Proper C12 - Ordinary 14 - July 29th 2007
Readings:
Genesis 18:20-32 Colossians 2:6-15 Luke 11:1-13 Here the disciples ask Jesus to teach them about prayer. He teaches them: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we aso forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. Jesus goes on to teach them about persevering in prayer and courageous prayer.
Wikepedia on the Lord's Prayer. |
The Our Father in Welsh as it is displayed at the Convent of Pater Noster built over the site where Jesus supposedly taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer. The walls are decorated wit h 140 ceramic tiles, each one inscribed with the Lord's Prayer in a different language.
| On Easter Sunday it was estimated that 2 billion Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Christians read, recited, or sang the short prayer in hundreds of languages in houses of worship of all shapes and sizes. A JOKE Nescafé manages to arrange a meeting with the Pope at the Vatican. After receiving the papal blessing, the Nescafé official whispers, "Your Eminence, we have an offer for you. Nescafé is prepared to donate £100 The Pope responds, "That is impossible. The Prayer is the word of the Lord. Again, the Pope replies, "That, my son, is impossible. The prayer is the word of the Lord and it must not be changed." Finally, the Nescafé guy says, "Your Holiness, we at Nescafé respect your adherence to your faith, but we do have one final offer. We will donate £500 million - that's half a billion quid - to the Catholic church if you will change the Lord's Prayer from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily coffee'. Please consider it." And he leaves. The next day the Pope convenes the College of Cardinals. "There is some Good news," he announces, "and some bad news. The good news is that the Church will come into £500 million." And the bad news, your Holiness?" asks a Cardinal.
"We're losing the Hovis account." |
