This Sunday sees the parable of the lost sheep. The picture comes from Wikimedia
The Clementine Vulgate has: “Gaudium erit coram Angelis Dei” which the Douay Rhiems, Challoner translates as: “There shall be joy before the angels of God” but coram is to do with the heart isn’t it? Would the literal translation be more like: The hearts of the Angels of God will be glad? This is why I need to study Latin more.
[Edit: I am assured that coram does indeed mean “before”, so the regular Douay Rhiems is quite literal as usual.]
And here is the image from Illustrations of Gospel Stories from Jerome Nadal, S.J., thanks to Felix Just’s website. I didn’t notice this before, but each picture is labelled with letters with explanations of the significance of each down the bottom. These are great pictures.
Locus, ubi fuerat Ioannes baptizans, ad Betharabam trans Iordanem. (the place where John Baptised, at Betharabam across the Jordan?)
IESUS cum discipulis. (Jesus with disciples)
Accedunt ad IESUM publicani, et peccatores, ut eum audiant. (The publicans and sinners go to Jesus and they listen to him.)
Obmurmurant Pharisaei, et Scribae idque fastidiunt. (The scribes and pharisees murmur…)
Nonaginta oves ad caulas relictae in deserto, una perdita. (The ninety sheep in the sheepfold, one lost)
Pastor inquirit ovem oberrantem. (Shepherd searches for the lost sheep.)
Inuentam reportat humeris ad ovile gaudens. (…. to the sheep, happy.)
Domum rediens, convocat, et invitat ad congratulandum amicos. (Goes to the house, invites his friends to congratulate/rejoice.)
Accensa lucerna mulier evertit domum, et inquirit acclimam drachmam amissam. (A woman looking for the missing drachma)
Inuenta ea, convocat amicas, et invitat ad sibi congratulandum. (Calling friends together to rejoice.)
And I need to study Latin more! Please help me out here in the com box if you can.