The following are two English versions of the original Latin Collect for the Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday.
Can you figure out which one is more faithful to the not only the original Latin text, but also to the theology and sentiment of the Latin Rite's spirituality and devotional life, not to mention clarity of doctrine as it concerns the paschal feast and grace and the nature of the true Church?
In other words, which prayer sounds more Catholic and gives a better example of orthodox Catholic faith. Remember the "Law of prayer is the Law of belief." Your thoughts as you pray these two versions of the same Latin prayer in English. Which one do you think is the updated one?
God of everlasting mercy, who in the very recurrence of the paschal feast kindle the faith of the people you have made your own, increase, we pray, the grace you have bestowed, that all may grasp and rightly understand in what font they have been washed, by whose Spirit they have been reborn, and by whose Blood they have been redeemed...
OR
God of mercy, you wash away our sins in water, you give us new birth in the Spirit, and redeem us in the blood of Christ. As we celebrate Christ's resurrection increase our awareness of these blessings and renew your gift of life within us...
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The second one reads like an advisory.
"This message was sent to make you aware that due to things you have done,, or things you have failed to do, your Baptismal grace may have expired. Please check with your spiritual adviser to renew or extend this benefit. It is our goal to ensure your happiness. We request your assistance in this effort through regular participation in our processes and procedures made available to you at your parish on Sundays, Saturdays, and other recommended days we hope you will find convenient. Please also be advised that while our products appear similar in many ways to those provided by other outlets, they may or may not be seamlessly interchangeable. To ensure your complete satisfaction, please advise your spiritual consultant if you are using other products in conjunction with Catholic(R) products as there may be side effects such as confusion, disorientation, loss of vision."
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Clearly the first!
Clearly the first.
That second one is awful, downright abysmal, to say nothing of flat and blah.
Definitely not graceful, because it could barely care less about the workings of grace.
- WSquared.
Since my conversion in 1997 I have been praying for a restoration of the Mass texts. Deo gratias!
Chris Adryan
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