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FROM THE "PENNY CATECHISM" |
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Commentary on the 'Our Father' |
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Which is the best of all prayers? |
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The best of all prayers is the 'Our
Father', or the Lord's Prayer. |
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Who made the Lord's Prayer? |
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Jesus Christ himself made the Lord's
Prayer. |
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Say the Lord's Prayer. |
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be
thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;
give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
Amen. |
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147. |
In the Lord's Prayer who is called 'our Father'? |
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'In the Lord's Prayer God is called 'our
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Why is God called 'our Father'? |
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God is called 'our Father' because he is
the Father of all Christians, whom he has made his children by
Holy Baptism. |
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Is God also the Father of all mankind? |
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God is also the Father of all mankind
because he made them all, and loves and preserves them all. |
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Why do we say, 'our' Father, and not 'my' Father? |
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We say 'our' Father, and not 'my' Father,
because, being all brethren, we are to pray not for ourselves
only, but also for all others. |
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When we say, 'hallowed be thy name', what do we
pray for? |
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When we say 'hallowed be thy name' we pray
that God may be known, loved, and served by all his creatures. |
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When we say, 'thy kingdom come', what do we pray for? |
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When we say, 'thy kingdom come', we pray
that God may come and reign in the hearts of all by His grace
in this world, and bring us all hereafter to his heavenly
kingdom. |
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When we say, 'thy will be done on earth as it is
in heaven', what do we pray for? |
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When we say, 'thy will be done on earth as
it is in heaven', we pray that God may enable us, by his
grace, to do his will in all things, as the Blessed do in
heaven. |
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When we say, 'give us this day our daily bread',
what do we pray for? |
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When we say, 'give us this day our daily
bread', we pray that God may give us daily all that is
necessary for soul and body. |
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When we say, forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who
trespass against us', what do we pray for? |
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When we say, 'forgive us our trespasses, as
we forgive those who trespass against us', we pray that God
may forgive us our sins, as we forgive others the injuries
they do to us. |
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When we say, 'lead us not into temptation', what
do we pray for? |
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When we say 'lead us not into temptation',
we pray that God may give us grace not to yield to temptation. |
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When we say, 'deliver us from evil', what do we pray for? |
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When we say, 'deliver us from evil', we
pray that God may free us from all evil, both of soul and
body. |
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Should we ask the Angels and Saints to pray for us? |
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We should ask the Angels and Saints to pray
for us, because they are our friends and brethren, and because
their prayers have great power with God.
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How can we show that the Angels and Saints know what passes on
earth? |
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We can show that the Angels and Saints know
what passes on earth from the words of Christ: 'There shall be
joy before the Angels of God upon one
sinner doing penance. Luke 15:10 |
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