CCC 2761
Christian Prayer›SECTION TWO THE LORD'S PRAYER›Article 1 "THE SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE GOSPEL"
The Lord's Prayer "is truly the summary of the whole gospel." "Since the Lord . . . after handing over the practice of prayer, said elsewhere, 'Ask and you will receive,' and since everyone has petitions which are peculiar to his circumstances, the regular and appropriate prayer [the Lord's Prayer] is said first, as the foundation of further desires."
Footnotes
- Tertullian, De orat. 1: PL 1, 1155.
- Tertullian, De orat. 10: PL 1, 1165; cf. ⇒ Lk 11:9.
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