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|''' | |'''Text of the prayer''' | ||
|'''The Seven Petitions''' | |'''The Seven Petitions''' | ||
|'''Old Testament references''' | |'''Old Testament references''' | ||
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* [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/63:16 Isa 63:16] speaks of “our father” in the sense of the Abrahamic covenant (begs the Lord not to disown Israel | * [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/63:16 Isa 63:16] speaks of “our father” in the sense of the Abrahamic covenant (begs the Lord not to disown Israel) | ||
* | * Jer [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/jeremiah/3:16 3:16-19] ("you would call me, 'My father'"), [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/jeremiah/31:9 31:9] ("The Lord says... 'I am a father to Israel'") | ||
* [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/tobit/13?4 Tb 13:4] ("he is your Lord, and he is your God, our Father and God forever and ever!") | * [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/tobit/13?4 Tb 13:4] ("he is your Lord, and he is your God, our Father and God forever and ever!") | ||
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* The New Covenant in Jesus Christ and communion with the Holy Trinity brings us to the Father | * The New Covenant in Jesus Christ and communion with the Holy Trinity brings us to the Father | ||
* through the New Covenant we are adopted as children of God ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/668/ CCC 2782]) | |||
* "Our" expresses a relationship not a possession ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/670/ CCC 2786]) | * "Our" expresses a relationship not a possession ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/670/ CCC 2786]) | ||
* "Our" means that the Father is father of all humanity ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/668/ CCC 2792]) | |||
* We have become "his" people (the Father's) through the New Covenant given to us by Christ, the Son ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/670/ CCC 2787]) | * We have become "his" people (the Father's) through the New Covenant given to us by Christ, the Son ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/670/ CCC 2787]) | ||
* Jesus died “to gather into one the dispersed children of God” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/11?52 Jn 11:52]) | |||
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* refers to the Jubilee, which forgave debts, esp. seized land | * refers to the Jubilee, which forgave debts, esp. seized land | ||
* the Jubilee is referenced in [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5:5 Mt 5:5]: “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land” relates to having land returned from forgiveness of debts | |||
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* we recognize our sins, as well as to forgive the sins of others against us | * we recognize our sins, as well as to forgive the sins of others against us |