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578. What is the origin of the Our Father? 2759-2760 2773 Jesus taught us this Christian prayer for which there is no substitute, the Our Father, on the day on which one of his disciples saw him praying and asked him, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). The Church’s liturgical tradition has always used the text of Saint Matthew (6:9-13). “THE SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE GOSPEL” 579. What is the place of the Our Father in the Scriptures? 2761-2764 2774 The Our Father is the “summary of the whole Gospel” (Tertullian), “the perfect prayer” (Saint Thomas Aquinas). Found in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), it presents in the form of prayer the essential content of the Gospel. 580. Why is it called the “Lord’s Prayer”? 2765-2766 2775 The Our Father is called the “Oratio Dominica”, that is, the Lord’s Prayer because it was taught to us by the Lord Jesus himself.