Catechism for Young Children · Question 110 of 145

What is the first petition?

A.“Hallowed be thy name.”

What does this answer mean?

The first petition is 'Hallowed be thy name.' Hallowed means treated as holy. Jesus teaches us to begin prayer with God's honor before our own needs. God's name is everything by which he makes himself known. We ask that God would be honored first of all.

What can we ask our children?

  1. What is the first petition?
  2. What does 'hallowed' mean?
  3. Why do we start with God's name?

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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).

Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.