Here’s my next bulletin article on the new translations Appreciating the New Translations In each Eucharistic Prayer we hear the words over the “chalice”, Take this all of you and drink from it, this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and […]
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Our Faith in the Important Moments
For some faith seems to part of their lives just for an hour on Sunday. The rest of the week they seem to forget about how our faith calls us to live. God is present among us at all times and in every place. Our faith should be part of everything that happens in our […]
Chalice or Cup?
Bulletin Article for 10/23/11 Appreciating the New Translations One of the deliberate word changes within the Eucharistic Prayers is the changing from the word “cup” to “chalice.” Currently, our tendency is to use the word “cup” to describe the multiple “containers” used to distribute the Precious Blood of Christ to the people. Generally, these “cups” […]
Losing Someone We Care About
One of the few things that is certain in life is that everyone will die at some point. Recently, we had a funeral for a 96-year-old woman who had been very active in the church. Her death had been coming for a while. Not every death is expected. We lost a beloved soccer coach last week who […]
The Sanctus in the New Translation
Here’s my bulletin article for 10/16/11 on the new translations. Appreciating the New Translations At the end of the Preface we sing the Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy). Currently, it begins Holy, holy, hold Lord, God of power and might.’ “God of power and might’ is not what the Latin says. In the Latin is “Lord […]
More on the New Roman Missal
Bulletin for 10/9/11 Appreciating the New Translations After the gifts are brought up and the altar is prepared the congregation stands and the priest currently says “Pray my brothers and sisters that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.” The “our” will become “my sacrifice and yours” A subtle change but done […]