When you pray, say

Sisters and brothers in Christ, in today's Gospel, Jesus give us the perfect prayer - the "Our Father" or the Lord's Prayer. We pray it at every Mass, when we pray the Holy Rosary, and it is one of the big 3 Prayers that I pray daily. The other two are "Hail Mary" and "Glory Be".

However, since we pray this beautiful prayer that Jesus gave to us quite often in our prayer life, we have to be cautious and not to make it a rote prayer that we mindlessly recite. Rather, we must allow the words of the prayer to permeate our souls, so that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ's words can help us to order our lives according to his will.

We must give God praise and glory above all and honor the Holy Name of Jesus. We must ask that God's will be done in our lives, not our own will but His, because His will puts us on the path to salvation. We must rely on God's grace in our lives and turn to Him daily for guidance. We must learn to forgive others in the same way that God has shown us mercy. Finally, when we hear God's voice, let now not harden our hearts because that will lead us on the path to sin and temptation. Rather, let us ask for God's grace to overcome sin and temptation and deliver us from the bonds of evil.

Let us pray,

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.

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Gospel of the Day

Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished,

one of his disciples said to him,

"Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples."

He said to them, "When you pray, say:

Father, hallowed be your name,

your Kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread

and forgive us our sins

for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us,

and do not subject us to the final test."