught us. The veil drawn back is a sign of Revelation. The ‘M’ shape may also be a symbol of Mary.
- 8. THE OPENING INVOCATION OurFather, who art in heaven PETITIONS REGARDING GOD Hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven PETITIONS FOR THE GOOD THINGS WE NEED 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 structure of the Lord’s Prayer
- 9. The opening invocation HolyTrinity with Mary Magdalene, St John the Baptist and Tobias and the Angel by Botticelli
- 10. The opening invocation OUR Wepray ‘Our Father’, not ‘My Father’, because our common adoption as children of God establishes a familial bond among Christians. Jesus promises that prayer in common is particularly powerful. “If two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.” Mt 18:19
- 11. The opening invocation FATHER Wepray ‘Father’ because we have become children of God in Baptism. ‘Father’ expresses this relationship and the hope we have as his heirs. We are children of God, and if children, then heirs. Rom 8:16-17
- 12. The opening invocation OURFATHER To pray ‘our Father’ is also to acknowledge that, as his children, we should imitate him and avoid the things that make us unlike him. “You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Mt 5:48
- 13. The opening invocation TheMystic Lamb by Jan van Eyck WHO ART IN HEAVEN We do not pray ‘who art in heaven’ as if the Father is ‘contained’ by heaven. Instead, this prayer recognises that there is a blessed place, the kingdom of heaven, prepared for us. There we hope to see God face to face and dwell with him forever. The Lord God will be their light, and they shall reign for ever and ever. Rev 22:3
- 14. The opening invocation WHOART IN HEAVEN Praying these words also helps to raise our minds to heavenly things and increases our hope of glory. ‘Who art in heaven’ also affirms that God is not simply a part of creation or the totality of creation.
- 15. Summary Questions to reinforce key points Discussion questions Practical activities PresentationPart II Summary Activities I Please select an activity or go immediately to part II of the presentation
- 16. Summary Activities Menu PresentationPart II • The ‘Lord’s Prayer’, also called the Our Father, is the prayer Jesus taught his disciples when they asked him to teach them to pray. • The Lord’s prayer is made up of an opening invocation, petitions regarding God and petitions for the good things we need. • We pray ‘Our Father’ because we have become children of God in Baptism. Praying ‘who art in heaven’ helps to raise our minds to heavenly things.
- 17. Questions to reinforcekey points The invocation The petitions regarding God The petitions for the good things we need What are the three parts of the basic structure of the Lord’s Prayer? Activities Menu Presentation Part II 1 2 3 Click on a box to reveal one of the answers
- 18. Discussion questions Activities MenuPresentation Part II Select one or more of the following: • Discuss the significance of praying the words ‘Our Father’ as the opening words of the Lord’s Prayer. • Discuss what the words ‘who art in heaven’ imply about God and ourselves.
- 19. Practical activities Activities MenuPresentation Part II • Read the Compendium of the Catechism questions 578-586. • Visit the baptismal font in a local church and pray the Lord’s Prayer, recalling that we have become children of God and are able to say ‘Our Father’ because of our Baptism. Select one or more of the following:
- 20. What are thePetitions? The Agony in the Garden by Giovanni Bellini
- 22. The sleeping disciples arewarned by Jesus with words that recall the penultimate line of the Lord’s Prayer of the need to pray so as not to enter into temptation. Jesus kneels in agony prior to his Passion and death. He repeats one of the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer, “Thy will be done.” Barren, rocky ground is in contrast to the distant greenery. It symbolises the lack of consolation that can sometimes be experienced in prayer. The angel is shown coming from heaven to give Jesus strength, which reminds us of how God comes to our aid when we pray.
