THE LORD'S PRAYER

PRAYER

1. Why should prayer be "confident" and "suitable"?

2. May we not pray for temporal things? Explain.

3. Discuss the connection between "fervor" and "brevity" in our prayers.

4. Discuss the qualities of the prayers made by the Publican and the 

Samaritan (Luke, xviii. 10-14).

5. Enlarge upon the three effects of prayer mentioned by St. Thomas. Why is 

the Our Father called the "Lord's Prayer"?

6. How should we honor and imitate God our Father?

7. In the Lord's Prayer, why not say "my Father" instead of "our Father"?