5/23/11

How to pray the Divine Office?

MARIA

Ante Deum stantes ne sitis mente vagantes, si cor non orat, in vanum lingua laborat. 
Anyone can translate it into nice English?
Update:
Before God standing, don't be your minds wandering. If the heart doesn't pray
in vain the tongue works.
Thank you Guilherme.

3 comments:

  1. Guilherme23/5/11 12:15

    Before god standing,
    don't keep your mind wandering.
    If the heart doesn't pray
    in vain the tongue works.

    I'm not really sure about the second line, though. :P

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  2. Guilherme23/5/11 12:31

    Before God standing,
    don't be your minds wandering.

    May be a better translation. Sitis is a form of "to be" and it speaks of plural standing people, and plural minds wandering.

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  3. Jorge Montero14/11/12 07:26

    don't let your mind wandering ...

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