our father (the first words of the lord's prayer)
1The Lord's Prayer — The Lord s Prayer † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Lord s Prayer Although the Latin term oratio dominica is of early date, the phrase Lord s Prayer does not seem to have been generally familiar in England before the Reformation. During… …
2Lord's Prayer — • Although the Latin term oratio dominica is of early date, the phrase Lord s Prayer does not seem to have been generally familiar in England before the Reformation. During the Middle Ages the Our Father was always said in Latin, even by the… …
3Lord's Prayer — the /prair/ the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9 13; Luke 11:2 4. [1540 50] * * * Prayer taught by Jesus to his disciples and used by all Christians as the basic prayer in common worship.… …
4Lord's Prayer, The — The prayer which our Blessed Lord taught His disciples when He said, After this manner, therefore, pray ye, or as given in another place, When ye pray, say Our Father, etc. The Church has always taken these words literally, so that in all her… …
5Our Father — n. LORD S PRAYER * * * ➡ Lord’s Prayer. * * * the Latin Pater Noster, the first words of the Lord s Prayer (q.v.). * * * …
6Lord's Prayer — For alternative meanings, see: Lord s Prayer (disambiguation), Our Father (disambiguation), and Pater Noster (disambiguation). The Sermon on the Mount by Carl Heinrich Bloch The Lord s Prayer (also called the Pater Noster[1] …
7Catholic beliefs on the power of prayer — Prayer is a central theme in the common Bible of the Abrahamic religions, where various forms of prayer appear; the most common forms being petition, thanksgiving and worship. When people pray as a form of petition, they hope for a certain… …
8The Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite) — The Rite of Constantinople † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rite of Constantinople (Also BYZANTINE RITE.) The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms …
9The Alexandrine Liturgy — The Alexandrine Liturgy † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Alexandrine Liturgy The tradition of the Church of Egypt traces its origin to the Evangelist St. Mark, the first Bishop of Alexandria, and ascribes to him the parent liturgy from… …
10Prayer — • The raising of the heart and mind to God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. prayer Prayer † …
