tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post2442392151597405912..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Donkeys and AssesFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-215895464120457452014-04-22T13:20:41.959+01:002014-04-22T13:20:41.959+01:00Here in Greater Glasgow the words Mass, crass, pas...Here in Greater Glasgow the words Mass, crass, pass and ass all rhyme.Crux Fidelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949811845963570447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-73229372892987062522014-04-19T11:32:52.073+01:002014-04-19T11:32:52.073+01:00@Brandsma
Anyone who has attended Mass at St. Mar...@Brandsma<br /><br />Anyone who has attended Mass at St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton will know it is anything but a "posh church"<br /><br />The congregation are poor - it is an inner city parish in the "most Godless city in England". Pétrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539025631125425710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-63275353641929919102014-04-19T09:13:47.738+01:002014-04-19T09:13:47.738+01:00Don't be silly Bradisma, it shows how narrow a...Don't be silly Bradisma, it shows how narrow and excluding it has become, though maybe that is the same thing.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-70610422425428861182014-04-19T06:54:19.214+01:002014-04-19T06:54:19.214+01:00Tut, tut, Father. You know very well that the '...Tut, tut, Father. You know very well that the 'children' must be entertained . . . . .Gentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569143943867323153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-63815711054194913202014-04-19T04:13:23.818+01:002014-04-19T04:13:23.818+01:00This discussion of how to pronounce the word '...This discussion of how to pronounce the word 'Mass' just shows how middle class and irrelevant the church has become. Where are the poor the maginalised in your well heeled congregations? Where are your big families? They have been contracepted out of existence. But you can waste energy discussing how to pronounce Mass while the marginalised Catholic feels out of place in your posh church.Paul Hellyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155821750459419187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-9402019596255297882014-04-18T17:17:15.408+01:002014-04-18T17:17:15.408+01:00We have EF Marss and OF Mass. Very useful and quic...We have EF Marss and OF Mass. Very useful and quick way of knowing which form. <br /><br />PS - the anti robot text is almost unreadable. I had to pass about eight times.Gungariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148025539041279321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-1236372395868331782014-04-18T16:40:50.743+01:002014-04-18T16:40:50.743+01:00Now now, Father. You might have more properly comp...Now now, Father. You might have more properly compared your priestly ministry with the donkey's colt. John 12:15<br />Have a blessed Easter.Liam Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376666519733160167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-32955279725551997812014-04-18T14:21:20.653+01:002014-04-18T14:21:20.653+01:00I pronounce crass in exactly the same way as I pro...I pronounce crass in exactly the same way as I pronounce Mass but there's an "r" there so it is krass and has nothing to do with arse. An "a" for me has always been pronounced as in apple, or about, or anchor. The Italians have the same pronunciation! Adio. JARayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138004129894177863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-77396846229922432512014-04-18T14:17:42.633+01:002014-04-18T14:17:42.633+01:00Oh Bruvver - do their spouses attend Venus?Oh Bruvver - do their spouses attend Venus?john-of-haylinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666868557634613383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-30345485640906306452014-04-18T09:48:48.875+01:002014-04-18T09:48:48.875+01:00'Marse' used to be a sign of rather upper-...'Marse' used to be a sign of rather upper-class Catholics - as a long 'a' (even in 'ass') still tends to be a 'U' indicator.Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533152787340723191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-58175994222038826732014-04-18T08:40:18.018+01:002014-04-18T08:40:18.018+01:00Surely one pronunciation is the Irish long A and t...Surely one pronunciation is the Irish long A and the other the English short A?Nicolas Bellordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063019108964247676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-40728356720052313622014-04-18T08:05:52.191+01:002014-04-18T08:05:52.191+01:00Bruvver E is right. "Mars" is Knightsbri...Bruvver E is right. "Mars" is Knightsbridge Catholic speak.<br /> A holy Easter to you Father.Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-66940253332586625732014-04-17T18:39:48.666+01:002014-04-17T18:39:48.666+01:00Isn't this partly a North-South thing? Souther...Isn't this partly a North-South thing? Southerners say "pass" to rhyme with "jars", while northerners rhyme it with "gas". <br /><br />However, at the Oratory, there are definitely people who attend "Mars".Eccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00357168852208499013noreply@blogger.com