Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Contents

III. Prayer of Intercession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 633 IV. Prayer of Thanksgiving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 634 V. Prayer of Praise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 636 CHAPTER TWO: THE TRADITION OF PRAYER . . . . . . . ........ 637 Article 1: AT THE WELLSPRINGS OF PRAYER . . . . . . . ....... 637 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 639 Article 2: THE WAY OF PRAYER. . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 640 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 644 Article 3: GUIDES FOR PRAYER. . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 645 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 647 CHAPTER THREE: THE LIFE OF PRAYER. . . . . . . . . . ........... 648 Article 1: EXPRESSIONS OF PRAYER. . . . . . . . . . . ............ 648 I. Vocal Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................... 648 II. Meditation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ 649 III. Contemplative Prayer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 650 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 652 Article 2: THE BATTLE OF PRAYER. . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 653 I. Objections to Prayer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 653 II. Humble Vigilance of Heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 654 III. Filial Trust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ 655 IV. Persevering in Love. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 657 Article 3: THE PRAYER OF THE HOUR OF JESUS. . . . . . ...... 659 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 660 SECTION TWO: THE LORD’S PRAYER “OUR FATHER!” . . . 661 Article 1: “THE SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE GOSPEL”. . . ... 662 I. At the Center of the Scriptures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 662 II. “The Lord’s Prayer”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 663 III. The Prayer of the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 663 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 665 Article 2: “OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN”. . . . . ...... 665 I. “We Dare to Say”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 665 II. “Father!” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 666 III. “Our” Father. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................... 668 IV. “Who Art in Heaven” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 670 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 671 Article 3: THE SEVEN PETITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 672 I. “Hallowed Be Thy Name” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 673 II. “Thy Kingdom Come” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 675 III. “Thy Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven”. . . . . . . . ........ 677 IV. “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”. . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 679 V. “And Forgive Us Our Trespasses, as We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 681 VI. “And Lead Us Not into Temptation” . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 684 VII. “But Deliver Us from Evil”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 685 Article 4: THE FINAL DOXOLOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 687 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 687 Index of Citations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 689 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ 753 Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 861 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................... 864