Catechesis Notes for the Week — Lord, Teach Us to Pray — From now until the first few days of the Second Sunday in Advent, the readings in the Congregation at Prayer will focus on prayer as we meditate upon the petitions to the Lord’s Prayer and their explanations from the Small Catechism. As you study these readings, keep in mind that prayer is the voice of faith that claims God’s promises to us. It rests upon His Word. We have access to God through the merits of Christ. And we have the right to cry out to God for all our needs because we are the baptized children of God. CP241117