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Prayer Aids
The Daily Gospel - The Gospel
of the day and a brief commentary by a Father of the Church, a Saint
or a contemporary author on the reading. The saint or saitns of the
day are also listed, often with a brief hagiography. You can also
subscribe to receive this page daily via email. Available in 8 languages.
The Word
Among Us - Online Christian Daily Devotion Magazine - Another
commentary on the Gospel of the day.
The
Collaborative Ministry Office at Creighton University offers online
resources for a 34 week retreat and a weekly guide for daily prayers.
Online
Retreat: Suggestions are offered for individual and group retreats.
The material is exceptionally rich and plentiful. This could be an
excellent resource for a weekly adult faith sharing group. Weekly
Guide for Daily Prayer: Each weekly guide offers two text. One
provides an overview of the major themes in the mass readings throughout
the week. The other lays out possible paths of prayer based on these
themes. Permission is even given to use the texts in Parish bulletins.
Pray-as-you-go
— This is a website set up on a trial basis by the British Jesuits.
It offers ten minute daily prayer sessions and can be downloaded in
a variety of formats. The trial period was so successful that it has
become a permanent feature. Beautifully made!
For other sources of daily or weekly commentaries and meditations,
please check under the "Daily, Weekly, Special Features"
pull down menu on our home page.
The Lord's Prayer
Online Resources
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Lord's Prayer
in Aramaic - the prayer in the language that Jesus and the apostles
spoke with a few interesting background notes.
Prayer - The Lord's
Prayer - based on the New Catholic Catechism 2759-2865 this reflection
by Father Victor Hoagland, C.P. is a good clear explanation of each
of the sections of the Lord's Prayer.
The
Lord's Prayer by Leonard Doohan - Scripture From Scratch March©2003
- Simply and clearly written article that could be used for adult
reflection groups, for RCIA, or CCD and religious education teachers
teachers as background information.
U.S. Catholic Bishops - Office for the Catechism - Two quizzes on
the Lord's Prayer with 10 multiple choice questions or true or false
questions in each quiz: Quiz
One and Quiz
Two.
Catholic Encyclopedia:
Lord's Prayer - the article from the 1910 edition is still useful
to consult.
The Lord's Prayer in the
Catechism of the Catholic Church
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SECTION TWO: THE
LORD'S PRAYER: "OUR FATHER!"
ARTICLE 1: "THE
SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE GOSPEL"
I. At the Center
of the Scriptures
II. "The
Lord's Prayer"
III. The Prayer
of the Church
IN BRIEF
ARTICLE 2: "OUR
FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN"
I. "We
Dare to Say"
II. "Father!"
III. "Our"
Father
IV. "Who
Art in Heaven"
IN BRIEF
ARTICLE 3: "THE
SEVEN PETITIONS"
I. "Hallowed
Be Thy Name"
II. "Thy
Kingdom Come"
III. "The
Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven"
IV. "Give
Us This Day Our Daily Bread"
V. "And
Forgive us Our Trespasses, as We Forgive Those Who Trespass against
Us"
VI. "And
Lead Us Not into Temptation"
VII. "But
Deliver Us From Evil"
ARTICLE 4: THE
FINAL DOXOLOGY
IN BRIEF
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