Led not into temptation: pope approves change to Lord's Prayer
New wording for Catholics asks God not to ‘let us fall into temptation’
Its words are memorised by Christian children all over the world and repeated at almost every act of Christian worship: “Our Father, who art in heaven … ”
Now Pope Francis has risked the wrath of traditionalists by approving a change to the wording of the Lord’s Prayer. Instead of saying “lead us not into temptation”, it will say “do not let us fall into temptation”.
The new wording was approved by the general assembly of the Episcopal Conference of Italy last month. It will appear in the third edition of the Messale Romano, the liturgical book that contains the guiding texts for mass in the Roman Catholic church.
The pope said in 2017 he believed the wording should be altered.
“It is not a good translation because it speaks of a God who induces temptation,” he told Italian TV. “I am the one who falls. It’s not him pushing me into temptation to then see how I have fallen.
“A father doesn’t do that; a father helps you to get up immediately. It’s Satan who leads us into temptation – that’s his department.”
According to the Bible, Jesus taught the words to his disciples when they asked him how they should pray.
Some have expressed concern about changes to the wording. Meredith Warren, a lecturer in biblical and religious studies at Sheffield University, said: “This new version of the Lord’s Prayer tries to avoid implying that God has some hand in evil.
“But in doing so the pope not only overlooks the many biblical examples where God works with the devil to tempt his followers and even his own son. The new version actually goes against the plain meaning of the Greek of the gospel text.”
After French bishops altered the words in 2017, Philip Lawler, the editor of Catholic World News, a conservative website, said the change was “very upsetting” because the prayer was so deeply ingrained.
“Pope Francis has made a habit of saying things that throw people into confusion, and this is one of them,” he told the New York Times. “It just makes you wonder, where does it stop?
What’s up for grabs? It’s cumulative unease.”
The Catholic church in England and Wales said it had no immediate plans to change the wording. “The Lord’s Prayer has been changed in the Italian language – there are no plans at present for it to change in English,” a spokesperson said.
“Each language will be studied to see the specific meaning and understanding of the language. I am sure there will be some consultation with the English-speaking nations.”
Anglican worshippers can choose between traditional and contemporary versions of the prayer, but both include the words “lead us not into temptation”.
The Pope kiss a container with the claimed blood of Januarius. The presence of the claimed skull of the saint is required.
Januarius I of Benevento is a claimed bishop of Naples. Very little is known about him, but he might have died around 305 A.D
On March 21, 2015, Pope Francis venerated the dried blood during a visit to Naples Cathedral, saying the Lord’s Prayer over it and kissing it.
Soruce: Wikipedia
A Roman Catholic blogger have added this information:
The best known and most intensely studied is the yearly blood miracle of St. Januarius (St. Gennaro) that occurs is Naples each year.
The recurring miracle of the liquefaction of his blood 18 times a year is often reported in the secular as well as the religious press, and is the occasion of great gatherings in the Cathedral of Naples. Here the people pray fervently while the resident cardinal, who usually presides over the ceremony, holds the vials of blood.
Source: The Miracles of the Church:
Here are more photos:
My comment:
It is always my prayer that some Roman Catholics might read my articles, and become aware that they have been deceived. They have been tricked by a priesthood who worship the dead, and even proclaim that a skull of a deceased person has performed a miracle.
My articles are also written with the hope that Protestant Christians must continue to brand the Pope as an antichrist in the flesh. And never accept the message of any Christian, who want you to accept the Pope as a Christian leader.
Seeing the Pope kiss the container with the claimed blood of a man who died 1.700 years ago, should be sufficient evidence of his paganism done in the name of “Christ”. And even more astonishing: The solid substance inside the container will not be turned into a fluid if not the skull of “the saint” is present. Truly a false miracles, the work of Satan.
If you continue to go for Roman Catholic mass, and want to escape the fire of Hell: You must renounce the falsehood of this copy-cat Christianity. Run for your life, and beg for mercy. Than surrender to the true Jesus of the Bible. He loves every sinner who is willing to repent, and follow Him.
Be wise.
