§ 1. The Lord's Prayer in general.
279. What is the most excellent vocal prayer?
The most excellent vocal prayer is that Jesus Christ himself taught us, that is to say the Pater Noster.
280. Why is the Our Father prayer he most excellent?
The Our Father is the most excellent prayer, because Jesus Christ himself who wrote it and taught it, because it clearly contains in a few words all that we may hope to God, and because it is the rule and model of all other prayers.
281. The Paternoster is it also the most effective prayer?
The Our Father as the prayer more effective because it is most pleasing to God, being composed of words that we had driven her divine Son.
282. Why is the Our Father he called "Lord's Prayer"?
The Our Father is called "Lord's Prayer," which means Lord's Prayer, precisely because Jesus Christ has taught us from his own mouth.
283. How many are there applications in the Pater Noster?
In the Our Father, there are seven applications preceded by a preamble.
284. Recite the Pater Noster.
Our Father which art in heaven
1. Hallowed be your name,
2. Thy kingdom come,
3. Thy will be done on earth as in heaven.
4. Give us this day our daily bread,
5. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us,
6. And lead us not into temptation,
7. but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
285. Why invoking God in the beginning of the Lord's Prayer, we call "our Father"?
At the beginning of the Lord's Prayer, we call God "Our Father" to awaken our faith in His infinite goodness, since we are his children.
286. How can we say that we are children of God?
We are children of God: •
because he created us in his image and it keeps us and governs us by his providence; •
because we, by a special benevolence, adopted in Baptism as the brothers of Jesus Christ and the heirs with him of everlasting glory.
287. Why do we call God "Our Father" and not "my Father"?
We call God "our Father "and not" my Father ", because all we are his children and that we need a result we look and we love all as brothers and pray for each other.
288. God is everywhere, why do we say it so "who art in heaven"?
God is everywhere, but we say "Our Father who art in Heaven" to raise our hearts to heaven where God appears in glory to his children.
§ 2. The first request.
289. What do we ask in the first request: "Hallowed be thy name"?
The first asks: "Hallowed be your name, we ask that God be known, loved, honored and served by everyone and especially by us.
290. What do we mean by asking that God be known, loved, honored and served by everyone?
We intend to ask that the infidels come to the knowledge of the true God, the heretics recognize their mistakes, that schismatics back to the unity of the Church, that sinners are correct and that the just persevere in good.
291. Therefore, before anything else, we ask the name of God be sanctified?
Before anything else, we ask that God's name be hallowed, because the glory of God we must take to heart more than all our assets and advantages.
292. How can we get the glory of God?
We can get the glory of God through prayer, good example, and directing him to all our thoughts, feelings and actions.
§ 3. The second request.
293. What do we mean by "Kingdom of God"?
By "kingdom of God" we mean a triple reign spiritual, that is to say, the reign of God in us or the reign of grace, the kingdom of God on earth, that is to say, the Holy Catholic Church and the kingdom of God in heaven , or paradise.
294. What do we ask for the words "thy kingdom come" from grace?
Compared to grace, we ask that God reigns in us by His sanctifying grace, by which he delights in us to live like a king in his palace, and keep us united to him by the virtues of faith, hope and charity are the reign of God in our minds, our hearts and our will.
295. What do we ask for the words "thy kingdom come", in relation to the Church?
Compared to the Church, we ask that it extends and spreads ever deeper into the world for the salvation of men.
296. What do we ask for the words "thy kingdom come", in relation to the glory?
Compared to glory, we ask to be allowed one day in the holy paradise for which we were created and where we will be fully happy.
§ 4. The third request.
297. What do we ask in the third petition: "Thy will be done on earth as in heaven"?
In the third request, "Thy will be done on earth as in heaven," we ask the grace to do anything in the will of God, by obeying His holy commandments as promptly as the angels and saints to him follow in the sky. We also ask the grace to respond to God's inspirations, and live resigned to the will of God when he sends us tribulations.
298. Is it necessary to perform the God's will?
It is also necessary to fulfill the will of God it is necessary to attain eternal salvation, because Jesus Christ said that he alone will enter the kingdom of heaven who made the will of His Father .
