The Lord's Prayer (Our Father)
Overview
The Lord's Prayer is also called the Our Father. It is a central Christian prayer which all Christians share. It is an integral part of Catholic liturgy.
There are two versions of this prayer recorded in the gospels:
This prayer is explicitly taught in the Religion Curriculum P-12, Archdiocese of Brisbane, CLPS16 and CPS17)
The origins of The Lord's Prayer are deeply rooted in the Jewish tradition.
Seven petitions are identified in The Lord's Prayer. The first three praise God:
- Hallowed be your name
- Your kingdom come
- Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven
The remaining four petitions present to God the needs of believers:
- Give us this day our daily bread
- Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us
- Lead us not into temptation
- Deliver us from evil
The Lord's Prayer
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
Teacher background
For more information see the book by the scripture scholar John Dominic Crossan, The Greatest Prayer: Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord's Prayer.