Re: KURIE ELEHSON ME

From: QashishaD@aol.com
Date: Thu Jul 15 1999 - 02:40:02 EDT


In a message dated 14/07/99 7:05:19 PM, jwest@Highland.Net writes:

<< I am 100% positive. First, it is a latin phrase, and second, the writer of
the song was intereviewed and said as much.
Best,
Jim >>

Sorry, this IS a Greek phrase and Greek alone; no Latin here to be found
whatsoever!
The Church in Rome uses this Greek phrase even now because for the first 200
years,
Roman Christians celebrated their liturgy mostly in Greek and NOT in Latin.
Dimitri

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