Paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer
OUR FATHER, MOST HOLY,
our Creator, Redeemer, and Comforter .
WHO ARE IN HEAVEN,
in the angels and in the saints,
illuminating them unto knowledge,
for You, O Lord, are light;
inflaming them unto love,
for You, O Lord, are Love;
dwelling in them and filling them with blessedness,
for You, O Lord, are the highest Good, the eternal Good,
from whom is all good and without whom is no good.
HALLOWED BE YOUR NAME,
Thy knowledge shine in us that we may know
the breadth of your goodness,
the length of your promises,
the height of your majesty,
and the depth of your judgements.
YOUR KINGDOM COME,
that you may reign in us by grace,
bring us to your kingdom
where there is the clear vision of You,
the perfect love of You,
the blessed company of You,
the eternal enjoyment of You.
YOUR WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
That we may love You:
with the whole heart by always thinking of You;
with the whole soul by always desiring You;
with the whole mind by directing all our intentions to You
and seeking your honour in all things;
and with all our strength, by spending all the powers
and senses of body and soul
in the service of your love and not in anything else.
And that we may love our neighbours even as ourselves;
drawing to the best of our power all to your love,
rejoicing in the good of others as in our own,
by showing them compassion in their troubles,
and giving offence to no one.
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD.
your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
through memory,
and understanding and reverence
for the love which He had for us,
and for those things which He said, did, and suffered for us.
AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES,
by your ineffable mercy,
in virtue of the Passion of your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
and through the merits and intercession of the most Blessed Virgin Mary and of all your elect.
AS WE FORGIVE THEIR THAT TRESPASS AGAINST US,
And what we do not fully forgive,
do You, O Lord, make us fully forgive:
that for your sake we may truly love our enemies,
and devoutly intercede for them with You;
that we may render no evil for evil,
but in You may strive to do good to all!
AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,
hidden or visible,
sudden or continuous.
BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
past, present, and to come.
Amen.