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- 24. Petitions regarding God HALLOWEDBE THY NAME We pray ‘hallowed be thy name’, not to add something to God, which is impossible, but to pray for the wider propagation and growth of the personal knowledge and love of God. “I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world.” Jn 17:6
- 25. Petitions regarding God THYKINGDOM COME We pray ‘thy kingdom come’, so that God’s present reign on earth might increase and his everlasting kingdom be established by Christ’s coming in glory. Triumphal Entry by Giotto di Bondone
- 26. Petitions regarding God THYWILL BE DONE ON EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN We pray ‘Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven’ because God is love and his will is for our good. God desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Tim 2:4
- 27. Petitions regarding God THYWILL BE DONE ON EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN This petition teaches us that our freely offered prayers help to accomplish what God wills for us. Uttering this petition also conforms our wills to his. “Not my will, but thine, be done.” Lk 22:42
- 28. Petitions for thegood things we need The Last Supper by Sassetta
- 29. Petitions for thegood things we need GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD We pray ‘give us this day our daily bread’ to petition God for our natural needs. The original Greek word for ‘daily’ also means ‘super-substantial’ (as it is translated in the Latin Vulgate version of Mt 6:11). Since the word ‘super-substantial’ implies the Eucharist, this petition can also be understood as a petition for the Eucharist, our supernatural food.The Institution of the Eucharist by Joos van Wassenhover
- 30. Petitions for thegood things we need GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD In both senses (natural and supernatural), this petition also counteracts pride by reminding us of our dependency on God. The Eucharist is our daily bread. The power belonging to this divine food makes it a bond of union. Its effect is then understood as unity, so that, gathered into his Body and made members of him, we may become what we receive. St Augustine, Sermo 57, 7, (ccc. 2837)
- 31. Petitions for thegood things we need The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US We pray ‘forgive us our trespasses’ to petition God to forgive the debt of sin we owe him. Uniquely in the Our Father, however, the fulfilment of this petition is conditional upon a further action of our own, namely our willingness to forgive others. This petition also reminds us that we ask for God’s mercy rather than demand it. “If you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matt 6:15
- 32. Petitions for thegood things we need LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION We pray ‘lead us not into temptation’ to ask God to remove temptations or to give us the strength to resist them successfully. Temptations encourage us to sin by presenting evil under the guise of good. The Temptation of Christ by Duccio di Buoninsegna
- 33. Petitions for thegood things we need LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION This petition also reminds us of our need to rely on God for victory against sin. This petition takes on all its dramatic meaning in relation to the last temptation of our earthly battle; it asks for final perseverance. ccc. 2849
- 34. Petitions for thegood things we need Madonna with Serpent by Caravaggio DELIVER US FROM EVIL We pray ‘deliver us from evil’ to petition God to set us free from all evil and especially from ‘the evil one’, the devil. This petition is also a prayer of hope since it reminds us of God’s power and desire to save us. Under the loving care of our heavenly Father, we need not be afraid. If God is for us, who is against us? Rom 8:31
- 35. Petitions for thegood things we need AMEN We pray ‘amen’ to complete the Lord’s Prayer. It means ‘truly’ or ‘let it be so’. Amen also expresses the expectation that God will grant what we have asked.
- 36. Summary Questions to reinforce key points Discussion questions Practical activities SummaryActivities II Please select an activity or go immediately to the final summary and prayer Concluding Prayer
- 37. Summary Activities Menu • Inthe Lord’s Prayer, we pray the petitions to God for the wider propagation and growth of the personal knowledge and love of God and the coming of his kingdom. • In the Lord’s Prayer, we also pray for the good things we need: divine sustenance; forgiveness; help in temptation; deliverance from evil. These petitions also help to remind us of our dependency on God. Concluding Prayer
- 38. Questions to reinforcekey points 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 Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us Lead us not into temptation Deliver us from evil What are the seven petitions of the Lord’s Prayer? Activities Menu Concluding Prayer Click on a box to reveal one of the answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- 39. Discussion questions Activities Menu Selectone or more of the following: • Discuss what the petitions regarding God in the Lord’s Prayer imply about the name, kingdom and will of God. • Discuss how the petitions in the Lord’s Prayer for what we need include everything that is most important for us. Concluding Prayer
- 40. Practical activities Activities Menu •Read the Compendium of the Catechism questions 587-598. • Pray though the seven petitions of the Lord’s Prayer slowly, leaving a short time (about a minute) for meditative prayer between each petition. Concluding Prayer Select one or more of the following:
- 41. Final Prayer The Lord’sPrayer 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. Amen.