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Our father : reflections on the Lord's Prayer : a conversation with Marco Pozza / Pope Francis ; translated from the Italian by Matthew Sherry.

Francis, Pope, 1936- (author,, interviewee.). Pozza, Marco, 1954- (interviewer.). Sherry, Matthew, (translator.).

Summary:

"Pope Francis provides new insights into the most popular prayer in Christianity, offering readers a guide to living a life of meaning, purpose and strength. This new work by Pope Francis illuminates the most important prayer in all of Christianity, verse by verse, in conversation with Father Marco Pozza, a theologian and a prison chaplain in Padua, Italy. Here Francis offers unprecedented insight on Jesus's most profound words, while exploring the importance of social justice, benevolence, and forgiveness, key elements of Bergoglio's papacy. Our Father: The Lord's Prayer looks to address the concerns and hopes of today's men and women, seeking to become a guide to living a life that is full of meaning, purpose, and strength. 'It takes courage to truly believe that God is the Father that accompanies us, forgives us, gives us bread, is attentive to everything we ask...what if it is not true?' the Pope writes. Challenging this doubt, he issues a call to 'dare...help each other, one another to dare.'" -- Amazon.ca.

Record details

ISBN: 9780525576112 (hardcover)
ISBN: 0525576118
Physical Description: 141 pages ; 20 cm
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York : Image, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

A note to readers -- Preface by Pope Francis: pray to the Father -- Our Father: "I will not leave you orphans" -- Who art in heaven: fathers and the Our Father -- Hallowed be Thy Name: participating with prayer in the work of salvation -- Thy kingdom come: the kingdom of God needs our participation -- Thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven: Mary's total "yes" to the will of God -- Give us this day our daily bread: feed the hungry -- And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us: training for giving and for forgiveness -- And lead us not into temptation: the foundation of our hope -- But deliver us from evil: the weeds amid the good wheat -- The Lord's prayer: the prayer of grandparents is a treasure -- Afterword by Marco Pozza: an Our Father -- Among the imprisoned.