Talk:Lorica (incantation)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[edit] Incantation
this is horseshit. we are ditw. the Lorica is not an "incantation" it's a prayer. for those of you who stumble upon this garbage title, an incantation is a spiritual transaction. you have to give the spirit world something for your request. in christ-ianity, a prayer refers to request for succor. It is only that; a request, you aren't required to pay the deity for his or her services. but you are required to pay the spirit world.
if anyone knows how to change the title to a less incorrect one, then please tell me. X911oz 13:17, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
- There is a perfectly good definition of incantation in Wikipedia, it begins:
- There are other related meanings. I don't know where you get the idea that an incantation necessarily involves a "spiritual transaction" or that a Christian prayer is necessarily a "request for succor". What makes a lorica an incantation is that it is "recited for protection". Incidentally, this is a meaning which matches nicely with the original meaning of the Latin word lorica which means body armour.
- I refer you to the words of Associate Pastor Rev. Moira McGuinn of Plymouth Congregational Church Miami, found at http://www.plymouthmiami.com/news/Plymouth%20News%203-07%20.pdf.
-
- In all the preparation for St Patrick’s day, you might enjoy one of my favorite hymns. The words had been a part of Irish monastic tradition for centuries before the hymn itself was written. It is an example of a lorica, a chant or incantation recited for protection. (Don’t get nervous about the incantation idea…it comes from the word incantare: in- “into, upon” and cantare “to sing”… we might say “to chant.”) You can search out St Patrick’s lorica if you are so inclined…or you can get the gist of it in hymn 523 in our hymnal!
- Gaius Cornelius 21:11, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
