Tag: Our Father
Melto D’Moronoyo: Forgive us our trespasses
We have been studying the “Our Father,” known in Syriac by the words Our Lord would have used: Aboun d.baš.ma.yo. We now come to the final part of this series.
Melto D’Moronoyo: Give us this day our daily bread
Having explored the heavenly direction of the opening petitions of the “Our Father” in Syriac, we now reach the turning point of the prayer, the point where the divine descent meets our human need.
Melto D’Moronoyo: Thy kingdom come
We continue our study of the “Our Father” in the Syriac language, which is probably as close as we will ever come to the very words Our Lord used.
Melto d’Moronoyo: Let your name be Hallowed
God’s name, His very being, is already holy. We humans cannot make it holier than it is; but while we cannot hallow His Name, we can pray that He does so. That is, that He reveals His holiness and glory to us.
What does it mean to say “Our Father?”
Let us consider the words “Our Father” in light of the Syriac tradition. Looking at the New Testament in Syriac provides a fresh perspective and connects us to an ancient dialect of the language spoken by Our Lord.
Archbishop Fisher OP calls for a ‘powerhouse of prayer’ to renew...
“Only through prayer can we hear, discern, converse, propose, decide,” said the archbishop at the Mass marking the midpoint of the Plenary Council's first assembly.
Monica Doumit: Time to make a habit of forgiveness
A yearly fresh reminder of the good, beautiful, true
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Q&A with Fr John Flader: Changing the Lord’s Prayer?
“In the past few weeks several friends have told me that the Pope has changed the wording of the Our Father. Is this true...
