Question 592

What is the sense of the petition “Give us this day our daily bread”?

Answer

Asking God with the filial trust of children for the daily nourishment which is necessary for us all we recognize how good God is, beyond all goodness. We ask also for the grace to know how to act so that justice and solidarity may allow the abundance of some to remedy the needs of others.

Condenses CCC ¶¶ 2828-2834 2861