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To: AnAmericanMother
"If you just think of it as a hymn heralding the reading of the Gospel, it will probably bother you less."

Thank you for your concern, but the point I am making is that this "hymn" is filled with remarks which are not the Gospel and thus not biblical. They do not represent the message delivered once for all in the Scriptures although they may represent the gospel as Catholics understand it developed by their traditions. If one reads Paul very carefully, it is evident that the "monk's" view of the Gospel does not comport with that which is described by Paul. So, thank you, but we don't share the same understanding of what it means to be a "reading of the Gospel".

11 posted on 06/30/2014 2:44:00 PM PDT by Dutchboy88
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To: Dutchboy88

How many times does St. Paul use the words “spirit?” This is the Holy Spirit.


12 posted on 06/30/2014 2:50:41 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Dutchboy88
John 21:25. 2nd Thessalonians 2:15.

We adhere to the teachings of the Church Universal, including those that were established and taught by the Apostles but (as acknowledged by the Scriptures themselves) passed on by word of mouth and not by writing.

But the Golden Sequence, allowing for poetic license which is found in just about every hymn, does not contradict anything in Scripture. The sevenfold gifts are mentioned by Paul himself.

16 posted on 06/30/2014 5:54:25 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ecce Crucem Domini, fugite partes adversae. Vicit Leo de Tribu Iuda, Radix David, Alleluia!)
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