tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post6604627477926567678..comments2024-03-12T04:21:54.601+00:00Comments on A Clerk of Oxford: Hostis Herodes impie: 'Thou cruel Herod, thou mortal enemy'Clerk of Oxfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919708325900229717noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-43447875449743730542013-01-11T20:23:23.477+00:002013-01-11T20:23:23.477+00:00Happy Epiphany to you too! These translations, th...Happy Epiphany to you too! These translations, though little read even by scholars, can be very interesting - it's fascinating to see translators working out how to express the ideas of these ancient hymns in their own language.<br /><br />I was at Worcester Cathedral today and was pleased to see they still have their Christmas tree up, and the crib with the Magi - a welcome sight!Clerk of Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919708325900229717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-76998604211263192232013-01-11T02:55:52.854+00:002013-01-11T02:55:52.854+00:00Also, it is very intriguing and wonderful to see t...Also, it is very intriguing and wonderful to see these different versions of English translations from the fifth century Latin hymn. It is a very striking hymn which seems to contain all of the mysteries and riches of this season so well. It is beautiful the way that these were written in the earlier English forms and to see the expressions that were then in use and how the hymns and rhymes were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-35308087685469161942013-01-11T02:34:15.345+00:002013-01-11T02:34:15.345+00:00In Rome, I learned, they still leave many nativity...In Rome, I learned, they still leave many nativity sets on view in churches through until the Presentation in February. <br /> These nativity sets are very elaborately created and each very original- sometimes with villages, covering large areas of the churches. <br /><br />At the Vatican square of St. Peter's, where the main giant tree is brought from some more naturally wooded area from theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-58444440511517100392013-01-10T22:37:21.257+00:002013-01-10T22:37:21.257+00:00I absolutely agree! I like to think of the season...I absolutely agree! I like to think of the season of Epiphany (which traditionally ran all the way through January, and still does in the Anglican church) as softening that transition between Christmas and everyday life. Epiphany is such a rich feast, it seems a shame to give only a day to it and turn the season off like a tap.Clerk of Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919708325900229717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758649432241863530.post-63691388291046109532013-01-10T18:01:49.090+00:002013-01-10T18:01:49.090+00:00The feast of Epiphany featured as the last celebra...The feast of Epiphany featured as the last celebration of Christmas during my Roman Catholic upbringing. For we children, there was a poignancy at its end - for then the Christmas tree, decorations and crib were disassembled. I used to love gently wrapping up Baby Jesus in tissue paper, even though I was sad the festivities were done. However, I knew, as I tucked him into his little box, that ILady of Wyralehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333223081289629219noreply@blogger.com