What Does The Prayer Really Say?
W D T P R S

From today’s Gospel reading for the Novus Ordo:

 

He responded,
“Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites,
as it is written:

This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines human precepts.

You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.”

 

Saint Clement of Rome said about this passage:

So let us devote ourselves to those at peace in their devotion to God, and not to those who seek peace through hypocrisy.  For he says in one place: "This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me."  (Is 29:13)  And again: "They blessed with their mouth but they cursed in their heart." (Ps 62:4)  And again he says: "They flattered him with their mouths; they lied to him with their tongues.  Their heart was not steadfast toward him: they were not true to his covenant"  [Letter to the Corinthians 14]

Another Clement, of Alexandria, said about this:

God considers our inward thoughts.  Remember Lot’s sife.  All she did was voluntarily to turn her head back toward worldly corruption.  She was left a senseless mass, a pillar of salt.  [Stromata 2]

 

CWN has a piece, reporting on an interview by Jean-Marie Guenois with Card. Ricard, Archbp. of Bordeaux and member of the Pont. Comm. "Ecclesia Dei", which appeared in La Croix.  The interview especially treats of the l’Institut du Bon Pasteur but it touches on other things.

It states that (my emphasis):

Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard of Bordeaux confirmed that Pope Benedict has received a final report from the Ecclesia Dei Commission—of which he is a member—regarding the proposed policy. “The Pope has all the elements of the dossier in his hands”

About a date:

Cardinal Ricard had assured the members of the French bishops’ conference that no document was imminent. He reported that the French hierarchy would have time to “convey our fears and hopes” to the Vatican before a final decision was made on the use of the traditional Latin liturgy.

From La Croix:

RICARD: Benoît XVI souhaite poursuivre un travail de réconciliation avec ces prêtres et fidèles qui ont quitté la pleine communion avec le Siège de Pierre (en particulier la Fraternité Saint-Pie-X). Il se pose également la question d’une « libéralisation » de la messe tridentine. Le pape a en mains tous les éléments du dossier. Il prend son temps avant d’arrêter sa décision sur une question de cette importance.