The Our Father Prayer, also known as the Lord’s Prayer, is the prayer Jesus taught his disciples when they asked him how to pray. Found in the Gospels of Matthew (6:9-13) and Luke (11:2-4), it serves as the perfect model of prayer, containing praise, petition, and submission to God’s will. This foundational Christian prayer is recited daily by Catholics worldwide during Mass, the Rosary, and personal devotion. Its simple yet profound words express our relationship with God as our Father and our dependence on His providence, while teaching us to seek forgiveness as we forgive others.
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The Our Father 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.