Prayer keeps us close to God. ____________________ is talking and listening to God. We can only talk to God when we are happy and we should not talk to him when we are sad. God is always there to hear our prayer. He listens to us. What way or way does God speak to us? At mass Through the sacraments Through the words of the Bible Through the leaders of Church Through all those who show us his love. All of the above Jesus prayed to God his Father. Jesus only prayed by himself. The __________________ is the holy place in Jerusalem where the Jewish People worshiped God. YES NO YES NO YES NO

Check the reasons that we pray: YES NO Sometimes Jesus would pray with his family, friends, and disciples. Jesus teaches us to pray. Jesus’ disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray and that is when Jesus taught them The Lord’s Prayer. The Lord’s Prayer is also called the Act of Contrition. Our actions can also be prayers. Check the reasons that we pray: to ask God for help to ask God’s blessing for us and others to tell God how beautiful the world is to thank God for his love to ask God to forgive us for hurting others because our parents and priest tell us to to pray for someone who needs help or is sick YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

YES NO We are not allowed to use our own words when we pray. Praying together is an important part of being a member of the Church. At morning prayer and evening prayer, people gather to pray and sing psalms. People in religious communities live a life of prayer. Did Jesus always pray by himself? Can we use our own words to pray? Is the Hail Mary the prayer Jesus taught his disciples? Is prayer talking and listening to God? Prayer was important not important to Jesus. Praying together is important not important part of being a member of the Church. God always sometimes listens to our prayers. Another name for the Lord’s Prayer is the Hail Mary Our Father. YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

We ask God to forgive us. We need to forgive others. Match The Lord’s Prayer with the correct meaning. We ask God to forgive us. We need to forgive others. We ask that all people will know and share God’s love. This is what God wants for all of us. We ask God to keep us safe from anything that goes against his love. We talk to God. We praise him as our loving Father. We say that God is holy. We honor and respect his name. We ask God to give us what we need. We remember all people who are hungry or poor. 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.

ANSWERS Yes Prayer No F Temple All except-because our parents and priest tell us to No Yes Important Always Our Father

We ask God to forgive us. We need to forgive others. Match The Lord’s Prayer with the correct meaning. We ask God to forgive us. We need to forgive others. We ask that all people will know and share God’s love. This is what God wants for all of us. We ask God to keep us safe from anything that goes against his love. We talk to God. We praise him as our loving Father. We say that God is holy. We honor and respect his name. We ask God to give us what we need. We remember all people who are hungry or poor. 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.