God loves you . With Cardinal Lustiger’s passing (may his soul rest in peace) and his request for Kaddish by his relatives as part of his funeral, I though it appropriate to put the prayer here. The Kaddish seems like a cross between our Psalm responses and the Divine Praises. I could see it fitting right into a funeral Mass of the Resurrection, just changing references to 'Israel' to 'the Church'. The version below can be seen in its entirety, including the Hebrew script for it, at http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/kaddish.html”> http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/kaddish.html

May His great Name grow exalted and sanctified (Cong. Amen.) in the world that He created as He willed. May He give reign to His kingship in your lifetimes and in your days, and in the lifetimes of the entire Family of Israel, swiftly and soon. Now respond: Amen. (Cong Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and ever.) May His great Name be blessed forever and ever. Blessed, praised, glorified, exalted, extolled, mighty, upraised, and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, Blessed is He (Cong. Blessed is He) beyond any blessing and song, praise and consolation that are uttered in the world. Now respond: Amen. (Cong. Amen). May there be abundant peace from Heaven, and life upon us and upon all Israel. Now respond: Amen. (Cong. Amen). He Who makes peace in His heights, may He make peace, upon us and upon all Israel. Now respond: Amen. (Cong. Amen).

Remember, I love you, too Reminding that we are all on the same side - His, Pristinus Sapienter (wljewell @catholicexchange.com or ... yahoo.com)

God loves you . There is something uplifting just in the sounds of the ancient languages - allegedly dead - but clearly alive when offered to God. May I add that the same can be said of liturgical Latin, which has the sense of being otherworldly and hence leads many of those praying in Latin into greater consciousness of God's Presence. Interestingly, Kaddish is meant to be the one regular vernacular prayer in Jewish worship. I know from experience that Jews pray Kaddish in Hebrew and Aramiac and English in American synagogues. Though it is meant to be a communal prayer, sons mourning their parents will say it in private at home, and daily when first in mourning. Father Dwight Longenecker, whose writing is so enjoyable, has an intersting article on 'the Anglican Right' (http://www.catholicexchange.com/node/63919) on the Anglican Usage of Latin rite Catholicism. While simple logic arising from Anglo-Catholic history makes such easier to understand, it would be interesting to see what converted rabbis and the Vatican could make of a Judaic Usage of Catholicism. Don'cha think? You, royal, have assisted in a form of our Mass that would give the Judiac Usage a good start. Wouldn't it be a marvelous evangelization for the Church to begin to make Usages for every major other theistic sect? It would be an entry way with the 'Welcome' mat already out. Remember, I love you, too Reminding that we are all on the same side - His, Pristinus Sapienter (wljewell @catholicexchange.com or ... yahoo.com)