Harpa Dei • May 24, 2024 • MARKUSKIRCHE In Jerusalem, the Lord always surprises us…. When we asked the Syrians if we could record a video in their church, our intention was to film a chant of the Syro-Malankara rite. But the deacon asked us very fervently to sing with them the Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic (the language that our Lord spoke here on earth and that the Syriac Christians still use in parts of their liturgy). When two Syriac monks joined us, we spontaneously made this recording. According to Syriac tradition, the “House of St. Mark”, where this chapel is located, is the place where the Last Supper and the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles took place. We would like to dedicate this song to our beloved Heavenly Father and ask that all people come to know, honor and love Him. In a special way, we would like to include in our prayers all the persecuted Christians in the Middle East.
An Expanded Translation by Dr. Rocco A. Errico:
“Our Father who is everywhere
Your name is sacred.
Your kingdom is come.
Your will is throughout the earth
Even as it is throughout the universe
You give us our needful bread from day to day,
And you forgive us our offenses
Even as we forgive our offenders.
And you let us not enter into materialism.
But you separate us from error.
Because yours are the kingdom, the power and the song and praise.
From all ages, throughout all ages.”
(Noohra.com)