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It is the most frequently recited prayer in the world, but it is also the least understood prayer. The Our Father is the prayer said by Christ, and that is why we recite it so often. We are now penetrating its extremely rich meanings. FOR MORE DETAILS: "The Teaching of the Orthodox Christian Faith" (Orthodox Catechism) St. Maximus the Confessor, "A Brief Interpretation of the Prayer Our Father", in the Philokalia, volume 2 St. Gregory of Nyssa, "On the Lord's Prayer", in volume 29 of the collection Fathers and Church Writers, EIBMBOR, Bucharest, 1982 St. Cyprian of Carthage, "On the Lord's Prayer", in volume 3 of the collection Fathers and Church Writers, EIBMBOR, Bucharest, 1981