We have many texts that show how the first Christians lived their faith. When they got up in the morning, they thanked God on their knees. During the day they prayed the Our Father three times. The Fathers of the Church and the first ecclesiastical writers show how they connected its words to their daily activities. Among other things, this prayer brought home to them the reality of their divine filiation. When praying for their enemies, they asked themselves how they could show God’s love to them. When asking for their "daily bread," they saw a relationship to the Blessed Eucharist, giving thanks for this great gift; in the same words they also saw the need to be detached from earthly goods, not wishing for more than was necessary nor being overly concerned about what they lacked. The Our Father became a synthesis of the entire Gospel and the rule of Christian life. The times they chose to pray it reminded them of the mysteries of the faith and the need to strive to become like Jesus all throughout their day, hour by hour: "At the third hour the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles…at the sixth hour our Lord was crucified; at the ninth hour he washed away our sins with his blood."[5] The catechesis and formation they received never separated the Christian mysteries from their lives. (From opusdei.org)