[Magdalen] Eucharistic prayer

[Ferdinand von Prondzynski (Emeritus)]

Interesting responses, thank you.

I understand all the possible interpretations of 'remembrance, and the theological sacramental implications. What I do not understand is how  'for the' creates a different meaning from 'in'. In fact to me, 'for the' is if anything more remote, and is certainly linguistically and grammatically odd. Doing something 'for' the remembrance suggests it is for someone else's remembrance, whereas 'in' is more direct and personal.

I wonder whether this was just someone's bright idea on a committee and no one could be bothered to argue or analyse. Quite a lot of liturgical reform, in peripheral contexts, happens that way. I just wondered whether there was some deep meaning I was missing.

Ferdinand


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From: Magdalen <magdalen-bounces+f.von-prondzynski=rgu.ac.uk at herberthouse.org> on behalf of cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
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Date: Sunday, 20 October 2019 at 12:19
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Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Eucharistic prayer

I believe this problem is because of the direct translation into English of the Latin"in memoriam."   The English "in memory of" is not an exact translation of the Latin.


David Strang.




In a message dated 10/20/2019 1:56:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, magdalen at herberthouse.org writes:

As much as Protestants of various degrees may argue over the meaning, are Roman Catholics confused similarly?



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