tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post5784343007562164143..comments2024-01-29T08:39:40.754-05:00Comments on Musings of a Pertinacious Papist: Clarity in Blessings: A Comparison of the Extraordinary and Ordinary Forms of the Roman Ritual – Part 3 of 3Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-50705861420806844052009-12-17T13:26:57.874-05:002009-12-17T13:26:57.874-05:00But be careful on the politeness issue in general ...But be careful on the politeness issue in general since one of the odd things in the Bible is that extreme brusqueness toward the devil is forbidden to both men and angels...perhaps because we are not to provoke more evil from either them or evil men than is necessary...in fact in this first quote, heretics are very free with caustic asides against demons:<br /><br />2 Peter 2: 10-11<br />“ Bold and arrogant, they (false teachers) are not afraid to revile glorious beings, whereas angels, despite their superior strength and power, do not bring a reviling judgment against them (devils) from the Lord.”<br /><br />Jude 1:9<br />“ Yet the archangel Michael, when he argued with the devil in a dispute over the body of Moses, did not venture to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him …”<br /><br />Zechariah 3:2<br />“ And the angel of the Lord said to Satan, ‘ May the Lord rebuke you, Satan’.”<br />bill bannonbill bannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-41078343959403134262009-12-17T13:26:33.798-05:002009-12-17T13:26:33.798-05:00The examples you cite are one reason the Eastern c...The examples you cite are one reason the Eastern church is still so rich. The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrisostom evokes similar emotion to the TLM. She has maintained the traditional language (Thee, Thou, ...and to your spirit, etc.) and the rebuke of Satan in baptism, blessing of holy water, etc. It is as it should be, and the same should be restored to the Latin church. I joyfully read the NO translation that was recently approved and look forward to its use.<br />PJ HealyPJ Healynoreply@blogger.com