45. "Give us this day our daily bread"

The final four petitions concern our bodily and spiritual welfare. Beginning with our prayer for "daily bread" we ask God to provide us with the necessities for each day.

1. Differences between the preceding and following petitions: 00:19
2. How to pray for temporal blessings: 01:29
3. Necessity of the fourth petition: 02:52
(a) Many things needed for bodily life: 03:14
(b) Man must labour to supply his bodily wants: 04:20
(c) Man's labour is vain without God's help: 05:01
4. Inducements to use this petition: 06:38
5. What the word "bread" entails: 07:48
6. Praying for temporal blessings: 08:18
(a) We refer to needs not luxuries: 10:29
(b) Why we call it "our" bread: 11:53
(c) Why we say "daily" bread: 13:50
(d) Meaning of "give" 15:18
(e) Why we say "give us" (instead of "me"): 16:33
(f) "This day" 17:29
6. The Spiritual Bread asked for in this petition: 18:24
(a) The Word of God: 18:51
(b) Christ and the Eucharist: 19:59
7. Exhortations: 22:12

Thumbnail picture: "Jesus preaching on the Mount" by Gustave Dore

The Bible used for the English version of this catechism is the Douay-Rheims Bible based on the Latin Vulgate. Scripture chapters and verses may vary between translations.

Catechism used in this series: "The Roman Catechism: The Catechism of the Council of Trent for Parish Priests" available at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Catechism-Council-Parish-Priests/dp/1481988360/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=roman+catechism+trent&qid=1605276456&s=books&sr=1-1