November 2021 – Fr. Bill's Orthodox Blog – Orthodoxy from the Third Coast

289. The “Our Father”, Part Four: “Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”.

Posted on November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 by Fr. Bill

That should be sufficient material for today! especially since we need to cover: 1 Two mistranslations, and 2 A clause which we might wish weren’t there (and I think you know which one I mean), but it is, so I guess we’ve got to deal with it. Give us this day our daily bread. This is a […]

288. The “Our Father”, Part Three: “…Thy Name; Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done…”

Posted on November 19, 2021October 5, 2023 by Fr. Bill

Names Most people today have forgotten the significance of names. Most people, even some Orthodox people, give their children names without reference to family tradition or patron saint or anything significant. They might as well assign them numbers. (“Come in, 008, it’s time for dinner!”) The most popular boys’ name in America lately is “Liam”, […]

287 The “Our Father”, Part Two – “Who Art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name”

Posted on November 12, 2021November 14, 2021 by Fr. Bill

Last week, as we talked about The Father, I ignored something obvious: I’ve been Orthodox for 32 years, and I forgot iconography!? God the Father has no physical attributes and so cannot be depicted, nor can the Holy Spirit. Only Jesus Christ can be portrayed. So the classical icon of God the Holy Trinity is […]

286. The “Our Father”, Part One: The Basics, Our, Father, “art”

Posted on November 5, 2021November 11, 2021 by Fr. Bill

Before we get started: Last week’s Post dealt with the “dark side” of the spiritual world. But now the Orthodox Church shows us some of the “bright side of the other side”: 1 On November 8 we celebrate the feast of The Archangels Michael and Gabriel and All The Bodiless Powers of Heaven. If you wish, take a look at […]