The revolution which ruint Tradition

The revolution destroyed the prayers of Consecration within The Canon and replaced it with these prayers

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The day before he suffered he took break in his sacred hands and looking up to heaven, to you, his almighty Father, he gave you thanks and praise. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said:  Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you. When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:  Take this, all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.	Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted, he took bread and gave you thanks, He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said:  Take this, all of you, and eat it; this is my body which will be given up for you. When the supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:  Take this, all of you, and drink from it; this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.	On the night he was betrayed, he took bread and gave you thanks and praise. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said:  Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you. When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said:  Take this, all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.	He always loved those who were his own in the world. When the time came for him to be glorified by you, his heavenly Father, he showed the depth of his love.  While they were at supper, he took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his disciples, saying:  Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you. In the same way, he took the cup, filled with wine. He gave you thanks, and giving the cup to his disciples, said:  Take this, all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.

In a puissant presentation within his book, The Ecumenical Vatican Council II, a much needed discussion, the Thomist, Brunero Gherardini, lamented the poor translation from the original Greek, the language in which the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was first offered:

Unfortunately, I have not had the joy of seeing any consideration of my objections to the meaning of Latin tradere which, in the original Greek (especially in the passive an reflexive forms), means "to be sacrificed" ]or "to give oneself in sacrifice," and the is based on a vast, classical documentation. During a meeting during the 80s I presented the fact that the phrase, "in qua note traebatur" in 1 Col 11: 23 and in the Eucharistic Prayer III must not be translated "on the night He was betrayed," but "on the night in which He sacrificed Himself, consigned Himself to death, or was sacrificed."

One of the reverend Fathers (recently deceased) respond to me with angelic sweetness, "Even if the sense is literally as you say, pro bono animarum we have chosen to "on the night in which He was betrayed." Stupendous: for the benefit of souls we have a gross error which is not also, but nigro ver rubro signandus lapillo.

"For the good of souls" (pro bono animarum) the revolutionaries lied to us.

Just think about that for awhile, let it sink in.

In the meantime, if you can find one, assist at the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom (I go to St Nicholas in Delray, Florida) where you can hear the prayer unveiled by intentional mistranslations for the good of our souls.

Truth be told, I prefer the Melkite Mass over even the old Latin Mass and Saint Nicholas is an absolutely beautiful church with a serious solemn and beautiful Liturgy.