St. Augustine, What is “Our Daily Bread”?
Question 58 What does “give us this day our daily bread” mean? When we pray, Give us this day our daily bread, the word this day, means this present time, in which we ask for all that makes up temporal blessings…and bread, means the sacrament of believers, which in this present time is necessary in order to obtain this felicity – not in the present time – but in eternity. from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by [...]
St. Augustine, How Do I Do God’s Will?
Question 57 Part III What does “Thy will be done” mean? When we pray... that his will be done by us just as it is done by his angels in heaven. from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger God’s will is done; it shall be done. He Himself accomplishes it. In heaven, God’s will is, in the eschatological hic et nunc, ever done by His angels and saints. Here on earth, [...]
St. Augustine, How is God’s Will Done On Earth?
Question 57 Part II What does “Thy will be done” mean? When we pray, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, we pray for ourselves that he give us the grace of obedience, that his will be done by us just as it is done by his angels in heaven. from St. Augustine Answers 101 Questions on Prayer by Fr. Ermatinger Whatever God wills, He does. God’s will is done in [...]