Category Archives: WDTPRS

Here is the draft of the Roman Canon, the 1st Eucharistic Prayer: I will emphasize texts of special interest. To you, [The Roman Canon begins with "Te", "You", often decorated as a Crucifixion.  The idea is that the first word … Read More →

In the future, at Holy Mass, your full, conscious and active participation will be aided by more accurate translations. Imagine you are at Mass and this is how it begins: V. The Lord be with youR. And with your spirit. … Read More →

Truth is victorious again. Those who think we are all too stupid to understand Mass texts without them being dumbed down complained vigously about words and phrases that were tooo harrrd.  None were harder than translating consubstantialis Patri in the … Read More →

A new draft of the ICEL translation is circulating and it is interesting to review it with an eye on those controversial bits.  Not only did people freak out about "dew of the Spirit in the 2nd Eucharistic Prayer being … Read More →

I am sure veterans of WDTPRS will remember with a smile my rants, fisks, and Patristic glosses on the image of "dew" in the proposed new translation of the 2nd Eucharistic Prayer. There were some people, such as H.E. Donald … Read More →

ALERT: I adjusted MY translation of the Latin, below (on 10 April 2006): Those who read this blog, or any Catholic blog for that matter, now know that there are serious translation problems scattered throughout the Holy Father’s post-Synodal Exhortation … Read More →

You all know about the minor victory for Truth obtained by the correction of an error in the official English version of Sacramentum caritatis.  An error occurring in the English translation at the time of the public release of the … Read More →

The whole reason the WDTPRS project came into being in the first place was to act as a foil to the foul old lame-duck ICEL translations of the Mass.  Along the way, what was a humble occasional project in the … Read More →

The Exhortation has a paragraph concerning Catholic politicians, bishops, and the Eucharist.  Here is the English "translation" of the paragraph (emphasis mine – I removed footnote numbers): Eucharistic consistency 83. Here it is important to consider what the Synod Fathers … Read More →