The Our Father, the Lord’s Prayer, is a request for Christ. As we examine this most famous prayer line by line, we see it’s all about Jesus. That He might come and have communion with us is precisely what we hope for when we cry out to “our Abba who art in heaven.”
Mass Readings
Reading 1 – Genesis 18:20-32
Psalm – Psalms 138:1-8
Reading 2 – Colossians 2:12-14
Gospel – Luke 11:1-13
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Authors
Bishop Robert Barron
Catechism
2631, 1425, 1413, 277
Liturgical Readings
Cycle C - Ordinary Time - Week 17
Scriptures
Matthew 6:9-15
Topics
Eucharist, God, Incarnation, Jesus Christ, Lord's Prayer, Prayer
Categories
Theology