Part Four: Christian Prayer › Section Two of Part Four: The Lord’s Prayer “Our Father!” ›› Article 4: The Final Doxology

› IN BRIEF

Questions and Answers

2883. How does the final doxology take up the first three petitions of the Our Father? (CCC 2855) The final doxology takes up the first three petitions of the Our Father through the reference to the coming Kingdom, the power of God’s will and the glory of His name.
The final doxology is: “For the kingdom, the power and the glory are Yours, now and forever.
2884. What word ends the Our Father? (CCC 2856) The word “Amen” ends the Our Father.
2885. What does “Amen” mean? (CCC 2856) “Amen” means: “So be it.”