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'''The Lord's Prayer'''
'''The Lord's Prayer'''
*''Pater Noster''
*''Pater Noster''
* s0-named as it was "taught and given to us by the Lord Jesus" ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/664/ CCC 2765])
* so-named as it was "taught and given to us by the Lord Jesus" ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/664/ CCC 2765])
Also called the '''Our Father''' prayer
Also called the '''Our Father''' prayer
*''oratio Dominica''
*''oratio Dominica''
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== The Seven Petitions ==
== Notes and the "Seven Petitions" ==
Abba
 
=== The Seven Petitions ===
 
* the Lord's Prayer contains seven "Petitions" for seven blessings ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/674/ CCC 2803])
* the first three Petitions carry us toward God
** ''thy name, they kingdom, they will''
** it is about God, not us
** they are to strengthen our faith
* the
 
{| class="wikitable"
|'''''The Lord’s Prayer'''''
|'''The Seven Petitions'''
|'''Scriptural Sources (OT / NT)'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|'''''Our  Father,'''''
|
|·        Isa  63 the “our father” of the Old Testament
 
·        Jeramiah  3:16-19, 31-79
 
·        Tobit  13:1-6
|•        we  dare to call God “our Father”
 
•        as  Jesus called the Father, “Abba”
 
•        we  are also invoking the New Covenant in Jesus Christ and communion with the  Holy Trinity
|-
|'''''who  art in Heaven,'''''
|
|
|•        Heaven  = above all creation
|-
|'''''hallowed  be Thy name.'''''
|Petition no. 1
|·        occurs  only once in OT, Eze 36 22-38:  the new  Exodus shall “Hallow your name”
|
* acknowledgement of God’s all-encompassing holiness
* "Per the [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/674/ CCC 2807]:
 
The term "to hallow" is to be understood here not primarily in its causative sense (only God hallows, makes holy), but above all in an evaluative sense: to recognize as holy, to treat in a holy way.
 
* i.e.,
** "causative sense", as in only God can make holy
** "evaluative sense," as in we recognize God's complete holiness
 
|-
|'''''Thy  kingdom come,'''''
|Petition no. 2
|·        occurs  only once in OT, Micah 4:1-8
|•        “kingdom  come” = ages before, now and to come
 
•        recognizes  God’s reign over all things and time
 
•        prayer  that we carry out the Father’s will
 
•        and  to focus on the Father and not ourselves
|-
|'''''Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.'''''
|Petition no. 3
|
|
|-
|'''''Give  us this day, our daily bread,'''''
|Petition no. 4
|·        Exodus
 
·        Feeding  the 4 or 5,000
|•        the  Greek word used for “bread” implies “super” or “above,” thus “supernatural”  bread, as in Manna
 
•        the  Manna had to be collected each morning, so it was daily
 
•        note:  the prayer is spoke just before the consecration of the Eucharist, the Body  of Christ
|-
|'''''and  forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,'''''
|Petition no. 5
|·        refers  to the Jubilee, which forgave debts, esp. seized land
 
·        Mt  5:5 (“blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land”) = relates to  having land returned from forgiveness of debts
|•        Recognizes  our sins
 
•        “I  give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you  also should love one another.” (Jn 13:34)
 
•        “Blessed  are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy” (Mt. 5:7)
 
•        “Be  merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful. (Lk 6:36)
|-
|'''''and  lead us not into temptation,'''''
|Petition no. 6
|
|•        recognizes  our sinful nature (concupiscence)
 
•        prayer  to avoid the “occasion of sin”
|-
|'''''but  deliver us from evil'''''
|Petition no. 7
|
|•        protect  us from Satan, the “Evil one”
|}


== Doxology ==
== Doxology ==
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* Saint Augustine of Hippo's writing on the Lord's Prayer
* Saint Augustine of Hippo's writing on the Lord's Prayer
**https://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/media/articles/ourfatheronthelordsprayer/
**https://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/media/articles/ourfatheronthelordsprayer/
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