tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post6818293160465555105..comments2024-02-24T19:28:28.716+11:00Comments on Psallite Sapienter: St Francis de SalesJoshuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17387698013828199070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post-75633624634616817912009-01-30T17:32:00.000+11:002009-01-30T17:32:00.000+11:00I stand corrected about 'Pontiff', having at first...I stand corrected about 'Pontiff', having at first thought that was used only to designate a Pope. <BR/><BR/>Thank you, too, for the additional information about Confessors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post-2221084096993063802009-01-30T09:24:00.000+11:002009-01-30T09:24:00.000+11:00As you will notice, I try and translate the Latin ...As you will notice, I try and translate the Latin very literally (since I'm not really very able), and so, since the Latin says "Confessorem tuum atque Pontificem" I rendered this as "Thy Confessor and Pontiff" - or even more literally, "Confessor Thine and moreover Pontiff". <BR/><BR/>In Latin prayers, Pontifex (Pontiff) is probably the more common synonym for Episcopus (Bishop): recall that Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387698013828199070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031371770440010046.post-14260823420970339842009-01-30T09:05:00.000+11:002009-01-30T09:05:00.000+11:00You wrote: 'blessed Francis Thy Confessor and Pont...You wrote: 'blessed Francis Thy Confessor and Pontiff'. Shouldn't that be 'Bishop'? My books (Monastic Diurnal and Matins) have 'Blessed Francis, thy Bishop and Confessor', in that order, which is the usual one, but I can see that the Latin puts it the other way round.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com