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2774 "The Lord's Prayer is truly the summary of the whole gospel," ²⁴ the "most perfect of prayers." ²⁵ It is at the center of the Scriptures.

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PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER

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SECTION TWO: THE LORD'S PRAYER: "OUR FATHER!"

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ARTICLE 1: "THE SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE GOSPEL"

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24 Tertullian, De orat. 1:PL 1, 1251-1255.

25 St. Thomas Aquinas, STh II-II, 83, 9.

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