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Rabu, 01 April 2009

The Prayer Inspired by the Our Father (attributed to St. Francis of Asissi)

O our most holy Father:
O our Creator, Redeemer, Concoler, and Savior
Who art in heaven:
In the angels and in the saints,
enlightening them to love, because You, Lord, are light
inflaming them to love, because You, Lord, are love
dwelling [in them] and filling them with happiness
because You, Lord, are the Supreme Good, the Eternal Good
from Whom comes all good
without Whom there is no good
Hallowed be Your name:
May our knowledge of You become ever clearer
That we may know the breadth of Your blessings
the length of Your promises
the height of Your majesty
the depth of Your judgments
Your Kingdom come:
so that You may rule in us through Your grace
and enable us to come to Your kingdom,
where there is an unclouded vision of You
a perfect love of You
a blessed companionship with You
an eternal enjoyment of You
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven:
That we may love You with our whole heart by always thinking of You
with our whole soul by always desiring You
with our whole mind by directing all our intentions to You and by seeking Your glory in everything
and in our whole strength by spending all our energies and affections of soul and body in the service of Your love and of nothing else
and may we love our neighbors as ourselves
by drawing them all with our whole strength to Your love
by rejoicing in the good fortunes of others as well as our own
by sympathizing with the misfortunes of others
and by giving offense to no one
Give us this day:
In memory and understanding and reverence
Of the love which [our Lord Jesus Christ] had for us and of those things which He said and did and suffered for us
Our daily bread:
Your own beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ
And forgive us our trespasses:
Through Your ineffable mercy
through the power of the Passion of Your beloved Son
together with the merits and intercession of the blessed Virgin Mary and all Your chosen ones
As we forgive those who trespass against us:
And whatever we do not forgive perfectly
do You, Lord, enable us to forgive [our] enemies
and fervently intercede for them before You,
returning no one evil for evil
and striving to help everyone in You
And lead us not into temptation:
Hidden or obvious
sudden or persistent
But deliver us from evil:
Past, present, and to come
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.
Amen.

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