How the Lord's Prayer is supposed to finish

[hamburglar]

How is the Lord’s Prayer supposed to be finished in the Mass? Is this doxology supposed to be said? (For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever)
I’m pretty sure that this part is not a part of the Lord’s Prayer itself, but an addition.

Also, is the Priest supposed to say this? (Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day. In your mercy keep us free from sin and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.)
Everywhere I have been, this has been said, but I am not actually sure this is part of the rubrics.

I hope these aren’t silly questions. I have always said the prayers at Mass like this, but I never really thought if this was actually supposed to happen. What really made me think about this was how people decide to hold hands during the Lord’s Prayer. I do not do this, as it is not in the rubrics.

 

[baltobetsy]

Yes, those words are part of the Mass. Pick up any missal or missalette and see for yourself.

Betsy

 

[Lazerlike42]

How is the Lord’s Prayer supposed to be finished in the Mass? Is this doxology supposed to be said? (For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever)
I’m pretty sure that this part is not a part of the Lord’s Prayer itself, but an addition.

This doxology is a part of the Mass. It is supposed to be said after the “Deliver us…” part. It is found in some ancient manuscripts of Matthew (6:13). Thus, some translations, such as the King James, will contain it, while most based on more modern manuscript research will not. In any case, it is a perfectly accurate thing to be saying to God, and it is a part of the Church’s prayer in the Mass.

Also, is the Priest supposed to say this? (Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day. In your mercy keep us free from sin and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.)
Everywhere I have been, this has been said, but I am not actually sure this is part of the rubrics.

This is supposed to be said too .

I hope these aren’t silly questions. I have always said the prayers at Mass like this, but I never really thought if this was actually supposed to happen. What really made me think about this was how people decide to hold hands during the Lord’s Prayer. I do not do this, as it is not in the rubrics.

Perfectly good questions.

 

[peary]

I know Wikipedia isn’t the best source for this sort of information but in this case it accurately conveys why there are different endings to the Lord’s Prayer:

"For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen"

The doxology of the prayer is not contained in Luke’s version, nor is it present in the earliest manuscripts of Matthew. The first known use of the doxology, in a less lengthy form (“for yours is the power and the glory forever”), as a conclusion for the Lord’s Prayer (in a version slightly different from that of Matthew) is in the Didache, 8:2. There are at least ten different versions of the doxology in early manuscripts of Matthew before it seems to have standardised. Jewish prayers at the time had doxological endings. The doxology may have been originally appended to the Lord’s Prayer for use during congregational worship. If so, it could be based on 1 Chronicles 29:11. Most scholars do not consider it part of the original text of Matthew, and modern translations do not include it, mentioning it only in footnotes. Latin Rite Roman Catholics do not use it when reciting the Lord’s Prayer, but it has been included as an independent item, not as part of the Lord’s Prayer, in the 1970 revision of the Mass. It is attached to the Lord’s Prayer in Eastern Christianity (including Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Churches) and Protestantism. A minority, generally fundamentalists, posit that the doxology was so important that early manuscripts of Matthew neglected it due to its obviousness,[9] though several other quite obvious things are mentioned in the Gospels.

 

[pyropam]

The Lord didn’t give an ending to this prayer, not even an AMEN, so how would you choose to end it?

The ending we apply was the ending to other prayers in the bible, and is true to what we believe. I think it is beautiful.