Did you ever notice how quickly we sometimes pray the Our Father? Forgive Us Our Trespasses. It’s not that we take anything away from Him.

Baltimore, MD 21201 March 5, 2020By Archbishop William E. Lori It also doesn’t take a scientific survey for us to see that today’s angry and unforgiving culture isn’t making people happy. Matthew 6:14-15 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your father who is in heaven will forgive you.

Perhaps as never before people suffer from anxiety, loneliness and isolation. And more than that, we are asking for the grace to forgive those who have harmed us whether in public or in private, whether by malicious and false speech or by treachery and betrayal – or one of the other forms of inhumane behavior.

Indeed, forgiveness is a big part of loving our neighbors as ourselves. Perhaps as never before people suffer from anxiety, loneliness and isolation. Catholic Review Media provides intergenerational communications that inform, teach, inspire and engage Catholics and all of good will in the mission of Christ through diverse forms of media. Those raised in Presbyterian or … What we are really asking is for the grace not to engage in it ourselves. Here we are not necessarily asking God to protect us from it. If we wish to prepare our hearts to receive God’s mercy for the sins we have committed, then we must strive to forgive those who have sinned against us. And where will we find the capacity to forgive except in the One who loves us and laid down his life to save us from our sins?

The cynicism and lack of compassion so characteristic of our times are painfully evident. So quickly, in fact, that we may even fail to consider what we’re asking of Our Heavenly Father. 443-524-3150 Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary. by Philip Ryken. Each of us is one tweet away from public denunciation and loss of reputation.
As Lent gives way to Holy Week and Easter, let us take inventory.

Catholic Review Media communicates the Gospel and its impact on people’s lives in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and beyond. Some will say “forgive us our debts,” some will say “trespasses,” and others will say “sins.” How we recite that phrase usually depends more on what English-speaking Christian tradition influenced us than what Bible translation we use. Commentary on the Lord's Prayer "Forgive us our trespasses" is the fifth of the seven petitions in the Lord's prayer (the first three address God, the second four are prayers related to our needs and concerns). Perhaps, however, those “who trespass against us” are in fact doing us a favor. But it’s even harder, I think, to forgive those who have betrayed our friendship, acted unethically in a professional relationship, besmirched our reputation, spread lies and half-truths about us – in a word, those who have sought to reach into the interior of our lives to do us harm. Jesus also taught us that “For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you” (Mt 7:2). Who of us doesn’t find this teaching difficult? So after Jesus taught us to pray, “give us today our daily bread,” He also taught us to pray, “and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. In making that request of Our Heavenly Father, we are on good ground.
Take, for example, the words, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” We may be eager to be forgiven but less eager to forgive others. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Washington in 1977. This should bring home to us the enormity and preciousness of God’s gift of mercy. The Greek word for “forgive” in the New Testament is the … Yes, the Lord is asking us to forgive those who have done such things to us, even as we seek his forgiveness for the wrong we have done to him. Catholic Review In addition to his responsibilities in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Archbishop Lori serves as Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus and is the former chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your father forgive you your trespasses. mail@CatholicReview.org, Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, © 2020 CATHOLIC REVIEW MEDIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Knocking on Vatican door, ‘Heaven in Baltimore’ and honky-tonk heroes, The sadness of an adoption program closing, It’s fall, a different kind of Halloween, reasons to travel, and those finches (7 Quick Takes), Pro-life center opens next to Planned Parenthood in downtown Baltimore, Turkey Bowl football rivalry will continue Thanksgiving Day for Calvert Hall, Loyola Blakefield, ‘An enduring symbol of God’ returns to the Baltimore skyline, Catholic Charities of Baltimore ends international adoption program, RADIO INTERVIEW: How to feel good and how not to – the ethics of recreational drug use, Catholic University’s McGivney collection documents sainthood candidate’s legacy, Sister Margaret St. John Brocato, OSF, taught 32 years in Baltimore Archdiocese, Movie Review: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’, USCCB offers ‘Election Novena’ as way to prepare for Nov. 3, pray for nation, Judiciary Committee votes to send Barrett nomination to full Senate, Pope has history of defending marriage, but being open to some civil unions. Each of us is one tweet away from public denunciation and loss of reputation. Mark 11:25-26 “And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. Prior to his appointment to Baltimore, Archbishop Lori served as Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., from 2001 to 2012 and as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington from 1995 to 2001. We live in a culture that’s often angry and unforgiving. 320 Cathedral Street Sin is a wound in the heart of an all-loving God. When we pray, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us,” we are asking (among other things) to be delivered from this culture of comeuppance. We need daily pardon and daily protection as well as daily provision. Rather, in sinning, especially when we sin seriously, we are spurning and betraying his friendship and giving others scandal, that is, excuses for also betraying the Lord’s friendship.

But unless we forgive those who have offended us, we are in grave danger of taking God’s forgiveness for granted. Jesus also tells us to forgive limitlessly and repeatedly. What’s more, harsh attitudes and rhetoric are often not reserved only for public figures; unforgiving attitudes and words can easily spill over into one’s personal and professional relationships. Did not Jesus say to us, “…love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Mt 5:44)? And that shouldn’t surprise us. It’s hard enough to forgive someone who has taken our money and possessions. Quite the contrary. Archbishop William E. Lori was installed as the 16th Archbishop of Baltimore May 16, 2012. As the late Cardinal Francis George aptly observed, contemporary culture “permits everything and forgives nothing.” And it’s all too easy for us to be swept up into this culture of finger-pointing, defamation, calumny and retaliation. St. Paul echoes the Lord’s words, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if your enemy is thirsty, give him something to drink … ” (Rom 12:20). When we pray, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us,” we are asking (among other things) to be delivered from this culture of comeuppance.

Quite the contrary. A native of Louisville, Ky., Archbishop Lori holds a bachelor's degree from the Seminary of St. Pius X in Erlanger, Ky., a master's degree from Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg and a doctorate in sacred theology from The Catholic University of America. They are giving us a clue of how our sinfulness offends God. Whom do we need to forgive?


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