Pray As You Go - Daily Prayer Thursday 19 June 2025 - Our Father in heaven
Thursday 19 June 2025
Today is Thursday the 19th of June, in the 11th week of Ordinary Time. Juliano Ravanello sings ‘Pater Noster’, the Our Father. As you listen to this twice through, you might like to pray the Lord’s Prayer in your own language. Pater noster qui es in coelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum; adveniat regnum tuum, fiat voluntas tua, sicut in coelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. et ne nos inducas in tentationem sed libera nos a malo. 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. 2:55 Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew 6:7-15 ‘When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. ‘Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one. For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Jesus’ disciples ask him to teach them to pray, and this is his teaching for every one of us who follow him. The words are so familiar, but does something particular strike you today? Jesus’ prayer encapsulates so much of his teaching: God as loving Father, the kingdom according to God’s will, not our own, dependence on God and forgiveness. What seems most important to you here and why? As you hear the reading repeated, try to hear Jesus’ words as if for the first time. Is there anything particular that stays with you and strikes your mind or heart in a new way? Matthew 6:7-15 ‘When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. ‘Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one. For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Take time, in light of this very familiar prayer, to speak to God with your own words and from the heart of your own thoughts and feelings. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be World without end Amen