Over at The Cafeteria is Closed Gerald has posted something too funny for words. I tip my biretta in his direction. o{]:¬) I made it the wallpaper on my cellphone.
Picking up on Diogenes’s suggestion that Card. Arinze’s recent letter ought to be framed, in the spirit of the classic response to "You can say that again!" he did it. In gratitude, go give his blog some traffic!
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on ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church: “In reply pcg: Amen to that!”
on ROME 25/5– Day 32: The Ave Maria Bell Explained and “If you are a woke Catholic, you aren’t Catholic anymore.”: “The picture on the way home was glorious. (if only Lily could have been in it.)”
on ASK FATHER: Did Leo XIV use an older, traditional form of the “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing?: “When I first heard a video claim this, I watched the videos of Leo, Francis, and Benedict and screenshotted the…”
on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: “It has been incredibly comforting and affirming to hear of other people having had the experience of feeling a tremendous…”
on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: “It seems like most of us are out of fight-or-flight mode and we can feel safe again. I am happy…”
on ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church: “The greatest weapon the devil has is our disbelief in him. We neglect exorcisms at our own peril.”
on ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church: “Perhaps our new Pope Leo should perform an exorcism where pacha mama was placed in and outside St, Peter’s-”
on ASK FATHER: If Father must say Mass AFTER the new Pope’s election is announced but BEFORE we know his name…?: “I was hearing Mass in Westminster Cathedral on 26 August 1978 when during the Canon a sacristan came gliding across…”
on ASK FATHER: Priest cut me off while confessing my sins: “An even worse problem in rambling, I have found, is that one often begins to unconsciously excuse their sins. “I…”
on ROME 25/5– Day 33: languid: “I, too, have sensed a collective sense of relief. It’s universal. I’m not even sure if I’m going to like…”
on ASK FATHER: Did Leo XIV use an older, traditional form of the “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing?: “A quick search shows this form of the Urbi et Orbi has been around since at least the early 1800’s.…”
on ROME 25/5– Day 32: The Ave Maria Bell Explained and “If you are a woke Catholic, you aren’t Catholic anymore.”: “Sheesh, long days for those curial officials. Surely prefects turn into pumpkins after 5pm.. unless those visits were accompanied with…”
on ROME 13 May 609 – Exorcism, screaming demons, terrified people fainting – Dedication of the Pantheon as a church: “Thank you Fr Z – Fascinating structure and history. While walking around under the oculus, you will find holes in…”
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And also suitable for framing (a matching set for each side of the fireplace?)is Bishop Trautman’s enthusiasitic response, courtesy of of Little Rita http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/:
Bishop Skylstad has forwarded to all Latin Rite Bishops a copy of Cardinal Arinze’s letter concerning translation of the Order of Mass, which is presently under consideration by the members of the USCCB and scheduled for vote by the U.S. Bishops at their June meeting. I see this letter as a clarification and further restatement of criteria for translation previously authored by the Congregation in its document Liturgiam authenticam. This recent correspondence offers additional input for the deliberation of the Bishops.
Actually, Jon, I think I’ll pair my framed copy of Arinze’s letter with Bishop Sklystad’s warm cover letter (to the USCCB bishops) that Diogenes also provides. The alacrity and fidelity with which he blast-faxed this out was gratifying, indeed.
All these translation debates seems to be about the Ordinary of the Mass only. Are the various propers being retranslated too? Judging from the quality of the current translations of the propers, one would expect a lot of fuss as the many problems are corrected: but I haven’t seen (on the net) any discussion about new versions of the propers at all.
After waiting a decade for a new translation of what, sixty lines of Latin, shall we have to wait another 40 years for the rest of the Missal?