Friday, June 19, 2009

USCCB June Meeting: "Ecce quam bonum...sicut ros Hermon"


Ecce quam bonum et quam iucundum
habitare fratres in unum:
sicut unguentum optimum in capite,
quod descendit in barbam, barbam Aaron,
quod descendit in oram vestimenti eius;


sicut ros Hermon, qui descendit in montes Sion,
quoniam illic mandavit Dominus benedictionem,
vitam usque in saeculum.

-- -- PSALMUS 133 (132), Feria quinta, Breviarium Romanum


("Item 4, Votive Masses, Trautman objects again. 'By the sprinkling of his dew -- what does that mean?'...'Cisneros supports one uniform lectionary for Spanish speakers. Mahony favors motion as well. Says sometimes word doesn't exist in Spanish.'...'Adds Spanish word for "dew" is rosia, for Trautman's benefit.'" Follow USCCB June meeting on Twitter, "@usccbmedia".)