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Family Reflection Video: The Perfect Prayer

Family Reflection Video: The Perfect Prayer

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The Gospel today is of great significance for in it, the Son of God teaches us to pray.  It is the perfect prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer is the prayer for the Christian journey and has been offered up consistently for the past two thousand years. This prayer links us to all of the great figures in Christian history right up to the present day. 

Pray the Our Father with your family. Pray it slowly and really think about the words. Discuss with your family how you can all keep the Lord’s Prayer alive today within a culture that can be at odds with each other.

Thank you for being with us today. We keep all families around the world in our prayers here at the Father Peyton Center.

For additional reading: Learn more about the dramatic life stories of Saint John Fisher and Saint Thomas More. Learn more about the movie A Man for All Seasons.

About Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

Father Wilfred J. Raymond, C.S.C. (Father Willy), a native of Old Town, Maine, is the eighth of 12 children. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Stonehill College in 1967 and a master’s in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He served in ministry at Stonehill College (1979-1992), Holy Cross leadership (1994-2000), National Director of Family Theater Productions, Hollywood (2000-2014), and President of Holy Cross Family Ministries (2014-2022). In addition to English, he is conversant in French and Spanish. He remains a diehard fan of the Boston Red Sox, even though he has served as Chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers.