Thursday 12 January 2012

Is our Faith open to misinterpretation?

For that aimless, carefree cruise of a lifetime -
book now on the SS Vatican II

   1. Vatican II is not a cruise liner

   2.  Zuchetto is a skullcap, not a small, tasteless vegetable

   3.  Baldachino is an altar canopy, not a coffee without froth

   4.Aumbry – an alcove for the holy oils, not a Spanish friend

   5. Aggiornamento is not a resort on the Amalfi Coast

   6. Simony, selling spiritual items, not the feminine of Simon

   7. Nuncio is a legate from the Holy See, not the Mother Superior

   8. Vespers…..not to be confused with Lambrettas

   9. Anamnesis, a prayer, not loss of memory as to the value of the Latin
       Mass

 10. Halo – an aura said to surround the head of the saints – not a Texan 
       welcome!

 11. ………………………………………………………..?
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  1. PatriciusJanuary 12, 2012 1:52 pm

    And Lauds is not a cricket ground.

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  2. A Catholic Comes HomeJanuary 12, 2012 2:31 pm

    And....Asperges.....not to be confused with Asparagus.
    Sandy.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2012 2:58 pm

    And the Barque of Peter is not an angry growl from the Pope.

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  4. MarkJanuary 12, 2012 3:58 pm

    And Compline is not a powdered milk nutritional supplement available in a range of delicious flavours...

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    1. Left-footerJanuary 12, 2012 4:21 pm

      And Purgatory is neither a laxative nor an anti-Conservative witch-hunt.

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    2. Webmaster GarethJanuary 12, 2012 4:53 pm

      And if the Popes don't like something they don't say "Let him have asthma"

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  5. Fr John AbbertonJanuary 12, 2012 5:18 pm

    And the dialogue on entering the Confessional is NOT, "Bless me Father, for you have sinned"! And the humeral veil is not funny!

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  6. TLWJanuary 13, 2012 2:39 am

    And the Confiteor is a prayer confessing sinfulness, not a person with a penchant for roasting duck.

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  7. Anthony S. LayneJanuary 13, 2012 6:25 am

    We don't say "Hello" here in Texas ... it's "Howdy!" Although I just got back a couple of hours ago from a Knights of Columbus meeting dominated by guys from Chicago, so the greeting was "How ya doon?"

    The mantilla can't be found over a small fireplace.

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