Pope Francis revises Lord’s Prayer

Vatican : Pope Francis has approved a revision in third edition of the Italian Missal, including changes to the Lord’s Prayer and Gloria, uCatholic reports.

On May 22 during the General Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of Italy, President Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti announced the approval of a third edition of the Messale Romano. The revised translation will include changes to the Lord’s Prayer and Gloria.

The Lord’s Prayer will change from “and lead us not into temptation” to “do not let us fall into temptation.”

The Gloria will change from “Peace on earth to people of good will” to “Peace on Earth to people beloved by God.”

The changes to the Italian Missal was a 16-year undertaking with aims to “contribute to the renewal of the ecclesial community in the wake of the liturgical reform.”

“Bishops and experts worked on improving the text from a theological, pastoral and stylistic point of view, as well as on fine-tuning the presentation of the Missal.”

The upcoming change has received confirmation from the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, recognition of the decisions made by the bishop’s conferences.

In the upcoming months the 3rd edition of the Messale Romano will be printed and available for use, says the dedicated Catholic information portal.

On the social media, the change has received praise for making sense but others have called it disgusting. One user responded: “This is like changing the Declaration of Independence.”

“I am the one who falls; it’s not Him pushing me into temptation to then see how I have fallen," Francis explained to Italian broadcasters about the phrase change. “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.” Pope’s  interest in the interpretation of the Lord's Prayer was evident during his recent visit to Romania when he took the opportunity to explicate the Lord's Prayer for the faithful in Bucharest's new cathedral.