#embolism

In the liturgical rubrics of the Mass, the "embolism" refers to a short prayer spoken out loud by the priest after the congregation has collectively recited the Lord's Prayer. According to Nicholas Ayo (The Lord's Prayer: A Survey Theological and Literary, page 196), "the embolism functions like a marginal gloss, an explanation of the last line of the Pater, and an unfolding of its many implications." In reformed liturgy of the Roman Church, the English translation of the embolism is as follows:

Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil; graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of Your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

In the Tridentine form of the Roman Mass, a longer embolism was recited:

Deliver us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, from all evils past, present, and to come; and by the intercession of the Blessed and glorious ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of God, together with Thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul and Andrew, and all the saints, mercifully grant peace in our days, that sustained by help of Thy mercy we may be always free from sin and safe from all disturbance. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord, who lives and reigns with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

The Ambrosian Rite, being another Latin rite, has an embolism that is unsurprisingly similar to the Tridentine one:

Deliver us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, from all evils past, present, and to come; and at the intercession for us of Blessed Mary who brought forth our God and Lord, Jesus Christ; and of Thy holy Apostles Peter and Paul and Andrew, and of blessed Ambrose Thy confessor and bishop, together with all Thy saints, favorably give peace in our days, that assisted by the help of Thy mercy we may be both delivered from sin and safe from all turmoil. Fulfill this by Him with whom Thou livest blessed and reignest God, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever.

The embolism was not only an element of Roman liturgies, either. Take, for example, this embolism used by the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church (notice how the doxology that follows the modern Roman embolism is instead integrated into this one):

Merciful Lord, lover of all mankind, do not let us be overcome by temptation, but deliver us from the rebellious evil one and his perverse and evil ways. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory belong to You and Your Only Son and Your Holy Spirit, now and always and forever.

Here is the embolism of the Syro-Malabar Church, reflecting the Eastern Syriac rather than Western Syriac tradition:

Lord, God Almighty! Fullness of all goodness! Our Merciful Father! We entreat You for Your mercy. Do not lead us into temptation. Deliver us from the evil one and his hosts. For Yours is the kingdom, the might, the power, and the dominion in heaven and earth, now, always, and forever.

In the Greek liturgies, the embolism only survives in the Liturgy of Saint James, which has the following:

Lord, lead us not into temptation, O Lord of hosts! For Thou dost know our frailty; but deliver us from the wicked one, from all his works, from all his assaults and craftiness; through Thy Holy Name, which we call upon to guard us in our loneliness.

On a final note, Fr. Frederick Holweck, the author of the Catholic Encyclopedia's article on the embolism, thought that the Mozarabic embolism in particular was "very beautiful." In addition to being said after the Our Father at Mass, the following prayer was also said after the Our Father in the Mozarabic Church's Morning and Evening prayers:

She left life of a heart attack

Ma, where did you go, why'd she have to not breathe?

Oh how the questions stack

She had an embolism and gained 200lbs in swelling

She was ignored at the nursing home

In the early morning this hit the dome

She got antagonized for not being wealthy

Two guys who worked there ruined her dinner

Oh, how I wish I could get revenge!

They were released from prison on "good behavior" and now they need to repent!

Throwing my mom's dinner is not okay!

She's dead, she's gone!

Why does my mind wonder?!

Out of all the things I can ponder...

I just wish society's normalities would be like Satan and be gone!

Although, I don't believe in Satan, my religious beliefs are from Asians.

Material is everything to flaunt but to me it does nothing but taunt...

Taunt me to lecture those around me how it's about quality of life, not materialistic immorality!

May they learn morality in their mortality.

Lord Buddha, may I forgive them, for they have done us wrong

Lord Buddha, I strike the gong

Lord Buddha, may they have peace

They need to learn to believe.

Lord, may they be safe

May they be saved

May they be loved

May they learn love

May they be free

May they pay for their misdeeds!

May they have loving kindness

Ignorance is bliss!

May they learn the way of metta monks.

Metta monks know how to accept even the punks.

With a prayer out there:

Some challenges to my sanity

Questioning if my IQ is insanity

Because my EQ is 123, my IQ is 145.

22 points of difference yet I chose a heartfelt path

Spirituality is the religious scripture here with no tip jar or wages

Buddhism is my religion

Karma will have the last laugh

These guys better not find me or I'll wage my rage!

Bitch, you should've never been paid or have ever gotten laid!

You disrespect women as if they're not equal, hoe!

Fuck you and your bitch!

Nirvana help you

Nirvana help you

Nirvana help you

Before you yelp!

You've picked a fight with karma with dukkha

Now yelp!

It's your turn motherfucka!

Now Casey Oleski is saying my mom deserved death

Off with your motherfucking head!

I don't deserve this pain, I'm a child of a widow!

You have the balls to bully me on Facebook!

Casey Charles Oleski is a little bitch!

Look out your window...

I gave up your Facebook name!

Left the site after shaming you there, kid!

You don't know hard work and you're mad I earn my wage...

Why should I share?

Why should I care?

You think this is fucking fair?!

Go find death and stare off!

Bitch, I hope you're scared!

You should've never dissed Mrs. Goff!

Keep your paws from writing things about my moms!

Hey everybody! Hope everyone is surviving Summer so far. Texas is getting her last punches in, as usual, during August and September.

I got to spend the past week in a hospital twiddling my thumbs in boredom. Seems I have a Submassive Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, which is fancy doctor talk for a giant blood clot straddling the main branches of the blood vessel to my lungs. A couple of different Docs told me I am lucky it didn't kill me..

It ain't luck. God's just not done with me yet 😊.

Treating it with anticoagulant and I am already breathing better. Had to push back last Monday's chemotherapy a week but should be back in business this Monday. I am optimistic that the final two infusions of this chemo set will be easier on me since my shortness of breath and fatigue from the Embolism should be less of a contributing factor.

For now, I am just trying to take things slow until the clot(s) break down some more. If you're as old as me you'll get the following reference :)

Today marks my 5th anniversary of surviving a pulmonary embolism.

For 50% of the victims of PE the first symptom is death so I was a member of the lucky half.

5 years ago, I was in a hospital, confused, lost, and hurt. Today, I went to the gym, worked hard and thanked my lungs and body for allowing me to work out.

It is unbelievable to think how things have changed in those 5 years. How I have changed, too. I feel grateful for being allowed to live because I have met so many amazing people and experienced thousands of beautiful moments. And every time I was living a happy moment, I reminded myself to be thankful for it. Those moments have gained so much more value in my eyes.

I am also grateful for all the hard and challenging moments I had to go through because of PE because it made me so much stronger and more self-confident.

Doctors told me I would never fly by plane again. I have. I have even flown to the USA. They told me I would never run again. I have. I finished a half-marathon and I still run pretty regularly. Maybe I am not so fast anymore and I can't run for so long but I still go for runs. They told me pregnancy would be very problematic for me. Well, I haven't had a baby yet but I have found a wonderful doctor who told me there is nothing to be scared of and that if I take some precautions, I will be fine.

So the biggest lesson I have learned from this is - don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something. Sure, always respect your body's limits but don't give up before at least trying at first.