In the Eastern Christian Churches, the “moment” at which the Eucharist becomes the body and blood of Christ is not so tightly defined as it is in the Roman Catholic Church, and this ambiguity is reflected in practice and in theology.
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Collect for the Memorial of St. Ambrose: Translation Issues
While celebrating Mass yesterday for the memorial of St. Ambrose, I was struck by the new English translation of the collect.
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“I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the witness they bore to the word of God.”
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