Dead Giveaways (Of A Linguistic Nature)

[Hilde]

What do you call a priest(Catholic) who is the leader of the diocese? Here the "vice bishop" is called general vicar, didn't know it was an anglican thing, but the word "vikar" in Norwegian means substitute in Norwegian like a substitute teacher so it's understandable. I have also heard the use sogneprest be used, and sogn is a word I've only heard be used in the Lutheran church for a group of parishes that has a priest as its leader.

[Hilde]

What do you call a priest(Catholic) who is the leader of the diocese? Here the "vice bishop" is called general vicar, didn't know it was an anglican thing, but the word "vikar" in Norwegian means substitute in Norwegian like a substitute teacher so it's understandable. I have also heard the use sogneprest be used, and sogn is a word I've only heard be used in the Lutheran church for a group of parishes that has a priest as its leader. Maybe there are more than one sogneprest in the diocese but I only think we have one in ours. I dunno. I should check. Maybe.

Edited August 7, 2010 by Hilde

[Chiquitunga]

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, but [i]taking[/i] rather than [i]receiving[/i] Holy Communion .. and I've never heard them say "Holy Communion" .. although wait, I think I've heard a Lutheran say it .. but again with take, rather than receive. Oh how privileged we are as Catholics to receive Him!!! Would that they could receive Him too!

[jiyoung]

I've *seen* "vicar" in the official title of a priest (Parochial Vicar, etc) but never heard it as what we call them. Likewise, we hear of the "rectory" but never the "rector." More terminology that exists, but is rarely used in general conversation...

[Hilde]

We call the principal of the seminary rector.

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='Chiquitunga' date='07 August 2010 - 08:43 PM' timestamp='1281210235' post='2153696']
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, but [i]taking[/i] rather than [i]receiving[/i] Holy Communion .. and I've never heard them say "Holy Communion" .. although wait, I think I've heard a Lutheran say it .. but again with take, rather than receive. Oh how privileged we are as Catholics to receive Him!!! Would that they could receive Him too!
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Baptists (in my experience) tend to say "Lord's Supper" instead of Holy Communion.

[Tridenteen]

[quote name='Hilde' date='07 August 2010 - 03:04 PM' timestamp='1281211444' post='2153700']
We call the principal of the seminary rector.
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JMJ
They do that on our side of the pond as well...or taking it to the extreme "Lord Rector(insert Darth Vader breathing here)".

I just call him the dude in charge of everything and responsible for monentary deficits.

[MissScripture]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned (at least that I've seen) which numberings people use for the 10 Commandments.

[Maria]

[quote name='loveletslive' date='06 August 2010 - 10:01 PM' timestamp='1281146510' post='2153521']
"message" instead of homily/sermon
"service" instead of Mass
"preacher/father guy" instead of priest
[b]referring to all catholic churches as cathedrals[/b]
"robes" instead of vestments/chasuble

i went to a non-denom service last week so i noticed a lot of things like that.

i think prots start prayers with "heavenly father, we thank you..." a lot. i can't recall if catholics say that? i don't think so?
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At least all the ones that are big and beautiful. It really, really bugs me when people (including my old Intro to Art and Architecture teacher) call Notre Dame Basilica here in Montreal a cathedral.

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Maria' date='08 August 2010 - 11:35 AM' timestamp='1281285348' post='2154143']
At least all the ones that are big and beautiful. It really, really bugs me when people (including my old Intro to Art and Architecture teacher) call Notre Dame Basilica here in Montreal a cathedral.
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Well that's understandable, even for Catholics. You can't really tell just by looking at it., and many people don't realize that there's a difference.

[Tridenteen]

