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To: Veto!

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14 posted on 07/26/2017 11:08:49 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Lord, You love all that exists: You do not despise anything Your hands have made." - Wisdom 11:22)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

She’s in Spokane with Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene nearby. I wonder what will happen to FSSP in CDA?


58 posted on 07/26/2017 4:45:57 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Latin used in Catholic churches has always reminded me of Sanskrit use in Hindu devotions. Sanskrit is not a living spoken language any more (although most languages in India are clearly derivations of it), but the sound of Sanskrit has a beauty and majesty and depth, that the same prayers or scriptural passages sometimes can miss when translated into various native tongues.

I personally like to memorize and recites verses in Sanskrit but of course know the English meaning, it is vital to know what one is saying or hearing. And knowing any Sanskrit or I presume Latin, is not essential in order to know God. But it can add something very beautiful. Also that aspect of believers throughout history and even currently recite and hear the same words. Very similar to the Catholic tradition of Latin usage. I fully support the use of Latin, needless to say (not that it matters as I am not Catholic, but I can relate).


68 posted on 07/26/2017 7:18:21 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. Franklin)
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