Questions 85-107: Prayer, sacraments, and the Lord's Prayer

#Overview

A browseable path through prayer and the Lord's Prayer to finish the catechism cleanly.

The Shorter Catechism's closing devotional section, centered on prayer and the Lord's Prayer.

#Prayer and the Lord's Prayer

The closing cluster gives the catechism's devotional teaching a natural home in prayer, petition, and dependence on God.

#Reading rhythm

Use the child pages to move through the preface and petitions in order, then close with daily bread, forgiveness, and deliverance.

#Study note

This section should feel like a confident and orderly close to the catechism.

#Key topics

• Prayer
• Sacraments
• Lord's Prayer
• Devotion

These topics mark the doctrinal and navigational center of the page ¹.

#Related pages

• Questions 85-89: Prayer and the Lord's Prayer — The definition and place of prayer in Christian worship and practice.
• Questions 90-99: The preface and first petitions — The structure of the Lord's Prayer and the first petitions for God's name, kingdom, and will.
• Questions 100-107: Daily bread, forgiveness, and closing petitions — The final petitions of the Lord's Prayer and the catechism's closing devotional emphasis.

Use these child pages to move from the overview into narrower study units ¹.

#Study path

The Shorter Catechism is presented as a compact memorization tool that still retains doctrinal order and clear navigation ¹.

#Memory and review

The smaller clusters help learners remember the structure of the catechism without flattening it into a single long page.

#Study note

Use these pages for quick review, family instruction, and reference to the larger catechetical structure.

#Sources

• [1] RPCNA convictions - Official constitutional landing page.

#Rights note

Summary-first treatment only. ²