11. bread for the coming day: The Greek word epiousios is taken to mean “coming.” Thus it might refer to the
eschatological Day of the Lord (as the previous petitions suggest), or as a
morning prayer it could allude to the food necessary to survive for the rest of
the day. The Latin tradition of supersubstantialis,
frequently connected with the Eucharist in Christian piety, may carry an
allusion to the manna provided for Israel in the wilderness. (Daniel
J. Harrington, The Gospel of Matthew [Sacra Pagina Series 1; Collegeville,
Minn.: Liturgical Press, 2007], 95)