JMJ
So this family is sight seeing, and they go to a beautiful "shrine" that they heard about on the web to take photos.
Once inside, they are greeted by this bizarre looking women who is wearing something like Julie Andrews wore in the Sound of Music convent. She tells them that something called the "Presence" is exposed.[img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif[/img] Ok, well, Granny always said the stinking papists had issues. Anyhow.
They file into a pew smack dab in the front of the shrine thing, and stare at the bizarre "Presence" in front of them...a massive mini shrine completely wrought of gold. Ok? And on top of that, some idiot left this incense smoking in front of it...hello! Anyone ever here of fire precautions?
Meanwhile, a bell rings. Promptly, a dude in a back dress, white smock, and purple silk scarf (in the middle of summer, too!) and really stupid looking hat comes out o{| :-) of some room on the side of the shrin, kneels in front of the "Presence", and goes over to a 3D broom closet. He goes in there, and shuts the door. And then, a young woman goes into the broom closet via another and sits there for awhile before coming out. After this bizarre, broom loving thing happens about 8 more times, the dude in the weird outfit come out. Meanwhile, everyone who visited the broom closet is kneeling in the pews in front of the "Presence". Well, let the Catholics do their mind connecting activites. Then a little bell rings. The dude comes out with a teenaged kid wearing a black dress and white smock, whilst the dude has changed into a gold cape, scarf, apron, and other things...and that weird hat o{| :-)
The Presence is put away, and then the dude launches into this other service, all in latin. He mumbles his way throught that with the teenager (didn't their mom's ever teach them it's rude to mutter?) And then all of these little bells ring. So, everyone goes onto their knees, and next thing the family notices is the wafer looking thing from the Presence being lifted by the dude, while the teenager rings a bell. Then he puts It down,and does the same thing with a cup. After several more bizarre occurences, the dude and teenager come down to a railing. The pew sitters go up and kneel, while the dude takes little bits of the "Presence" and puts it into their mouths. The teenager seems to be obsessive with putting a gold plate under each persons chins while this goes on. Finally, everything is over. The family is feeling slightly traumatized as they walk out of the shrine, picture taking forgotten. And would you believe it! The dude back in his dress, come and talks to them. "Are you Catholic?" he asks after chatting for a time. "No, Southern Baptist" is the answer. "Well, what did you think?" the dude says. "Well, it was nice, but I don't think we are ever going to go back" the mother of the family says, glancing at her husband. "Yes, you are right, love! We are never going back to that imitation! Sir, when can we convert?" And thus it was that their first Mass, although very strange, was not the last.



---true account from a real family[img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/saint.gif[/img]

[Lil Red]

[quote name='Tridenteen' date='06 August 2010 - 07:16 PM' timestamp='1281147371' post='2153523']
JMJ
Referring to the Holy Ghost as the Awesome Spirit?
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[quote name='IgnatiusofLoyola' date='07 August 2010 - 10:22 AM' timestamp='1281201762' post='2153666']
Back in the dark ages, we learned our classical music not from video games, but from Saturday cartoons. I didn't realize until I was an adult that a lot of the background music of the cartoons we watched was from classical symphonic or operatic music.
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me too. though my dad made us listen to classical music as kids.

[jeffpugh]

[quote name='Tridenteen' date='09 August 2010 - 01:00 AM' timestamp='1281330037' post='2154508']
JMJ
So this family is sight seeing, and they go to a beautiful "shrine" that they heard about on the web to take photos.
Once inside, they are greeted by this bizarre looking women who is wearing something like Julie Andrews wore in the Sound of Music convent. She tells them that something called the "Presence" is exposed.[img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif[/img] Ok, well, Granny always said the stinking papists had issues. Anyhow.
They file into a pew smack dab in the front of the shrine thing, and stare at the bizarre "Presence" in front of them...a massive mini shrine completely wrought of gold. Ok? And on top of that, some idiot left this incense smoking in front of it...hello! Anyone ever here of fire precautions?
Meanwhile, a bell rings. Promptly, a dude in a back dress, white smock, and purple silk scarf (in the middle of summer, too!) and really stupid looking hat comes out o{| :-) of some room on the side of the shrin, kneels in front of the "Presence", and goes over to a 3D broom closet. He goes in there, and shuts the door. And then, a young woman goes into the broom closet via another and sits there for awhile before coming out. After this bizarre, broom loving thing happens about 8 more times, the dude in the weird outfit come out. Meanwhile, everyone who visited the broom closet is kneeling in the pews in front of the "Presence". Well, let the Catholics do their mind connecting activites. Then a little bell rings. The dude comes out with a teenaged kid wearing a black dress and white smock, whilst the dude has changed into a gold cape, scarf, apron, and other things...and that weird hat o{| :-)
The Presence is put away, and then the dude launches into this other service, all in latin. He mumbles his way throught that with the teenager (didn't their mom's ever teach them it's rude to mutter?) And then all of these little bells ring. So, everyone goes onto their knees, and next thing the family notices is the wafer looking thing from the Presence being lifted by the dude, while the teenager rings a bell. Then he puts It down,and does the same thing with a cup. After several more bizarre occurences, the dude and teenager come down to a railing. The pew sitters go up and kneel, while the dude takes little bits of the "Presence" and puts it into their mouths. The teenager seems to be obsessive with putting a gold plate under each persons chins while this goes on. Finally, everything is over. The family is feeling slightly traumatized as they walk out of the shrine, picture taking forgotten. And would you believe it! The dude back in his dress, come and talks to them. "Are you Catholic?" he asks after chatting for a time. "No, Southern Baptist" is the answer. "Well, what did you think?" the dude says. "Well, it was nice, but I don't think we are ever going to go back" the mother of the family says, glancing at her husband. "Yes, you are right, love! We are never going back to that imitation! Sir, when can we convert?" And thus it was that their first Mass, although very strange, was not the last.



---true account from a real family[img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/saint.gif[/img]
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