Dear Father | Triple play? Three different versions of the Lord's Prayer
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By Msgr. Matthew Mitas
From St. Louis Review archives
Question:
I notice that both St. Matthew and St. Luke give a version of the Lord’s Prayer in their respective Gospels, but the two versions differ. I have always preferred Luke’s shorter and more direct version. Why does the Church insist on using Matthew’s?
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