The prayer Christ Himself taught the Apostles when they asked Him how to pray. The pattern and summary of all Christian prayer.
Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo, et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra, sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Padre nuestro que estás en el cielo, santificado sea tu Nombre; venga a nosotros tu Reino; hágase tu voluntad en la tierra como en el cielo. Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día; perdona nuestras ofensas, como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden; no nos dejes caer en la tentación, y líbranos del mal. Amén.
Padre nostro, che sei nei cieli, sia santificato il tuo nome, venga il tuo regno, sia fatta la tua volontà, come in cielo così in terra. Dacci oggi il nostro pane quotidiano, e rimetti a noi i nostri debiti come anche noi li rimettiamo ai nostri debitori, e non abbandonarci alla tentazione, ma liberaci dal male. Amen.
Pai Nosso que estais nos Céus, santificado seja o vosso Nome, venha a nós o vosso Reino, seja feita a vossa vontade assim na terra como no Céu. O pão nosso de cada dia nos dai hoje, perdoai-nos as nossas ofensas assim como nós perdoamos a quem nos tem ofendido, e não nos deixeis cair em tentação, mas livrai-nos do Mal.
Notre Père, qui es aux cieux, que ton nom soit sanctifié, que ton règne vienne, que ta volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel. Donne-nous aujourd’hui notre pain de ce jour. Pardonne-nous nos offenses, comme nous pardonnons aussi à ceux qui nous ont offensés. Et ne nous laisse pas entrer en tentation mais délivre-nous du Mal. Amen.
Vater unser im Himmel, geheiligt werde dein Name, dein Reich komme, dein Wille geschehe wie im Himmel so auf Erden. Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute. Und vergib uns unsere Schuld, wie auch wir vergeben unsern Schuldigern. Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung, sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen.
Ojcze nasz, któryś jest w niebie, święć się imię Twoje, przyjdź królestwo Twoje, bądź wola Twoja, jako w niebie, tak i na ziemi. Chleba naszego powszedniego daj nam dzisiaj, i odpuść nam nasze winy, jako i my odpuszczamy naszym winowajcom. I nie wódź nas na pokuszenie, ale nas zbaw ode złego. Amen
Every Mass; in the Liturgy of the Hours at Lauds and Vespers; on the Our Father bead of every Rosary decade; in the Divine Mercy Chaplet; and as the central petition of nearly every Catholic devotion.
The Lord's Prayer was given by Christ in two different settings in the Gospels — in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew's longer form, and in response to a request from the disciples in Luke's shorter form. The Didache (c. 100 AD) instructs Christians to pray it three times a day.
The Latin form used in the Roman Rite has not changed since at least the time of St. Jerome (c. 400). The English translation in current Catholic use derives from the Tyndale translation of 1526 — one of the few English texts retained when most others were retranslated for the 1970s liturgical reform — out of respect for ecumenical use and centuries of memorization.
Pope Francis approved a textual change to the Italian Missal in 2019 ('do not let us fall into temptation' rather than 'lead us not into temptation') to clarify the theological meaning that God does not actively lead toward sin. English-speaking conferences have not adopted the change as of 2025.
The prayer is translated, and translations move. Two of the five vernacular versions on this page were revised in the last decade, both at the sixth petition, and both because the Latin <em>ne nos inducas in tentationem</em> can be read as asking God not to do the tempting. The bishops of France dated the change at their plenary assembly of 28–31 March 2017 and the new wording — ‘Et ne nous laisse pas entrer en tentation’ for ‘Ne nous soumets pas à la tentation’ — came into force in every form of the liturgy on 3 December 2017, the First Sunday of Advent; the Congregation for Divine Worship had confirmed it on 12 June 2013 with the whole new liturgical translation of the Bible. Italy did the same three years later: the CEI’s General Assembly approved ‘non abbandonarci alla tentazione’ in November 2018, the third edition of the <em>Messale Romano</em> carried it, and it became obligatory in Advent 2020.
