tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191052.post5645473039011654000..comments2021-08-14T19:16:06.479-04:00Comments on St. Izzy by the River: Benedictio CerevisaeSt. Izzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14491461444116895539noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191052.post-21129052151154665572007-08-29T15:59:00.000-04:002007-08-29T15:59:00.000-04:00Mattheus wants us to start celebrating the feast d...<A HREF="http://blog.myspace.com/mctbutler" REL="nofollow">Mattheus</A> wants us to start celebrating the feast day of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Arnoul" REL="nofollow">St. Arnold of Soissons</A> (July 8).<BR/><BR/>I wonder if alternative beverages could be employed. I keep thinking about the bit from near the end of Aelfric's Colloquy (10th c. British monastic setting). The brother is questioning the boys, they've just talked about food and are about to talk about the dormitories. And what's the transition from table to unconsciousness?<BR/><BR/>Q Et quid bibis?<BR/>R Cervisam, si habeo, vel aquam si non habeo cervisam.<BR/>Q Nonne bibis vinum?<BR/>R Non sum tam dives ut possim emere mihi vinum; et vinum non est potus puerorum sive stultorum, sed senum et sapientium.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Q And what do you drink?<BR/>R Beer, if I have it, or water if I don't have beer.<BR/>Q Don't you drink wine?<BR/>R I'm not so wealthy that I can buy myself wine; and wine is not a drink for children or fools, but for elders and the wise.<BR/><BR/><BR/>No word on scotch whiskey, though.St. Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491461444116895539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191052.post-90269713778660915392007-08-22T23:43:00.000-04:002007-08-22T23:43:00.000-04:00I especially like that this is an official Catholi...I especially like that this is an official Catholic prayer, right from the <I>Rituale Romanum</I>.St. Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491461444116895539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191052.post-43006360482677527062007-08-22T17:53:00.000-04:002007-08-22T17:53:00.000-04:00Now THAT's my kind of Sacramental.WNow THAT's my kind of Sacramental.<BR/><BR/>WWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191052.post-30571493021918807482007-08-22T15:58:00.000-04:002007-08-22T15:58:00.000-04:00I sent a link to this post to a coworker of mine, ...I sent a link to this post to a coworker of mine, who responded with a link to his Yahoo discussion group page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TCBS/<BR/><BR/>I seem to make friends with similar people.Greg Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290074804358990591noreply@blogger.com