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The Catechetical Instructions
of
St. Thomas Aquinas

The Lord's Prayer

Five Qualities of Prayer

The Opening Words of The Lord's Prayer
Preparation for the Petitions
The Preeminence of God

The First Petition: "Hallowed Be Thy Name."
God's Name is Lovable
God's Name is Venerable
God's Name is Ineffable
Meaning of "Hallowed"

The Second Petition: "Thy Kingdom Come."
Why We Pray Thus
Why We Desire This Kingdon

The Third Petition: "Thy Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven."
The Will of God
What Does God Will?
The Commandments: God's Will
Let Thy Will Be Done

The Fourth Petition: "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread."

The Fifth Petition: "And Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us."
Why do We Make this Petition?
The Fulfillment of this Petition
What Must We Do?

The Sixth Petition: "And Lead Us Not Into Temptation."
What is Temptation?
How is one Tempted?

The Seventh Petition: "But Deliver Us from Evil. Amen."
The Value of Patience

A Short Explanation of the Whole Prayer

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