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.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the
glory, for ever and ever.
Amen
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my
soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness for his
name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence
of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my
cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the
house of the LORD
forever
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.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the
glory, for ever and ever.
Amen
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my
soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness for his
name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence
of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my
cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the
house of the LORD
forever
The Lord's Prayer
Christ said "This, then, is how you should pray:"
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your
name, your kingdom come, your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our
daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also
have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil one"
(Matt. 6:9-13).
What does the Lord's Prayer contain?
It contains a short Preface and Seven Petitions.
What do you call its Preface?
These words: 'Our Father in heaven.'
What does the Father remind us of?
That God is our Father, so good and so worthy
of veneration that there is no earthly father like
Him; and that we, therefore, ought to pray to
Him with a childlike reverence, love, and
confidence.
Why do we say 'our Father', and not my Father?
Because, God being the Father of all men, we
are all His children, and should therefore love
one another as brothers, and pray for one
another (cf. Mal. 2:10).
Why do we add these words: 'Who art in
Heaven'?
To call to our mind, (1.) That God, though he is
everywhere, dwells especially in Heaven,
where we shall one day see Him face to face
(cf. 1 Cor. 13:12) (see also the New Testament
use of God and Heaven.) (2.) That we are but
pilgrims upon earth, and that our true country is
in Heaven; and (3.) That when we pray, we
must detach our hearts from all earthly things,
and raise them up to Heaven.
What do we ask for in the First Petition:
'Hallowed be Thy name'?
That the name of God may never be profaned
or blasphemed, but that God may be rightly
known, loved, and honored by us and by all
men.
Why is this the First Petition?
Because we are to esteem the honor and glory
of God more than all things else.
What do we ask for in the Second Petition:'Thy
Kingdom come'?
(1.) That the kingdom of God, the Church, may
be more and more extended upon earth; (2.)
That the kingdom of divine, grace and love
may now be established in our hearts, in order
that, (3.) After this life, we may all be admitted
into the kingdom of Heaven.
What is the meaning of the Third Petition:'Thy
will be done on earth as it is in Heaven'?
We ask that we and all men may do the will of
God on earth as faithfully and cheerfully as the
Angels and Saints do it in Heaven; and We
profess that, in all things, we submit ourselves
to the holy will of God.
What do we ask for in the Fourth Petition: 'Give
us this day our daily bread'?
We ask that God would give us all that is daily
necessary for our soul and body.
Why does Christ bid us ask for our daily
bread?
To teach us that we should wish only for
necessaries, not for riches and abundance.
"Having food and wherewith to be covered,
with these we are content." (1 Tim. 6:8).
What do we ask for in the Fifth
Petition:'Forgive us our trespasses, as We
forgive them that trespass against us'?
That God would so forgive us all our sins as we
forgive others who have offended us. (See
Luke 6:37.)
May those who do not forgive expect
forgiveness themselves?
No; on the contrary, they pass judgment upon
themselves as often as they say the Lord's
Prayer. "And when you stand praying, if you
hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so
that your Father in heaven may forgive you your
sins." (See Mark 11:25)
What do we ask for in the sixth Petition: 'Lead
us not into temptation'?
We ask that God would remove from us all
temptations and all the dangers of sin, or, at
least, give us grace sufficient to resist them.
By whom are we tempted to sin?
(1.) By our own flesh or concupiscence; 'for the
flesh lusts against the spirit' (Gal. 5:17) (2.) By
the World, i.e., by its vain pomp, bad example,
and wicked maxims; and (3.) By the Devil,
'who, as a roaring lion, goes about seeking
whom he may devour' (1 Pet. 5:8).
Why does God permit us to be tempted?
(1.) To keep us humble; (2.) To try our
faithfulness or to punish our unfaithfulness; and
(3.) To increase our zeal for virtue, and our
merits.
'Lest the greatness of the revelations should
exalt me, there was given me a sting of my
flesh, an angel of Satan, to buffet me' (2 Cor.
12:7). 2. "[F]or the Lord your God tries you, that
it may appear whether you love him with all
your heart, and with all your soul, or not." (Deut.
