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Preface at Mass: | Preface at Mass: | ||
'''''We dare to say...''''' | '''''We dare to say...''''' | ||
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* Moses didn't know what to call God, who told him to call him "I am Who I am" ("Yahwey") | * Moses didn't know what to call God, who told him to call him "I am Who I am" ("Yahwey") | ||
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* we "dare" to call God “our Father” because it is a bold statement that we have inherited from Christ ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/666/ CCC 2777]) | * we "dare" to call God “our Father” because it is a bold statement that we have inherited from Christ ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/666/ CCC 2777]) | ||
* | * the Son brings us to the Father | ||
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|'''''Our Father,''''' | |'''''Our Father,''''' | ||
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* [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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* | * As Jesus called the Father, “Abba” (an instruction for us) | ||
* | * 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]) | ** 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" implies that the Father is of all of humanity ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/668/ CCC 2792]) | ** "Our" implies that the Father is of all of 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]) | ||
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|'''''who art in Heaven,''''' | |'''''who art in Heaven,''''' | ||
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* | *Christ teaches that we enter the Kingdom of God by doing his will ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/680/ CCC 2826]) | ||
**and focus on the Father and not ourselves | *that we carry out the Father’s will | ||
**and that we focus on the Father and not ourselves | |||
* | * recognition that only through prayer can we "discern" the will of God and "obtain the endurance to do it" ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/680/ CCC 2826]) | ||
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|'''''Give us this day, our daily bread,''''' | |'''''Give us this day, our daily bread,''''' | ||
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** the Manna had to be collected each morning, so it was daily | ** the Manna had to be collected each morning, so it was daily | ||
* | * note that the Our Father prayer is spoken just before the consecration of the Eucharist, the Body of Christ | ||
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|'''''and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,''''' | |'''''and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,''''' | ||
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** 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 | ** 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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* | * recognizes our sins | ||
* Jesus taught: | |||
* “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you | ** “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/13?34 Jn 13:34]) | ||
** “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5?7 Mt 5:7]) | |||
* “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5?7 Mt 5:7]) | ** “Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful. ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/6?36 Lk 6:36]) | ||
** "But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/6?15 Mt 6:15]) | |||
* “Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful. ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/6?36 Lk 6:36]) | |||
* "But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/6?15 Mt 6:15]) | |||
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|'''''and lead us not into temptation,''''' | |'''''and lead us not into temptation,''''' | ||
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* recognizes | * recognizes our sinful nature (concupiscence) | ||
* | * we pray to avoid the “occasion of sin” | ||
* and that we need God's help to avoid sin | |||
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|'''''but deliver us from evil''''' | |'''''but deliver us from evil''''' | ||
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* protect us from Satan, the “Evil one” | * prayer to God to protect us from Satan, the “Evil one” | ||
* recognizes the God alone can save us from evil | |||
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