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Sacramental theology and apostolic tradition
What does the Church teach?
The Lord's Prayer is the "summary of the whole gospel" (Tertullian), prayed supremely in the liturgy. "Our Father" unites us as Church; the petitions find fulfillment in the Eucharist—daily bread, forgiveness, communion with God.
We pray as Church, not isolated individuals
Every petition finds liturgical home
The prayer leads to the altar
ἐπιούσιος appears nowhere else in Greek literature—scholars debate "daily/necessary/coming day"
Aorist ἄφες suggests decisive forgiveness
πειρασμός means testing/trial, not just temptation
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