The Our Father Prayer
The Our Father Prayer
The words to the Our Father prayer are: Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come…
The Our Father
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.
About the Our Father
The Lord's Prayer
The Our Father is also known as The Lord’s Prayer and the Pater Noster. It summarizes key aspects of our faith.
When the disciples asked Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray.” (Luke 11:1), Jesus taught them the Our Father prayer. (Luke 11:2-4). When we pray it, we are using the words given to us by Christ Himself.
By inviting us to address God as our Father, Jesus shows us how deeply personal our relationship with Him can be. God is as close as a family member and we can ask Him for help.
The First Part of the Prayer
We desire the glory and honour of God’s Name and hold it holy. We cooperate with His will. Each time we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we place our trust in Him. Only then can we love as God loves and allow His kingdom to flourish. What is God’s will? It is to love God and one another as He loves us. Love is at the root of Jesus’ teachings.
The Second Part of the Prayer
In the second part of the prayer, Jesus teaches us to ask for God’s help and trust in His grace. We can trust that He will provide for our material and spiritual needs and help us with our weaknesses. God gives us the strength to forgive others by forgiving us first. His mercy and forgiveness will penetrate our hearts to the extent we can forgive others.
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
The series of translations can affect the way we understand biblical phrases. Jesus taught in Aramaic, the Gospels were in Greek, and we read them in our language. This phrase could be taken literally, but that is not exactly right. When, with the help of grace, we conquer minor temptations, it is good for our spiritual growth. There is another nuance that explains it better. What we ask God to lead us away from are the fiercest temptations where our souls could perish.
Looking for More Info?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains this prayer in more detail.
(CCC 2759-2865).
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CREDITS
The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.
A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.
Our information is from general knowledge, experience, and shared internet resources. We’d like you to use it as a starting point for your research to verify facts and build a reference list.
Art
Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.
Pompeo Batoni painted God the Father and the Holy Spirit from circa 1740 to 1743.
In 1508, the artist Albrecht Durer made a pen-and-ink drawing. Although popularly known as The Praying Hands, the original title was The Study of the Hands of an Apostle. Modern digital extraction made it possible to see the hands more easily without their dark background. We downloaded this digital image for free here.
Carlo Dolci painted Jesus and the Eucharist circa 1656.
James Tissot painted The Pater Noster circa 1886-1894.
Max Furst painted The Holy Trinity with a Crown sometime before 1917.
Photos
Fabio Losada shared his photo of someone praying at sunset on Cathopic.
Cristian Gutierrez shared the photo of a man praying by a Crucifix on Cathopic.
IN REVIEW
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.
Jesus taught the disciples the Our Father or The Lord’s Prayer in Luke 11:2-4.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains the Our Father in extensive detail here: CCC 2759-2856.
The phrase “lead us not into temptation” in the Our Father prayer should not be taken literally. When we conquer minor temptations, it is good for our spiritual growth. What we ask God for is to lead us away from the fiercest temptations where our souls could perish.