The use of God instead of Him in the Mass

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First of all, we worship God (male being), so we use the word 'Him".
We should not change anything on the Mass just to be politically correct, for we should focus ourselves to God and His words. Progressive priests and nuns who teach this modernistic belief does not make any sense, they should either change their ways or leave the church before its too late.

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Instaurare omnia in Christo
 
Ad_Deum said:
We should not change anything on the Mass just to be politically correct,
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This is something I wish the Bishops would address. When people say “God” instead of “Him” that this is incorrect, and that they should cease so there is no confusion, or misunderstanding of the correct phrase. People need to know when they hear this in the pews they are hearing something that is in defiance of the language of the Mass.

I think it’s very important that we protect the celebration of the Mass from the usurper’s that are trying to change it for their own agenda!
 
Here’s another example from the Mass:

Priest: Pray, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of God’s name, for our good, and the good of all God’s Church.

One of my parish priests says the “all” part above out loud. From the context, I do not think the priest should even be reciting the *correct *version of this. It’s just bad English!

Here’s an online version in use here in St. Louis. Poor college kids are being led down the primrose path!
 
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Priest: Pray, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of God’s name, for our good, and the good of all God’s Church.
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My poor feeble pre alzheimer’s mind couldn’t remember the exact phrasing there. I did know it was in 3 different places that it happens.

Perhap’s I should just put my fingers in my ears and just go “la…la…la…la”. Just kidding.🤓
 
Here’s something that may pertain very strongly to this issue, and it’s something that Pope Benedict just said oct. 3rd.

“Pastors and especially bishops have a solemn duty to “protect the faith of the People of God,” Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) said in his weekly public audience on October 3.”

catholicweb.com/media_ind…rticle_id=3310
 
PKinsale said:
Here’s another example from the Mass:

Priest: Pray, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of God’s name, for our good, and the good of all God’s Church.

One of my parish priests says the “all” part above out loud. From the context, I do not think the priest should even be reciting the *correct *version of this. It’s just bad English!

Here’s an online version in use here in St. Louis. Poor college kids are being led down the primrose path!
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Same thing at my parish, except he also omits “Father” in the first line, changing it to “… acceptable to almighty God”
and then proceeds to speak the response exactly as you indicate.
And no, he is not supposed to speak the people’s responses anyway.
 
Has anyone heard: Glory to God in the Highest and peace to God’s people on earth?
 
The rector of the Episcopal church where I sing professionally is absolutely pronoun-phobic. He’ll say “God” and “God’s” as many times in the same sentence as necessary to avoid using a masculine pronoun. It sounds ridiculous. He rewrites the prayers also.

The service usually begins with, “Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” He leaves that alone, so far. The response in the prayerbook is, “And blessed be His kingdom, now and forever.” When they print the whole service in the bulletin, you can be sure it’s “And blessed be God’s kingdom…” I refuse to say that. I don’t say many of the prayers in their service, but I do make it a point to say, “Blessed be HIS kingdom, now and forever.” I’m pretty obnoxious about that. Just one of the many reasons the rector doesn’t much care for me.

In the various Catholic churches I’ve attended, I’ve heard all the obnoxious variations mentioned here. I hate it. It’s wrong. It’s a major struggle for me not to think bad things about the people who do it.

Betsy
 
baltobetsy said:
The rector of the Episcopal church where I sing professionally is absolutely pronoun-phobic. He’ll say “God” and “God’s” as many times in the same sentence as necessary to avoid using a masculine pronoun. It sounds ridiculous. He rewrites the prayers also.

The service usually begins with, “Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” He leaves that alone, so far. The response in the prayerbook is, “And blessed be His kingdom, now and forever.” When they print the whole service in the bulletin, you can be sure it’s “And blessed be God’s kingdom…” I refuse to say that. I don’t say many of the prayers in their service, but I do make it a point to say, “Blessed be HIS kingdom, now and forever.” I’m pretty obnoxious about that. Just one of the many reasons the rector doesn’t much care for me.

In the various Catholic churches I’ve attended, I’ve heard all the obnoxious variations mentioned here. I hate it. It’s wrong. It’s a major struggle for me not to think bad things about the people who do it.

Betsy
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Oh my goodness that’s ridiculous that they’re doing that!!! I actually never noticed that as a problem within the Episcopal Church until the installation of Bishop Schori…I see apparently it’s becoming more common…

I’m pretty obnoxious about not using inclusive language. I’ll say “HE” and “HIS” very loudly so that the people around me can hear it.
 
THutch04 said:
I’m pretty obnoxious about not using inclusive language. I’ll say “HE” and “HIS” very loudly so that the people around me can hear it.
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 At our university parish it would just about habe to be a shouting match, because the young feminists speak it out very loudly so every one can hear. I consider it a cross to be born, and am trying to be patient. If they think they are going to get everyone to say it their way they are sorely deluded.
Maybe it’s time to start bringing our concerns to our Bishops?
 
I think I’ve found a solution, at least for me anyway. To offer the distraction in reparation for the rebellion.
God Bless,
Kevin
 
Our former deacon used to do this. Drove me nuts. Yes, His name is indeed God. However, the prayers of the Church are what they are, and are not subject to change for the sake of political correctness.
 
Besides being a tampering with the prayers of the liturgy, this fad also has the very serious effect of depersonalizing God. An important part of Christ’s revelation was that God was also Persons and that God was Family. To reject these personal pronouns is to reject this revelation and go back to more of an Old Testament, distanced understanding of God. Not very bright.
 
mercygate said:
To be fair, all but the most poisonous feminists do use the pronooun “he” for Jesus.
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The worst case I ever experienced was a young woman who changed St Paul’s gender. :eek: She read/ad libbed:

*When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a
Code: 
woman
, I put aside childish things…* :bigyikes:

To my kowledge, she was never asked to serve as a reader again

tee
 
tee_eff_em said:
The worst case I ever experienced was a young woman who changed St Paul’s gender. :eek: She read/ad libbed:

*When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a
Code: 
woman
, I put aside childish things…* :bigyikes:

To my kowledge, she was never asked to serve as a reader again

tee
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Thank God, There is a new generation of young people that are embracing the traditional faith along with all of the converts coming into the Church that recognize the need to preserve the integrity of the Liturgy.

This is another attempt at “verbal engineering” like substituting the word choice for murder. It’s all straight from the pit of hell.
 
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