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'''The Lord's Prayer'''
'''The Lord's Prayer'''
*''Pater Noster''
*''Pater Noster''
* 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])
* 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
 
*''oratio Dominica''
* also called the '''Lord's Prayer''' or '''''oratio Dominica'''''
** the Catholic Church generally refers to the prayer as "Our Father"
*** the name comes form the "incipit", or beginnng of the first line
** Protestant churches generally refer to it as the "Lord's Prayer"


== The Lord's Prayer ==
== The Lord's Prayer ==
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=== Modern form ===
=== Modern form ===
<pre>
<pre>
Our Father, who art in Heaven,  
Our Father, who art in heaven,  
hallowed be Thy Name;  
hallowed be thy name;  
Thy Kingdom come,  
thy kingdom come,  
Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.  
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  
Give us this day our daily bread,  
Give us this day our daily bread,  
and forgive us our trespasses  
and forgive us our trespasses  
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Amen
Amen
</pre>
</pre>
* note that Catholic versions of scripture generally do not capitalize pronoun references to the Lord, the Father, or God
** i.e., "We call him 'Father'" as opposed to "We call Him 'Father'"
*** note that "Father," "God," Christ," "Holy Spirit are all capitalized


=== Scriptural forms ===
=== Scriptural forms ===