tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post5006718989990139094..comments2024-03-22T05:53:17.342-04:00Comments on On This Rock: Missal MythsFather John Hollowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-50286779974886785722011-09-02T08:14:09.373-04:002011-09-02T08:14:09.373-04:00I'm a new enough Catholic that I'm not too...I'm a new enough Catholic that I'm not too attached to the current missal. I think the implementation of the new one will be interesting, though. Our priest tried to get an early start (before he was told not to) and taught us to say "And with your Spirit" instead of "and also with you". A year later, half of us are saying one phrase and half of us still say the other. And when we have visiting priests, you can see the perplexity on their faces when they receive both responses.karynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-63920007398143262962011-09-01T13:23:05.690-04:002011-09-01T13:23:05.690-04:00Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi, Lex Vivendi--As We Worsh...Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi, Lex Vivendi--As We Worship, so we will believe and so we will live.<br /><br />I recently had the privilege of attending a presentation my own parish priest gave on the upcoming translation. He summed up his own feelings by claiming he was excited by the new translation because it will restore some of the beauty that had been lost in our liturgical language by the previous translations. I most certainly agree with Fr. Joe, and believe this new missal will go a long way in restoring some of the mystery of the Mass. I only pray our parish priests will take the opportunity to catechize which the new translation presents.<br /><br />L.A. Archbishop Jose H. Gomez has some wonderful thoughts regarding this here: http://www.the-tidings.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1574:welcoming-the-new-mass-translation&catid=101:viewpoints&Itemid=389.Mike Nygrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05227856816662815498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-167340768422745822011-09-01T12:58:33.454-04:002011-09-01T12:58:33.454-04:00Yay, new post! I enjoy your blog-It's great t...Yay, new post! I enjoy your blog-It's great to be able to gain insight into what our priests and bishops think and have an accessibility that I haven't seen before in my ahemty-ahem years.<br /><br />I went to many "casual" churches in my youth with friends and although I enjoyed their messages, I have to say that they helped me appreciate the wording in the Roman Missals. In my humble opinion, they are beautiful and bring a spiritual quality that, if spoken in slang or more common terms, would be lost. <br /><br />Mass for me is a spiritual occasion, where I can reboot, refresh and gain the strength to face whatever battles I may have that week. It's harder and harder to see the beauty in this world (or even remember that the old man who just spit in your face when you are trying to help him get better is just afraid, not intentionally being mean), and having something beautiful and meaningful to escape to, even for just an hour a week, helps me feel closer to God and a part of something greater. Talk about run-on sentences, HA!Chris Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-181135734735746312011-09-01T12:42:52.509-04:002011-09-01T12:42:52.509-04:00I talked with a priest recently who proudly inform...<i>I talked with a priest recently who proudly informed me that he's been meticulously combing through the new Missal with post it notes, deciding which words he will use, and which words he won't.</i><br /><br />Lay people might have to take the lead on this and write the bishops in support of the new translation and ask that recalcitrant priests be corrected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-32764312336204435832011-09-01T12:42:26.376-04:002011-09-01T12:42:26.376-04:00And remember when it comes to mass,Father Post-its...And remember when it comes to mass,Father Post-its, as Dr. Phil or any of our freshmen could tell you, "It ain't about YOU!"Mr. Bassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975776118599873329noreply@blogger.com