CCC 2841

Christian Prayer›SECTION TWO THE LORD'S PRAYER›Article 3 THE SEVEN PETITIONS›V. "And Forgive Us Our Trespasses, as We Forgive Those Who Trespass AGAINST US"

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human, man, god, creator god, covenant, people, christ jesus, prayer, christ, father

This petition is so important that it is the only one to which the Lord returns and which he develops explicitly in the Sermon on the Mount. This crucial requirement of the covenant mystery is impossible for man. But "with God all things are possible." . . . as we forgive those who trespass against us

Footnotes

Cf. ⇒ Mt 6:14-15; ⇒ 5:23-24; ⇒ Mk 11:25.
⇒ Mt 19:26.

Bible Citations (2)

Matthew Mark

Matthew 6:14-15, Mark 11:25, Matthew 19:26

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