The Lord's Prayer is one of the best loved and most spoken prayers on the planet. 2775 It is called "the Lord's Prayer" because it comes to us from the Lord Jesus, the master and model of our prayer. This prayer takes a mere 15-20 seconds to say, yet is filled with deep meaning. Complete summary of Gregory of Nyssa's The Lord's Prayer and the Beatitudes. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Lord's Prayer and the Beatitudes. Brooklyn Museum. 2774 "The Lord's Prayer is truly the summary of the whole gospel," 24 the "most perfect of prayers." On his reflection on this prayer, St. Cyprian of Carthage, a third century bishop wrote, “My dear friends, the Lord’s Prayer … 25 It is at the center of the Scriptures. The Lord's Prayer (Le Pater Noster), by James Tissot. At easter sunday 2007, it is thought that over 2 billion people worldwide recited this prayer. The Lord's Prayer, also called the Our Father (Latin: Pater Noster), is a central Christian prayer which, according to the New Testament, Jesus taught as the way to pray: . It is used in church services, schools, in small groups and in many individual private times with God. This is known as the Lord’s Prayer. In Matthew 6:9-13 and in Luke 11: 2-4 we read of Jesus teaching his disciples how they should pray. This prayer perfectly summarizes our faith and what is expressed in the Gospels. 2776 The Lord's Prayer is the quintessential prayer of the Church.