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#240261 - 06/18/07 08:25 AM The Lord's prayer
Recluse Member Registered: 12/15/05 Posts: 733 Loc: Pennsylvania	Does anyone know why the Lord's prayer was not re-translated to use the words "debts" and "debtors" instead of "trespasses" and "trespass"? And why does it not end with, "and deliver us from the evil one"?
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#240262 - 06/18/07 08:34 AM Re: The Lord's prayer [Re: Recluse]
Sophia Wannabe Member Registered: 06/02/02 Posts: 454 Loc: Phoenix	My understanding is that the Lord's Prayer was left untouched because it is so well known and recognized by all Catholics and many Protestants in its present form. For that reason, they even decided to leave in the "thy" and "thine," even though English vernacular "your" is used everywhere else. In making this statement, I am merely answering a question. I make no judgment and choose not to debate the correctness of the Commission's decision.
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#240265 - 06/18/07 08:47 AM Re: The Lord's prayer [Re: Sophia Wannabe]
Recluse Member Registered: 12/15/05 Posts: 733 Loc: Pennsylvania	Originally Posted By: Sophia Wannabe My understanding is that the Lord's Prayer was left untouched because it is so well known and recognized by all Catholics and many Protestants in its present form. For that reason, they even decided to leave in the "thy" and "thine," even though English vernacular "your" is used everywhere else. That is interesting. With such reasoning, much of the remainder of the Liturgy should have been left untouched because it was so well known. I have been reading some materials, including Fr Serge's informative book and The Divine Liturgy of some Orthodox Churches, and it my understanding that "debts" and "debtors" is the more accurate "Catholic" translation.
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