Chapter 2 - Essential Daily Catholic Prayers
Mastering the Greatest Prayer Given by Christ Himself
The Our Father (Pater Noster) is the prayer taught by Our Lord Himself and is therefore the most perfect and essential prayer in all of Christendom. It holds a central place in the Traditional Latin Mass and in the daily prayers of all true Catholics. Every word comes from the Divine Lips of Christ, commanding us to pray not with presumption or pride, but with filial trust in the Almighty Father.
For faithful Catholics who reject the Vatican II sect, this prayer takes on even greater importance. The false religion born of the Second Vatican Council has corrupted the sacred liturgy, distorted the theology of God’s Fatherhood through ecumenism, and has attempted to present man—not God—as the center of worship. In contrast, the Pater Noster expresses true humility, right order, and the sovereign will of God over all creation.
When we pray the Our Father in Latin, we speak not only in the language of the Church but in the tongue sanctified by centuries of saints, martyrs, and doctors of the Faith. It is a public rejection of the man-centered liturgy of the Novus Ordo, and a return to the prayerful obedience that Christ expects from His true Church.
1. The Pater Noster
Latin:
Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum.
Advéniat regnum tuum. Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,
et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.
Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem, sed líbera nos a malo. Amen.
English Translation:
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.
📌 Key Notes:
The Latin version follows the Church’s official translation from the Vulgate Bible, used for over 1,600 years.
Fiat voluntas tua (Thy will be done) mirrors the Blessed Virgin Mary’s words at the Annunciation (Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum – Be it done unto me according to Thy word - Luke 1:38).
2. Pronunciation Guide
Here is a word-by-word breakdown with Ecclesiastical Latin pronunciation:
Pater Noster Pronunciation Guide
| Latin Word | Phonetic Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Pater | PAH-ter | Father |
| Noster | NOH-ster | Our |
| Qui | Kwee | Who |
| Es | Es | Are |
| In | Een | In |
| Cælis | CHAY-lees | Heavens |
| Sanctificétur | Sahnk-tee-FEE-chay-toor | Hallowed be |
| Nomen | NOH-men | Name |
| Tuum | TOO-oom | Thy |
| Advéniat | Ahd-VAY-nee-aht | Let come |
| Regnum | REG-noom | Kingdom |
| Fiat | FEE-aht | Be done |
| Volúntas | Voh-LOON-tahs | Will |
| Tua | TOO-ah | Thy |
| Sicut | SEE-koot | As |
| In | Een | In |
| Cælo | CHAY-loh | Heaven |
| Et | Et | And |
| In | Een | In |
| Terra | TEHR-rah | Earth |
| Panem | PAH-nem | Bread |
| Nostrum | NOH-stroom | Our |
| Quotidiánum | Kwoh-tee-dee-AH-noom | Daily |
| Da | Dah | Give |
| Nobis | NOH-bees | To us |
| Hódie | OH-dee-eh | Today |
| Dimítte | Dee-MEE-teh | Forgive |
| Débita | DEH-bee-tah | Debts |
| Nostra | NOH-strah | Our |
| Sicut | SEE-koot | As |
| Et | Et | And |
| Nos | Nos | We |
| Dimíttimus | Dee-MEE-tee-moos | Forgive |
| Debitóribus | Deh-bee-TOH-ree-boos | Debtors |
| Nostris | NOH-strees | Ours |
| Et | Et | And |
| Ne | Nay | Not |
| Nos | Nos | Us |
| Indúcas | Een-DOO-kahs | Lead |
| In | Een | Into |
| Tentatiónem | Ten-tah-TEE-oh-nem | Temptation |
| Sed | Sed | But |
| Líbera | LEE-beh-rah | Deliver |
| Nos | Nos | Us |
| A | Ah | From |
| Malo | MAH-loh | Evil |
| Amen | AH-men | Amen |
📌 Key Pronunciation Notes:
Cælis & Cælo = CHAY-lees, CHAY-loh (Soft "ch" sound).