13:3). 'Blessed is the man that endures
temptation; for when he bath been proved he
shall receive the crown of life, which God bath
promised to them that love him' (James 1:12).
Is temptation in itself a sin?
Temptation in itself is not a sin; but to expose
ourselves heedlessly to temptation, or to yield
to it, is a Sin. For our consolation and
Instruction, Christ Himself allowed the Devil to
tempt Him (See Matt. 4:1-11)
What must we do in order that we may not
yield?
We must especially watch and pray, as Christ
our Lord says: 'Watch and pray that you will not
fall into temptation' (Matt. 26:41).
What do we ask for in the Seventh Petition:
'But deliver us from evil'
That God would preserve us from all evil of
soul and body, especially from sin and eternal
damnation.
Why do we add the word 'Amen'?
To express by it our ardent desire, and also
our confidence of being heard.
Always say the Lord's Prayer with reverential
attention, remembering that we have received
it from our Divine Redeemer Himself.
Christ said "This, then, is how you should pray:"
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your
name, your kingdom come, your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our
daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also
have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil one"
(Matt. 6:9-13).
What does the Lord's Prayer contain?
It contains a short Preface and Seven Petitions.
What do you call its Preface?
These words: 'Our Father in heaven.'
What does the Father remind us of?
That God is our Father, so good and so worthy
of veneration that there is no earthly father like
Him; and that we, therefore, ought to pray to
Him with a childlike reverence, love, and
confidence.
Why do we say 'our Father', and not my Father?
Because, God being the Father of all men, we
are all His children, and should therefore love
one another as brothers, and pray for one
another (cf. Mal. 2:10).
Why do we add these words: 'Who art in
Heaven'?
To call to our mind, (1.) That God, though he is
everywhere, dwells especially in Heaven,
where we shall one day see Him face to face
(cf. 1 Cor. 13:12) (see also the New Testament
use of God and Heaven.) (2.) That we are but
pilgrims upon earth, and that our true country is
in Heaven; and (3.) That when we pray, we
must detach our hearts from all earthly things,
and raise them up to Heaven.
What do we ask for in the First Petition:
'Hallowed be Thy name'?
That the name of God may never be profaned
or blasphemed, but that God may be rightly
known, loved, and honored by us and by all
men.
Why is this the First Petition?
Because we are to esteem the honor and glory
of God more than all things else.
What do we ask for in the Second Petition:'Thy
Kingdom come'?
(1.) That the kingdom of God, the Church, may
be more and more extended upon earth; (2.)
That the kingdom of divine, grace and love
may now be established in our hearts, in order
that, (3.) After this life, we may all be admitted
into the kingdom of Heaven.
What is the meaning of the Third Petition:'Thy
will be done on earth as it is in Heaven'?
We ask that we and all men may do the will of
God on earth as faithfully and cheerfully as the
Angels and Saints do it in Heaven; and We
profess that, in all things, we submit ourselves
to the holy will of God.
What do we ask for in the Fourth Petition: 'Give
us this day our daily bread'?
We ask that God would give us all that is daily
necessary for our soul and body.
Why does Christ bid us ask for our daily
bread?
To teach us that we should wish only for
necessaries, not for riches and abundance.
"Having food and wherewith to be covered,
with these we are content." (1 Tim. 6:8).
What do we ask for in the Fifth
Petition:'Forgive us our trespasses, as We
forgive them that trespass against us'?
That God would so forgive us all our sins as we
forgive others who have offended us. (See
Luke 6:37.)
May those who do not forgive expect
forgiveness themselves?
No; on the contrary, they pass judgment upon
themselves as often as they say the Lord's
Prayer. "And when you stand praying, if you
hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so
that your Father in heaven may forgive you your
sins." (See Mark 11:25)
What do we ask for in the sixth Petition: 'Lead
us not into temptation'?
We ask that God would remove from us all
temptations and all the dangers of sin, or, at
least, give us grace sufficient to resist them.
By whom are we tempted to sin?
(1.) By our own flesh or concupiscence; 'for the
flesh lusts against the spirit' (Gal. 5:17) (2.) By
the World, i.e., by its vain pomp, bad example,
and wicked maxims; and (3.) By the Devil,
'who, as a roaring lion, goes about seeking
whom he may devour' (1 Pet. 5:8).
