Larry's World

13 April 2020

The Lord’s Prayer: To the Catechumens

'Our Father who art in heaven.' In these few words He to whom you are to pray has
Himself granted you the theme of praying, the subject matter to ask for, and the norm
of making petition. He made this grant that from it you might get the feel of praying,
obtain an understanding of how to request, gather a measure of your petitioning, and
take most ample training from this brief instruction on prayer; also, because as a token
of love the King Himself has performed the function of an advocate, in order to dictate
the prayers which He intends to answer. Every hesitation in asking has been taken away;
yes, more, full confidence of meriting an answer has been given, since He who is being
asked finds His very self in the prayers.

                                                                                                                    St. Peter Chrysologus