"Once the layman was anxious to hide the fact that he believed so much less than the Vicar; he now tends to hide the fact that he believes so much more..."

C. S. Lewis (via)

Why keep track of omissions? ... lex orandi, lex credendi ...

Lord,
may the power of the Spirit
which sanctified Mary the mother of your Son,
make holy the gifts we place upon this altar.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.

Prayer over the Gifts, 4^th Sunday of Advent, Cycle A.

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What will January 1^st be like?!

Actually, he found that Preface less egregious as he substituted it on 12/8 for:

You allowed no stain of Adam's sin
to touch the Virgin Mary.
Full of grace, she was to be a worthy mother of your
Son, etc.

Isn't there a special place in Hell for nitpickers? Mea maxima culpa.

Would it be enough to know simply whether he's afraid of offending someone ... or whether these prayers go against his conscience? Kyrie eleison. Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis.