tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post7964731216387001940..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Fatima learnt ArabicFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-37587357323051372052007-08-27T18:53:00.000+01:002007-08-27T18:53:00.000+01:00There is a very good reason for not having liturgy...There is a very good reason for not having liturgy in English and the troubles over the revised translation demonstrate the problem.<BR/><BR/>The way people use English is highly political. It is used to define people's class, where they come from, their age and social group and their level of education. This is divisive.<BR/><BR/>And having the liturgy in a vernacular makes one take the words for granted and people are liable to just sit and daydream.Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-91234022670422441812007-08-21T16:18:00.000+01:002007-08-21T16:18:00.000+01:00Am surprised nobody has commented on this post yet...Am surprised nobody has commented on this post yet. What a delightful rendering of the Ave Maria. In Lourdes last week I was pleased and heartened to hear more Latin in the processions - the Pater noster and the Gloria Patri in particular - and being interested in languages it was fascinating to hear the Ave Maria said in so many different ones including Vietnamese. But the one language not used for the Hail Mary in the torchlight processions was Latin! I should like to add that to hear the Hallelujah Chorus played on a trumpet after Benediction in the underground Basilica was extraordinarily uplifting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com