Why does God permit us to be tempted?
(1.) To keep us humble; (2.) To try our
faithfulness or to punish our unfaithfulness; and
(3.) To increase our zeal for virtue, and our
merits.
'Lest the greatness of the revelations should
exalt me, there was given me a sting of my
flesh, an angel of Satan, to buffet me' (2 Cor.
12:7). 2. "[F]or the Lord your God tries you, that
it may appear whether you love him with all
your heart, and with all your soul, or not." (Deut.
13:3). 'Blessed is the man that endures
temptation; for when he bath been proved he
shall receive the crown of life, which God bath
promised to them that love him' (James 1:12).
Is temptation in itself a sin?
Temptation in itself is not a sin; but to expose
ourselves heedlessly to temptation, or to yield
to it, is a Sin. For our consolation and
Instruction, Christ Himself allowed the Devil to
tempt Him (See Matt. 4:1-11)
What must we do in order that we may not
yield?
We must especially watch and pray, as Christ
our Lord says: 'Watch and pray that you will not
fall into temptation' (Matt. 26:41).
What do we ask for in the Seventh Petition:
'But deliver us from evil'
That God would preserve us from all evil of
soul and body, especially from sin and eternal
damnation.
Why do we add the word 'Amen'?
To express by it our ardent desire, and also
our confidence of being heard.
Always say the Lord's Prayer with reverential
attention, remembering that we have received
it from our Divine Redeemer Himself.
Count your blessings.
Once you realize how valuable you are
and how much you have going for you,
the smiles will return, the sun will break out,
the music will play, and you will finally be able to move
forward with the life that God intended for you
with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.
God is in the sadness and the laughter, in the bitter
and the sweet. There is a divine purpose behind
everything — and therefore a divine presence in
everything.
Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God.
An 'enemy' is someone that God puts in our path that
is most in need of our love; not retaliation or
retribution or harm or insult.
The purpose of life is to listen - to yourself, to your
neighbor, to your world and to God and, when the
time comes, to respond in as helpful a way as you
can find... from within and without.
“Let me be a free man. Free to travel. Free to stop.
Free to work. Free to choose my own teachers. Free
to follow the religion of my fathers. Free to think and
talk and act for myself.”
“Come to the edge.”
“We can't. We're afraid.”
“Come to the edge.”
“We can't. We will fall!”
“Come to the edge.”
And they came.
And he pushed them.
And they flew.
When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must, but do not quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things go wrong that you must not quit.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you
take your eyes off your goals.
The men who try to do something and fail are
infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and
succeed.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the
judgment that something else is more important than
fear.
Most of the important things in the world have been
accomplished by people who have kept on trying
when there seemed to be no hope at all.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny
matters compared to what lies within us.
“The journey of a thousand miles must begin
with a single step.”
Lao Tzu
Once you realize how valuable you are
and how much you have going for you,
the smiles will return, the sun will break out,
the music will play, and you will finally be able to move
forward with the life that God intended for you
with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.
God is in the sadness and the laughter, in the bitter
and the sweet. There is a divine purpose behind
everything — and therefore a divine presence in
everything.
Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God.
An 'enemy' is someone that God puts in our path that
is most in need of our love; not retaliation or
retribution or harm or insult.
The purpose of life is to listen - to yourself, to your
neighbor, to your world and to God and, when the
time comes, to respond in as helpful a way as you
can find... from within and without.
“Let me be a free man. Free to travel. Free to stop.
Free to work. Free to choose my own teachers. Free
to follow the religion of my fathers. Free to think and
talk and act for myself.”
“Come to the edge.”
“We can't. We're afraid.”
“Come to the edge.”
“We can't. We will fall!”
“Come to the edge.”
And they came.
And he pushed them.
And they flew.
When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must, but do not quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things go wrong that you must not quit.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you
take your eyes off your goals.
The men who try to do something and fail are
infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and
succeed.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the
judgment that something else is more important than
fear.
Most of the important things in the world have been
accomplished by people who have kept on trying
when there seemed to be no hope at all.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny
matters compared to what lies within us.
“The journey of a thousand miles must begin
with a single step.”
Lao Tzu