#Saggezza

514. What position does the Our Father
hold among prayers?
The Our Father is “the most perfect prayer”
(St. Thomas Aquinas) and the “summary of the whole Gospel” (Tertullian). [2761-2772, 2774, 2776]
The Our Father is more than a prayer-it is a path that leads directly into the heart of our Father.
515. Where do we get the confidence
to call God “Father”?
We can be so bold as to address God as Father because Jesus has called us to a close relationship with himself and made us children of God. In communion with him, “who is in the bosom of the Father” (Jn 1:18), we are privileged to cry, “Abba, Father!” [2777-2778, 2797- 2800] 37