Traditional Catholic prayer · The Lord's Prayer · Pater Noster

The Our Father

The prayer the Lord Jesus himself taught his disciples (Matthew 6:9–13) — the most fundamental of all Christian prayers.

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Prayed in the Mass, the Rosary, and countless devotions.

Where it comes from

Christ gives this prayer himself, in answer to a disciple asking to be taught to pray. It appears twice in the Gospels: at length in Matthew 6:9-13 and shorter in Luke 11:2-4.

Frequently asked

Why do Protestants add 'For the kingdom, the power and the glory'?

That doxology is an early liturgical addition found in some manuscripts of Matthew. Catholics pray it at Mass too, but after a short prayer that follows the Our Father, rather than as part of it.

Is it the same as the Lord's Prayer?

Yes — the two names are used for the same prayer.

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