When they were there they asked the Holy Father the pope to bless them but he refused but they insisted so at last Pius IX gave in so he blessed them with the following Latin words:
"Benedicaris ab illo in cuius honore cremaberis, Amen"
The three vicars went home very satisfied.
This one always makes me laugh.
2007-08-30 02:03:44 · 3 answers · asked by carl 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This blessing is given to the incense in the High Mass of the extraordinary form of the Roman rite.
It translates "Be blessed by Him in whose honor you will burn"
2007-08-30 19:09:18 · update #1
Remember this was before the time of Ecumenism.
2007-08-30 19:10:30 · update #2
LOL.
I actually blessed a young Deacon with that same blessing (by mistake) when he was going in procession to chant the Holy Gospel. He knelt in front of me...and that's what I said!
It's force of habit.
2007-08-30 02:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
St Peter said that as a man thinks in his heart, so is he. These three Vicars went home thinking they had been blessed by the Pope, and would not have felt any better, if the blessing had been genuine. They probably lived better lives and had a lot to tell their congregations.
2007-08-30 14:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by loufedalis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK I will flaunt my ignorance. Translation please?
2007-08-30 10:28:53 · answer #3 · answered by Adoptive Father 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