299. How can we know God's will?
We can know the will of God especially through the voice of the Church and our spiritual superiors appointed by God to guide us in the way of salvation. We also know that most holy will by divine inspiration and the circumstances in which the Lord has placed us.
300. Do we always recognize the will of God in happy and unhappy events of our lives?
In so happy that unfortunate events of our lives we must always recognize the will of God, who provides or allows everything for our good.
§ 5. The fourth request.
301. What do we ask in the fourth petition, "Give us this day our daily bread"?
In the fourth petition, "Give us this day our daily bread," we ask God what we need each day for the soul and body.
302. What do we ask God for our soul?
For our soul, we ask God that he maintains his spiritual life, that is to say that we pray the Lord give us grace that we continually need.
303. How to feed the life of our soul?
The life of our soul is nourished by the food especially the divine word and the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar.
304. What do we ask God for our bodies?
For our bodies, we ask what is necessary for the maintenance of temporal life.
305. Why do we say "Give us this day our daily bread" and do not we rather say "give us bread today?
We say "Give us this day our daily bread" and not "give us bread today," desire to exclude the property of others. We therefore ask the Lord to help us in just earnings and allowed for us to obtain food from our fatigue, without fraud or theft.
306. Why do we say "give us our daily bread" and not "give me"? We say
"Give us" instead of "give me" to remind us that the goods from us God, if we give it in abundance for the fact that we were giving the surplus to the poor.
307. Why do we add "daily"?
We add "daily" because we desire what we need to live and not the abundance of food and goods of the earth.
308. That means over the word "today" in the fourth petition?
The word "today" means that we should not be too concerned about the future, but we ask what is required at this time.
§ 6. The fifth request.
309. What do we ask in the fifth petition, "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us"?
In the fifth petition, "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, we ask God to forgive us our sins, as we ourselves forgive those who trespass against us.
310. Why our sins are they called "debts"? Our sins
are called "debts" because, because of them, we must satisfy the divine justice in this life or in another.
311. Those who do not forgive the next they can expect God to forgive them?
Those who do not forgive the next have no reason to hope that God forgives them, the more they condemn themselves by saying God to forgive them as they forgive the next.
§ 7. The sixth application.
312. What is the purpose of the sixth petition, "and we do let not into temptation "?
By the sixth request: "And lead us not into temptation," we ask God to deliver us from temptation, either by not allowing us to be tempted, either by giving us the grace not to be vanquished.
313. What temptations?
Temptation is an excitement that comes from sin or the devil or wicked, or our passions.
314. Is it a sin to have temptations?
No, this is not a sin to have temptations, but it is a sin to consent or voluntarily expose themselves to danger to consent.
315. Why does God allow us to be tempted?
God allows us to be tempted to test our fidelity, our virtues to grow and increase our merits.
316. What must we do to avoid temptation?
To avoid temptation we must avoid dangerous occasions, keep our senses receive the sacraments and often resort to prayer.
§ 8. The seventh request.
317. What is the purpose the seventh asks, "but deliver us from evil"? In the seventh
asks, "but deliver us from evil," we ask God to deliver us from evil past, present and future, and especially the greatest of all evils which is sin, and that eternal damnation is the punishment.
318. Why do we say "deliver us from evil" and not "evil"?
We say "deliver us from evil" and not "evil" because we do not wish to be free from all evils of this life, but only those that are harmful to our soul: We also ask to be delivered from evil in general, that is to say that God sees everything would be bad for us.
319. Is it not lawful to beg liberation from some evil in particular, such a disease?
If it is lawful to beg liberation from some evil in particular, but always relying upon the will of God that can also run this tribulation to the benefit of our soul.
320. What we are useful tribulations that God sends us?
The tribulations that God sends us useful to do penance for our sins, to test our virtues and especially to imitate Jesus Christ our head, to whom it is right that we comply in suffering if we want to share in his glory.
321. What does "Amen" at the end of the Pater?
"Amen" means "so be it, and I wish and I pray to the Lord and so I hope."
322. To obtain the graces asked in the Pater Noster is it enough to recite it in any way?
To obtain the graces asked in the Our Father, we must recite it without haste, with attention and with the devotion of the heart.
323. When should we say the Our Father?
We must say the Lord's Prayer every day, because every day we need the help of God.
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