The Lord's Prayer
<p>You may have read the <em>Catechism of the Catholic Church</em> and you may have studied <em>The Baltimore Catechism</em>, too, but if you don t know the Catechism that Jesus gave us, you don t know your Faith.</p> <p>Christ taught us the Lord s Prayer as the first and most important of all our catechisms. If you haven t considered it carefully, now s the time to begin — and here s the book to help you uncover the riches Christ placed in these familiar words.</p> <p><strong>Unlock the secrets of the Lord's Prayer</strong></p> <p>Msgr. Romano Guardini, acclaimed author of <em>The Rosary of Our Lady</em> and <em>The Art of Praying,</em> here reveals the holy wisdom of these 55 words from Jesus. With Msgr. Guardini's gentle help, you'll:</p> <li>Develop a greater love for the Lord's Prayer</li> <li>Come to understand God's tender care for you</li> <li>Discover His holy will for you</li> <li>Learn how to live always in His love</li> <li>Develop the strength to live in conformity with His holy will</li> <br> <p>In a word, <em>The Lord's Prayer</em> will help you to pray better . . . and to live better.</p> <p><strong>Special Features</strong></p> <li>Phrase-by-phrase, word-by-word explanations</li> <li>Frequent references to holy Scripture</li> <li>Written for persons of all faiths, and non-believers too!</li> <br> <p><strong>You'll learn:</strong></p> <li>Why you must say "Our Father," not "My Father"</li> <li>How the Lord's Prayer shows that our God differs from pagan gods</li> <li>"Our daily bread": it doesn't mean what most people think it means</li> <li>"Thy will be done": how this petition is the heart of the Our Father</li> <li>How the Lord's Prayer calls you to sustain the Kingdom of God</li> <li>Why God does not "deliver us from evil," but permits sin, even when the innocent suffer from it</li> <li>And much more!</li>