I attended a Mass yesterday in which the celebrant lamented that the 'story of humankind' was deliberately distorted even by its name: History.
It should, he said, be called Herstory.
I have no further comment. Feel free, yourselves.
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26 comments:
Herstory ?
Oh, good grief.
I wonder what Herodotus would say.
If that is the case why are there lots of men in it?
It might not have been so bad if he had said Ourstory but Herstory?!?!?!
Is it grounds for instant excommunication to strike a cleric Father?
Oh for goodness sake! Perhaps it should be Theirstory? Or Ourstory? One'story?
No, let's go back to History - did no one point out that it's God-the-Father's-story? And Fathers are always 'He' - did they not notice?
Damn himetic in drag.
Benfan
That's not all.
What about 'hymns?'
Should that not be herms or better still thems or even themns?
;-)
Well you said it all Fr!
If you can be this ignorant of English, and still be allowed to celebrate the Ordinary Form in English, do you need to be able to say anything more than Veni Vidi Vici, to be able to get away with saying the Extraordinary Form in Latin?
I worry that you can be this ignorant and be ordained.
Do I mean ignorant or stupid? Or both?
I have fantasised about walking out of a sermon in the middle of Mass: I think this would have done it.
*throws up in wastepaper basket*
I can top that! I attended a Latin Mass in the Ordinary Form at Westminister Cathedral the other week in which the celebrant introduced the penitential rite by saying "Fratres et Sorores, agnoscamus ... etc etc"
HELLLLLLLLP!!!!!!!!
PS: If you're going to be PC in Latin, shouldn't it be "Sorores fratresque"
They said that last week, March 2008.
How very retro. 1970s, or something.
And horrendous
ttony, the last couple of weeks with the pastor filling in at Mass, I've been very tempted to light up a ciggie during the sermon... and I don't even smoke.
This isn't an April Fools' wind up is it? (It should be, but I fear it isn't)
The worst case of a priest tying himself in knots because of a wish to be inclusive came during a prayer when he started "Jesus our Brother... and sister"
What? Don't you think someone might have noticed... probably about 8 days after he was born...??
Would you mind having a look at these two new vocations blogs and, perhaps, posting something about them to let people know that they're around:
http://tradvocations.blogspot.com
http://fsspvocations.blogspot.com
God bless you!
Thomas
Fr. Dude! Whatup? You haven't posted lately. Hope everything is okay.
Are you OK, Father, much has happened since this last post before the papal visit across the ocean, and silence from Your Reverence. Conditional prayers are perhaps in order, and thus provided.
In this holy month of May, Sancta Maria, ora pro illo.
I think I need a tums... ugh! Keep smiling and God bless! Padre Steve
There goea my sobriety.
The one I like best is the US Mailman who had to be called a 'person person'.
An April fool I fear .....?
We’d be most grateful if you would post about three forthcoming Latin Masses in Ireland:
http://catholicheritage.blogspot.com/2008/11/holy-year-of-saint-paul.html
Also, we’d be very grateful if you would put out blog on your list of blogs.
God bless you!
St. Conleth’s Catholic Heritage Association
Where are all the St Jeromes when you need them???????????
But you can't even use the word person beacuse it's got "son" in it. What about the people who are perdaughters?
I'm fed up with all this so-called inclusive language. The hymn book used in my parish is full of it eg "Our God Loves Us". One hymn which has been ruined by it is "Be Thou My Vision". One line has been changed from "Thou my true father and I thy true son" to "true heir". Why not go the whole hog, one wonders, and substitute "monarch" for "king" and "parent" for "father".
As for all this "God our Mother" and "Jesus our sister" malarky, I notice that the proponents of this kind of language are quite content for Satan to remain exclusively male.
"It's the nuns who are behind all this" was what one elderly Irish priest confided in me.
Hi Fr Justin,
i have been searching the web for a translation to:
NON.NOVA.SED.VETERA?
it is under a crest or coat of arms on an old silver snuff / tobacco box,
can you help?
thanks in advance
sue
Non nova sed vetera
Not new, but old.
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