

In this petition, we acknowledge that we owe God reverence and are reminded that whether his name is revered and kept as holy by others is directly related to how we represent him in the world. We are also asking that we would live in such a way that others would come to know and revere as holy, the name of the God we profess faith in and pray to in this very prayer. We are asking that we recognize God’s name as holy and treat it as such in the way we live our lives. But it does, among other things, remind us that we hallow God’s name by giving honor, reverence, and adoration to God. This does not mean we somehow make God holy he is the source of his own holiness. “Hallowed” can seem a strange and unfamiliar word to 21st Century ears, but it means, “to be made holy" to be set aside to conform to God’s purpose. This week we will look at the line, “Hallowed be thy name".

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That said, over the next several blogs we will be looking at several of the petitions in the Our Father, and briefly exploring their meaning. This achievement also rewards you with 'the Hallowed' title(In the format 'This helps our prayers to be offered to God with greater devotion and fervency. To both grow in the life of prayer, and pray more fruitfully, it is important that we do take the time to reflect on what we are praying, and what those words mean. Jesus reminds us of this temptation and warns against it right before giving the disciples this most wonderful prayer (Matt 6:7). St Thomas Aquinas referred to it as the “most perfect prayer ” and the Church, in her teaching refers to it as “the prayer of the Church par excellence, for which there is no substitute.”ĭespite its importance, it can be easy for us to fall into the trap of saying the Our Father rather than praying it to simply go through the motions out of pure routine.
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It is his answer to their request to be taught how to pray. The Our Father is a prayer that holds a privileged place in the life of every Christian, and rightly so! It is the only time recorded in Scripture in which Jesus Christ gives his disciples a prayer.


“‘Hallowed be’ can mean ‘let your name be holy.” Good question answer is, he can’t be, to his worshippers. Jimmy Akin says: ‘God’s name represents God, so how could he be any more holy?’
