[Magdalen] Something cringe worthy...

Grace Cangialosi gracecan at gmail.com
Fri May 22 18:10:27 UTC 2015


I've always liked the word "celebrate."

> On May 22, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> In a message dated 5/21/2015 7:56:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> michaudme at gmail.com writes:
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> A priest  does not perform the mass. >>>>
> 
> Nor does he/she "make Sacrifice".  That expression always seems 
> to me like a cook whipping up something in the kitchen.  Or, at  worst,
> there being made a fresh, new Sacrifice of the Cross when there was
> only one Sacrifice of the Cross, Calvary, which can never be  repeated.
> 
> He/she does evoke, make present, Calvary itself, and we get to tag
> along to offer ourselves in that One Great Sacrifice.
> 
> In any case, agreed that "perform" the Mass is not the best choice of  
> words for
> what's happening.
> 
> 
> 
> David Strang.


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