tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559899446967884295.post7514866575506344820..comments2023-11-05T04:30:12.604-08:00Comments on Queer Eye for the Lectionary: Sunday, February 28, 2010. The Second Sunday in LentLouieCrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14397282343672792365noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559899446967884295.post-35761455073738660442010-02-18T02:35:50.969-08:002010-02-18T02:35:50.969-08:00Bless you for this, Louie. After a hard day which ...Bless you for this, Louie. After a hard day which also involved receiving a fair degree of abuse from a vicious anonymous fundamentalist I stumbled by here to find myself refreshed, inspired, challenged and renewed.<br /><br />Thank you with all of my heart.Alcibiadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132420102550256958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559899446967884295.post-78592909269078107382010-02-05T22:58:37.079-08:002010-02-05T22:58:37.079-08:00Fr. Jake, you are forgetting the basics of all anc...Fr. Jake, you are forgetting the basics of all ancient liturgy. It is the priest praying on behalf of the people. "They" and "them" refer to the congregation presently at worship, not people outside the walls. The proper first person which is never used in these prayers is "I", not "we."<br /><br />The priest prays speaking in his own voice, not the voice of the congregation. This is true in the collects and the Eucharist prayers, but not the instructions which are addressed to the people directly, such as "Peace be with you," or "Behold the Lamb of God."<br /><br />Interestingly, in the Roman Rite the Lamb of God continues..."Happy are they who are called to his supper." They in this case can be understood to mean "those" as in "Happy are those who are called to his supper." We might think it out to read, "Happy are WE..." But that would imply a distinction between those present and those elsewhere which would be incorrect. Or, we might think it ought to say "Happy are YOU..." But that would imply that all here present all called to receive which of course is not true if a Hindu is present.<br /><br />Anyway, person and voice is often misunderstood in the liturgy and has been woefully muddied by modern music which puts the words of the Lord in the peoples mouths or has the people singing to themselves about themselves, etc. etc.Fr. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13574036634189124721noreply@blogger.com