078: Unpacking the Our Father

The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard

Matthew Leonard

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 831 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Parts of it should actually scare you. All of it should inspire you. The Our Father is the most famous of all prayers, taught to us by God himself. And while you've probably droned through it a few thousand times, have you ever really dug into what you're saying? For a long time, I hadn't. And my guess is it's the same for many of you. So in celebration of the upcoming (at least in many countries) Father's Day holiday, I thought I'd pay homage to the Our Father on the Art of Catholic podcast, by unveiling the inner logic of Christ's own prayer. Because this isn't just a prayer, it's a deep, rich teaching that provides a window into the very identities of both God and man, and our incredible relationship. I have a chapter devoted to this deep and beautiful prayer in my book, "Prayer Works: Getting a Grip on Catholic Spirituality." So I thought I'd just do a kind of audio book reading of that chapter for you. In it, we'll cover things like: The incredible power of words The scariest petition ever All the forms of prayer The order in which we should ask for things from God The meaning and theology underlying each petition of the Our Father After listening to this episode, my guess is that you'll never pray the Our Father the same way again. Happy Our Father's Day! Matthew P.S. I'm heading back to Italy! Join me in March 2019 for an amazing pilgrimage to Rome, Assisi, Orvieto, LaVerna, and much, much more! Check it out here! Grab your FREE copy of my quick guide to deeper prayer 8 Ways To Jumpstart Your Prayer Life!

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0:00.0	This is the art of Catholic.
0:07.0	And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites.
0:19.6	For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners that they may
0:23.5	be seen by men.
0:25.0	Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
0:28.4	But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your father who is
0:33.2	in secret, and your father who sees in secret will reward you.
0:38.2	And in praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentile do, for they think that they
0:42.5	will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
0:49.2	Pray then like this, our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom
0:55.8	come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
1:00.3	Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
1:07.6	And lead us not in too temptation, but deliver us from evil.
1:13.5	Welcome to the Art of Catholic. I'm Matthew Leonard. This is the podcast that dives into the truth, beauty, and goodness of the Catholic faith,
1:22.0	and seeks to take your practice of it to the next level.
1:26.5	Thank you so much for joining me today wherever you are across the world.
1:30.1	I've got a special episode for you that I think is going to be totally relevant,
1:34.1	not just for this time of the year, but for every day of the rest of your life.
1:40.8	Regular listeners know that I'm always encouraging you guys into deeper prayer because that's the
1:45.7	grease that keeps things flowing smoothly in this spiritual life.
1:49.8	It gets rid of the obstacles that keep the grace of the sacraments from having its maximum
1:54.4	or their maximum impact upon your ascent to sainthood.
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