Saturday, June 17, 2006
Pat Goes Leviticus
The errors of the Church of Rome are well known, but when they do something right we ought to stand up and cheer. What the American Catholic church has to say about liturgy should be especially important to Anglicans. This week, American bishops, not without the expected simpering from the left-leaning political activist crowd, straightened out a few long standing problems.
Anglicans and Episcopalians, pay attention.
One of the most annoying, and totally wrong, innovations since the 1960 is the desecration of the proper liturgical greeting. Usually it goes something like: "God is with us," and the response can be anything equally as empty.
Just for the record, the proper and ancient prayer of the church is correctly offered first by the minister. "The Lord be with you." That is a prayer for the congregation, a blessing. The correct response is, "and with they spirit." That is also a prayer, a blessing from the people for the minister. If the RC's can finally get it right, everybody else pay attention.
The left-wing sissy element of the American Catholic bishops was, of course, concerned that the people might be confused.
My, my, my. Perhaps if some of these guys who wear their collars backwards had been doing their jobs all along, we would not have to be concerned about the presumably empty heads in the pews "getting it."
If you are completely lost on liturgy, let me suggest a fine thought by Garrison Keillor.
The AP story has a summary of laudable improvements in the language of prayer which will soon be heard in a Roman Catholic church near you. Let us hope this sets a trend.
Anglicans and Episcopalians, pay attention.
One of the most annoying, and totally wrong, innovations since the 1960 is the desecration of the proper liturgical greeting. Usually it goes something like: "God is with us," and the response can be anything equally as empty.
Just for the record, the proper and ancient prayer of the church is correctly offered first by the minister. "The Lord be with you." That is a prayer for the congregation, a blessing. The correct response is, "and with they spirit." That is also a prayer, a blessing from the people for the minister. If the RC's can finally get it right, everybody else pay attention.
The left-wing sissy element of the American Catholic bishops was, of course, concerned that the people might be confused.
My, my, my. Perhaps if some of these guys who wear their collars backwards had been doing their jobs all along, we would not have to be concerned about the presumably empty heads in the pews "getting it."
If you are completely lost on liturgy, let me suggest a fine thought by Garrison Keillor.
The AP story has a summary of laudable improvements in the language of prayer which will soon be heard in a Roman Catholic church near you. Let us hope this sets a trend.
