Traditional Catholic prayer
The Our Father
Praying to the Father in the words taught by Jesus.
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 153.
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.
About this prayer
Prayer source
With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 153.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- The Our Father is the prayer Jesus taught His disciples. It praises the Father and asks for His kingdom, daily bread, forgiveness, and deliverance from evil.
- Prayer intention
- Praying to the Father in the words taught by Jesus.
- When to pray
- In daily prayer, the Rosary, or whenever turning to God as Father.
- Languages
- English and Latin
- Latin prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 153. View the Latin source.
- English prayer source
- With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 153. View the historical source. View the printed prayer page. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
The Our Father
Source: With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections (1911), Rev. F. X. Lasance, page 153.
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.
Questions about this prayer
These explanations are separate from the historical prayer text above.
Are the Our Father and the Lord’s Prayer the same prayer?
Yes. Our Father names the prayer by its opening words. Lord’s Prayer recalls that Jesus taught it to His disciples. Matthew 6:9-13 records His teaching; this page uses the devotional wording printed in With God (1911), page 153.
Read the Lord’s Prayer in MatthewWhat do we ask for in the Our Father?
We praise God and ask for His kingdom, His will, daily bread, forgiveness, protection from temptation, and deliverance from evil. The Baltimore Catechism explains that its petitions ask for what we need for soul and body.
Why the Catechism calls it an excellent prayer