Thank God the Church and this new bishop aren't superstitious!
My bombshell news about my impending retirement, effective July 1st, also indicates that I will be living full time in the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, Hilton Head Island, to be exact.
Thus, when I celebrate Mass on Hilton Head or any South Carolina parish, I will pray for Francis our pope and Jacques our bishop. I need to learn the proper pronunciation though. Is it "Jock" or is it "Jack-ish"? Inquiring bi-diocesan priests want to know.
But of course, my true bishop is Bishop Stephen Parkes of Savannah. I wonder if that last name is "parks" or "park-is"?
With praise and gratitude to Almighty God, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston joyfully announces the Episcopal Ordination and Installation of Most Reverend Jacques Fabre-Jeune, CS, as Fourteenth Bishop of Charleston, Friday, May 13, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.
Attendance of the in-person event is by invitation, so please join us online:
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YouTube — https://youtu.be/iUxPAbfdTTQ
5 comments:
Jaques (Zhahk) I had no problem with pronouncing.
Fabre was another story. When I first read it I thought it was "fab-RAY," like Nanette Fabray. When I spoke with a Charleston priest, he said the last "-re" is voiced as it is in Sacre Coeur or Sacre Bleu. So it seems it is voiced "FAB-ruh."
As any red blooded American knows it is pronounced FAR-buh as in Brett Farbe.
It's like "jock" except the j is more like the J in "Taj Mahal" . Fab-ruh is probably close enough if that's the best you can do, because the specific r and e sounds aren't really applicable in English. I can't describe exactly how to do the French R but it can be substituted with a rolling r. The e at the end is almost like the "oo " in the word "foot". But since emphasis is probably on the "Fa", the e is not very prominent. That said, the best way to find out is to ask. A lot of french names in the states have been mispronounced for so long that it's become the common word (like the awful " Noter Daim" ) . But when in doubt, the family's pronunciation is always right.
There are not a few DuBose (Dubois) families in and around Savannah...
Yeah, well, whatever. Just leave us to worship the holy Latin Mass of the ages in peace. No more needless restrictions.
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