Written by Ivar
Its words are memorised by Christian children all over the world and repeated at almost every act of Christian worship: “Our Father, who art in heaven … ”
Now Pope Francis has risked the wrath of traditionalists by approving a change to the wording of the Lord’s Prayer. Instead of saying “lead us not into temptation”, it will say “do not let us fall into temptation”.
The new wording was approved by the general assembly of the Episcopal Conference of Italy last month. It will appear in the third edition of the Messale Romano, the liturgical book that contains the guiding texts for mass in the Roman Catholic church.
The pope said in 2017 he believed the wording should be altered.
“It is not a good translation because it speaks of a God who induces temptation,” he told Italian TV. “I am the one who falls. It’s not him pushing me into temptation to then see how I have fallen.
“A father doesn’t do that; a father helps you to get up immediately. It’s Satan who leads us into temptation – that’s his department.”
According to the Bible, Jesus taught the words to his disciples when they asked him how they should pray.
Some have expressed concern about changes to the wording. Meredith Warren, a lecturer in biblical and religious studies at Sheffield University, said: “This new version of the Lord’s Prayer tries to avoid implying that God has some hand in evil.
“But in doing so the pope not only overlooks the many biblical examples where God works with the devil to tempt his followers and even his own son. The new version actually goes against the plain meaning of the Greek of the gospel text.”
After French bishops altered the words in 2017, Philip Lawler, the editor of Catholic World News, a conservative website, said the change was “very upsetting” because the prayer was so deeply ingrained.
“Pope Francis has made a habit of saying things that throw people into confusion, and this is one of them,” he told the New York Times. “It just makes you wonder, where does it stop?
What’s up for grabs? It’s cumulative unease.”
The Catholic church in England and Wales said it had no immediate plans to change the wording. “The Lord’s Prayer has been changed in the Italian language – there are no plans at present for it to change in English,” a spokesperson said.
“Each language will be studied to see the specific meaning and understanding of the language. I am sure there will be some consultation with the English-speaking nations.”
Anglican worshippers can choose between traditional and contemporary versions of the prayer, but both include the words “lead us not into temptation”.
The Pope kiss a container with the claimed blood of Januarius. The presence of the claimed skull of the saint is required.
Januarius I of Benevento is a claimed bishop of Naples. Very little is known about him, but he might have died around 305 A.D
On March 21, 2015, Pope Francis venerated the dried blood during a visit to Naples Cathedral, saying the Lord’s Prayer over it and kissing it.
Soruce: Wikipedia
A Roman Catholic blogger have added this information:
The best known and most intensely studied is the yearly blood miracle of St. Januarius (St. Gennaro) that occurs is Naples each year.
The recurring miracle of the liquefaction of his blood 18 times a year is often reported in the secular as well as the religious press, and is the occasion of great gatherings in the Cathedral of Naples. Here the people pray fervently while the resident cardinal, who usually presides over the ceremony, holds the vials of blood.
The miracle occurs when the bust reliquary containing the head of the saint is brought near. When the liquefaction is accomplished in full view of the spectators, the cardinal announces, “The miracle has happened,” words that cause great rejoicing and the chanting of the Te Deum.There are actually four divisions of the saint’s relics. The bones are kept separately while the head is enclosed in a magnificent silver bust that is enshrined a distance from the relics of blood.
Source: The Miracles of the Church:
Here are more photos:
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.My comment:
It is always my prayer that some Roman Catholics might read my articles, and become aware that they have been deceived. They have been tricked by a priesthood who worship the dead, and even proclaim that a skull of a deceased person has performed a miracle.
My articles are also written with the hope that Protestant Christians must continue to brand the Pope as an antichrist in the flesh. And never accept the message of any Christian, who want you to accept the Pope as a Christian leader.
Seeing the Pope kiss the container with the claimed blood of a man who died 1.700 years ago, should be sufficient evidence of his paganism done in the name of “Christ”. And even more astonishing: The solid substance inside the container will not be turned into a fluid if not the skull of “the saint” is present. Truly a false miracles, the work of Satan.
If you continue to go for Roman Catholic mass, and want to escape the fire of Hell: You must renounce the falsehood of this copy-cat Christianity. Run for your life, and beg for mercy. Than surrender to the true Jesus of the Bible. He loves every sinner who is willing to repent, and follow Him.
Be wise.
Written by Ivar