Encyclopaedia of the Holy Spirit

The prayers everyone is taught

The Our Father

Pater Noster

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.

In Latin

Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum. Advéniat regnum tuum. Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie, et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem, sed líbera nos a malo. Amen.

When this prayer is prayed

The only prayer Christ Himself composed, given when the disciples asked to be taught (Mt 6:9–13; Lk 11:1–4). Prayed at every Mass, on the large beads of the Rosary, and whenever you do not know what else to say.

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