tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669950994040167422.post8815730546608810569..comments2024-03-25T11:45:15.757+00:00Comments on The Saint Lawrence Press Blog: Saturday morning - Time for Vespers!Rubricariushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05050302650867319277noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669950994040167422.post-77226910889141769872011-03-14T01:49:24.019+00:002011-03-14T01:49:24.019+00:00Thank you for this fine elucidation; much valued.Thank you for this fine elucidation; much valued.RLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669950994040167422.post-35349542449710323752011-03-13T07:47:33.359+00:002011-03-13T07:47:33.359+00:00David,
Thank you - typo corrected now.
Fr. Capr...David, <br /><br />Thank you - typo corrected now.<br /><br />Fr. Capreolus,<br /><br />Yes, another historical factor to be considered. As we are really talking about whether an Office is before or after what we call lunch I find criticism of the praxis rather strange.Rubricariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050302650867319277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669950994040167422.post-56133408829740762492011-03-13T01:58:31.070+00:002011-03-13T01:58:31.070+00:00Thank you for another v. fine post.
I think you ...Thank you for another v. fine post. <br /><br />I think you mean 'ante' rather than 'and' in the Latin excerpt, however.davidforsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603145004197815827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669950994040167422.post-89628046320198550212011-03-13T01:53:59.550+00:002011-03-13T01:53:59.550+00:00Dear Rubricarius,
I agree: this is a wonderful pra...Dear Rubricarius,<br />I agree: this is a wonderful practice and one I always look forward to, as well. <br /><br />It occurs to me, thinking over this topic, that for the ancient Romans (with their day of twelve "hours" of about forty-five minutes around this time of year) evening would be reckoned as starting around 2 p.m. in our system. <br /><br />Perhaps certain controversialists (to whom you alluded in this post, I think)overlook the fact that there was not necessarily so great a time differential in calculating the time of vespers, anciently anyway. Just a passing thought, though.Capreolushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07329413913112615954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669950994040167422.post-21434752651605863762011-03-12T13:23:21.388+00:002011-03-12T13:23:21.388+00:00André,
Thank you for that - I should have added t...André,<br /><br />Thank you for that - I should have added that point to the post.Rubricariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050302650867319277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669950994040167422.post-81702535532408033262011-03-12T08:48:12.672+00:002011-03-12T08:48:12.672+00:00The only time where the Angelus is said standing a...The only time where the Angelus is said standing at noon!!Andrénoreply@blogger.com