Quotidiánum = Kwoh-tee-dee-AH-noom (Break it into syllables).
Dimíttimus = Dee-MEE-tee-moos (Emphasize "MEE").
3. Videos
LATIN: Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum. Advéniat regnum tuum. Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie, et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem, sed líbera nos a malo. Amen.
PHONETIC: PAH-ter NOH-ster, kwee es een CHAY-lees, sahnk-tee-FEE-chay-toor NOH-men TOO-oom. Ahd-VAY-nee-aht REG-noom TOO-oom. FEE-aht voh-LOON-tahs TOO-ah, SEE-koot een CHAY-loh et een TEHR-rah. PAH-nem NOH-stroom kwoh-tee-dee-AH-noom dah NOH-bees OH-dee-eh, et dee-MEE-teh NOH-bees DEH-bee-tah NOH-strah, SEE-koot et nos dee-MEE-tee-moos deh-bee-TOH-ree-boos NOH-strees. Et nay nos een-DOO-kahs een ten-tah-TEE-oh-nem, sed LEE-beh-rah nos ah MAH-loh. AH-men.
LATIN: Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum. Advéniat regnum tuum. Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie, et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem, sed líbera nos a malo. Amen. PHONETIC: PAH-ter NOH-ster, kwee es een CHAY-lees, sahnk-tee-FEE-chay-toor NOH-men TOO-oom. Ahd-VAY-nee-aht REG-noom TOO-oom. FEE-aht voh-LOON-tahs TOO-ah, SEE-koot een CHAY-loh et een TEHR-rah. PAH-nem NOH-stroom kwoh-tee-dee-AH-noom dah NOH-bees OH-dee-eh, et dee-MEE-teh NOH-bees DEH-bee-tah NOH-strah, SEE-koot et nos dee-MEE-tee-moos deh-bee-TOH-ree-boos NOH-strees. Et nay nos een-DOO-kahs een ten-tah-TEE-oh-nem, sed LEE-beh-rah nos ah MAH-loh. AH-men.
4. How to Integrate the Prayer Into Daily Life
The Pater Noster is recited:
✔ At every Traditional Latin Mass (before Holy Communion).
✔ At the beginning of the Rosary (before the first three Hail Marys).
✔ In the Divine Office (Breviary) and Liturgy of the Hours.
✔ Before meals in Catholic households.
✔ For personal daily prayer and spiritual protection.
📌 Devout Gesture:
It is customary to bow your head at "Sanctificétur nomen tuum" (Hallowed be Thy name) as a sign of reverence.
5. Lesson Summary
The Our Father (Pater Noster) is the perfect prayer, given by Christ Himself and handed down through the true Catholic Church. In praying it in Latin, we remain united to the saints of all ages and reject the modernist, man-centered errors of Vatican II. It teaches us to seek God’s will, not our own, and to trust in Divine Providence with humility and faith.
6. Final Thought – Why Does This Prayer Matter?
The Pater Noster is more than a prayer—it is a profound act of submission to the Divine Will, a rejection of self-will and worldliness, and a public profession of the true Faith. In a world poisoned by the heresies and errors of Vatican II, where God’s sovereignty is exchanged for humanism, and the liturgy is distorted to please man, the Our Father calls us back to the right order: God first, always.
The Vatican II sect’s novelty-laden liturgies have often diluted or marginalized the Pater Noster, introducing erroneous interpretations or translating it in ambiguous and misleading ways. But the Latin Pater Noster has never changed. It is timeless, pure, and unambiguous. It proclaims God as Father in truth, not as a mere symbol of universal brotherhood or interreligious compromise.
To pray this prayer in Latin, within the untainted traditions of the true Roman Catholic Church, is to affirm our obedience to Christ, fidelity to the Faith of our Fathers, and rejection of the false Vatican II church. The Pater Noster is the battle cry of the Church Militant, the song of those who follow Christ the King and recognize no compromise with heresy or error. Let it always be on our lips, in our hearts, and lived out in our daily lives.
"Pater Noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum..."
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