Category Archives: Lord’s Prayer

What does ‘On Earth As It Is In Heaven’ mean?

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

Punctuation can often be misleading, especially when translators are faced with punctuating a text which has no punctuation. And so when we read the Lord’s Prayer in the Gospel of Saint Matthew we are perhaps accustomed to reading the first … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Prayer: What Does “Lead Us Not Into Temptation” Mean?

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

Well… I tried explaining this very thing back in 2017 but as a seasoned teacher, I know the importance of repetition. More than most, I know that, “Repetitio est mater memoriae!” Additionally, (and thankfully!) we classical teachers are an extremely patient … Continue reading →

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“’Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.”: Why we are Tempted

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

Saint Luke begins the story about Our Lord’s temptation in the desert saying, [1] And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the desert, [2] For the space of forty days; and … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Prayer: What Does “Lead Us Not Into Temptation” Mean?

Posted on December 9, 2017 by

The Lord’s Prayer is, of course, the perfect prayer. I don’t know that we have to offer any sort of proof for this other than the fact that it is the prayer given by Our Lord Himself. In St. Luke’s … Continue reading →

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Deliver Us From Evil

Posted on October 31, 2016 by

Our Father who art in heaven… God is still in heaven and everything that happens is still within His all-powerful and omniscient grasp. Nothing escapes His notice and everything happens according to His Divine will even if it be only according to His permissive … Continue reading →

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