Saint
Peter Julian Eymard's
"Our Father"
During a pilgrimage Fr. Eymard wrote the following: "One idea haunted me, and it was this: that Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament had no religious institute to glorify his mystery of love (the Holy Eucharist). . . . There ought to be one. . . . I promised Mary to devote myself to this end."
THE "OUR FATHER" PARAPHRASED BY SAINT PETER JULIAN EYMARD
Our Father who art in heaven: "In the heaven of the Eucharist, to you who are seated on the throne of grace and love, be benediction, and honor, and power and glory forever and ever!"
Hallowed be your name: "First in myself, through the spirit of Your humility, obedience, and charity. May I in all humility and zeal make you known, loved, and adored by all in the Holy Eucharist."
Thy kingdom come: "Thy Eucharistic kingdom. Rule forever over me for your greater glory through the power of your love, the triumph of your virtues, and the grace of a Eucharistic vocation in my state of life. Grant me the grace of your love so that I may be able to effectively extend your Eucharistic kingdom everywhere and realize the desire you expressed: 'I have come to cast fire on the earth; and what will I, but that it be enkindled!' O that we might be the incendiaries of this heavenly fire!"
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven: "Grant me the grace to find all my joy in wanting you alone, in desiring you alone and in thinking of you alone. Grant that by denying myself, I may find light and life in obeying your good, acceptable, and perfect will. I will what you will. I will it because you will it. I will it as you will it. I will it as long as you will it. Keep my thoughts and desires purely from you, for you, and in you."
Give us this day our daily bread: "You are our Eucharistic Lord, and you alone will be my food and clothing, my riches and glory, my remedy in illness, and my protection against all evil. You will be all things to me."
And forgive us our trespasses: "Forgive me Jesus, for I am sorry for all my sins just as they stand in your eyes."
As we forgive those who trespass against us: "For anyone who has offended me in any way, with my whole heart I forgive them and desire for them the light of your love."
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil: "Deliver me Jesus, from the demon of pride, impurity, discord, and complacency. Deliver me from the cares and worries of life so that with a pure heart and a free mind I may joyfully spend my life and devote all that I am and all that I have in the service of you, my Eucharistic Lord."
Amen: "In you, O Lord Jesus, have I hoped; let me not be confounded forever. You alone are good. You alone are powerful. You alone are eternal. To you alone be honor and glory, love and thanksgiving, forever and ever."