... in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen. Through the prayers of our
holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen. Glory
to You, our God, Glory to You.
O Heavenly King,
the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, You are everywhere and fill all things,
Treasury of blessings, and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and cleanse us
from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy
Immortal, have mercy on us (three times).
Glory be to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it is now, was in the
beginning, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer, More Meditations
Our Father in the heavens,
It was sanctified, Your name. She[1] came, Your kingdom. He[2] was born, Your Will. As in heaven, also on the earth.[3] You gave us our manna bread today. You forgave us our debts; as we [must]
also forgive our debtors. You did not
lead us into calamity; even so, You delivered us from the evil.[4]
[1] She,
because kingdom is feminine. The kingdom
is the bride of Christ. Everywhere, the
kingdom is the bride of the king, indicating in Greek thought that the king is
to love her, not dominate her.
[2] Properly,
it, because will is neuter. Even so it
is impossible to escape the implication that these things are the gift and work
of Jesus Christ in life and in death, while the very next phrase emphasizes His
incarnation.
[3] The
incarnation of the Son of God causes earth to function like heaven. Life on earth may now be lived in the
presence of God. With the coming of the Holy
Ghost on the Day of Pentecost, 33 AD, this becomes a powerful reality in the
birth of The Church. The Church is
divinized. We ought not to think of The
Church as a scattered bunch of warring political enemies; but rather as an
indivisible living organism, a bride in the process of preparation for her
wedding. Divinization is often
attributed to individuals; however, in reality it applies to the body as a
whole, The Church, not to any individual.
It is impossible to be sanctified and glorified as an individual.
[4] At Your Son’s cross, burial, victory
over hell, resurrection, ascension, and future coming in glory. Join us mortals here on earth to your Son’s
work, so that we may participate in it with joy immortal.
O Christ,
God-man, You have done all these things for us by your mighty works in life and
in death. Enable us to enter into the
majesty of your prayer, by receiving Your most-pure Body and like precious
Blood. Empower us to be obedient to its
beauty and goodness, that we might become a truly forgiving people. Inspire us to behold its glory, so that we
might be evermore like You in all that we think, say and do, both now and ever
and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
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