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St. Francis’ paraphrase of Pater

August 18, 2007 |

Which I just discovered, thanks to the book Life and Legends of Francis of Assisi, by Fr. Candide Chalippe:

“Our Father, most happy and mst holy, our Creator, our Redeemer, and our Consoler.

Who art in Heaven, in the angels, in the saints, in the illuminated, in order that they may know thee, who inflamest them by thy love; for, O Lord! Thou art the Light and the Love who dwellest in them, and Thou art their Beatitudeby satiating them: Thou art the Sovereign and Eternal Good, from whom all good proceeds, and wihout Thee there is no other good.

Hallowed be Thy name, in order thus to make Thyself knn to us by vivid lights, so that we may see the full extent of Thy bounty, the duration of Thy promises, the sublimity of Thy majesty, and the depth of Thy judgement.

Thy Kingdom come, in order that Thou mayest reign in us by grace, and that Thou mayest bring us to Thy Kingdom, where Thou art clearly and perfecty loved, where w become happy in Thy society, and where Thou art eternally enjoyed.

Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven, in order that we may love Thee with our whole hearts, thinking always of Thee with our whole soul, ever loning for Thee, with all our mind referring to Thee all our views, seeking Thy glory in all things, with all our strength, employing  Thy service, for Thy love, all the strength of our bodies and souls, without making any other use of them,that we may love our neighbor as ourselves, using all our efforts to draw them to Thy love, rejoicing in all the good that happens to them, as if it ws our own, being grieved at any ills which my befal them, and giving offence to none.

Give us this day our daily bread, it is Thy beloved Son, Jesus Christ; we as Thee for Him, in order to remind us of the love He has shown us, and of what He has said, done and endured for us, we ask Thee to make us fully comprehend these things, and cause us to revere them.

Forgive us our trespasses, by Thy infinite mercy by the passion of Thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, by the merits and intercession of the Blessed irgin Mary, and of all the elect.

As we forgive them that trespass against us, what may be not altogether remitted on our part, grant us the favor, O Lord! to remit entirely, in order that, for love of Thee, we may sincerely love our enemies, and may intercede for them fervently at Thy throne, that we may not render to any one evil for evil, and that in Thee we may endeavor to do good to all.

And lead us not into temptation, hidden manifest, sudden, grievous.

But deliver us from evil, past, present and to come.

Amen, willingly and gratuitously.”


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