Give Us O Lord Our Daily Bread

“Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11; Luke 11:3)

1) The Lord Jesus taught us to ask for bread. Basic daily sustanence. We are to ask the Heavenly Father confidently for everything we need today just as a children turn trustingly to their parents each and every day to provide them with all their needs. God will make sure that we have what we need each day so long as we humbly request. He never will let us down whenever we humbly request.

2) Catholic Christians know “daily bread” also refers to the bread of life, the Holy Eucharist. This holy food is indispensible for our spiritual life and, therefore, Our Lord Jesus teaches us to ask for it each and every day. Even if we are not able to receive daily Communion, we pray that our reception of the Body of Christ every Sunday will affect every day.

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