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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"Thy kingdom come." And this again is the language of a right-minded child, not to be rivetted to things that are seen, neither to account things present some great matter; but to hasten unto our Father, and to long for the things to come. And this springs out of a good conscience, and a soul set free from things that are on earth. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
"Thy kingdom come." This refers to the second coming. He whose clean conscience renders him bold prays that the resurrection and the judgement will come. "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Just as the angels do Thy will, the Lord says, so also grant us to do the same.
Cyprian
For this we daily make petition, since we need a daily sanctification, in order that we who sin day by day, may cleanse afresh our offences by a continual sanctification. (Tr. vii. 8.) Or; it is that kingdom which was promised to us by God, and bought with Christ's blood; that we who before in the world have been servants, may afterwards reign under the dominion of Christ. …
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"Thy kingdom come." Come it surely will, whether we ask or no. Indeed, God hath an eternal kingdom. For when did He not reign? When did He begin to reign? For His kingdom hath no beginning, neither shall it have any end. But that we may know that in this prayer also we pray for ourselves, and not for God (for we do not say, "Thy kingdom come," as though we were asking that God may reign); we shall be ourselves His kingdom, if believing in Him we make progress in this faith. …
Jerome
Your kingdom come. This can mean either a general prayer for the kingdom of the whole world, that the devil may stop reigning in the world, or that God may reign in each individual, and sin may not reign in the mortal body of humankind (Rom. VI). At the same time, we must consider that it requires great courage and a pure conscience to ask for the kingdom of God and not fear judgment. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Just as the angels serve thee blamelessly in heaven, so may men serve thee on earth. …
John Cassian
Or; because the Saint knows by the witness of his conscience, that when the kingdom of God shall appear, he shall be partaker therein.
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