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How to pronouce the name	Jerald	Friday, June 24, 2011
Question: I am currently transcribing the entire work, "Goffine's Devout Instructions as a non-commercial website using Blogger. It is a surperb work written a German priest around 1690 that covers traditional Catholic practices, explains the various parts of the liturgy, the Sundays and Feasts, etc. The work was reprinted by Benzinger Brothers in 1896, of which can be found today if you look for it. A scanned copy is available at: http://www.archive.org/details/goffinesdevoutin00goffuoft Here is my problem: I don't know exactly how to pronouce the authors name correctly. I have never heard anyone else pronouce it. I often tell others about the work, but am embarrassed that I cannot prounounce his name properly!Thanks for any help. If you interested in the work, please visit my site that is currently presenting it as the liturgical year is progressing.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r) Dear Jerald: Goffine's Devout instructions on the Epistles and Gospels for the Sundays and holydays, by Fr. Leonhard Goffine, 1648-1719, is an excellent work. We intend to include it in our Library on our Site. You are doing a good job translating this work into your blog. I would remove the blog banner at the top, however. Doing that will make your site look more professional. The banner can be removed in the settings panel of your blog. I am afraid I do not know how to pronounce Goffine, a German name. If I had to guess it would be Gof-fin-e, but I really do not know. I suppose I can ask my niece, who is German, the next time I see her. But, for now, I can't help you. Update: My niece thought the name was more French than German, but she said the German pronunciation would be: Go-feen-e (Go- as in golf; -feen- eh (like the "e" in empty) with the "feen" part most pronounced. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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How to pronouce the name

Jerald

Friday, June 24, 2011

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I am currently transcribing the entire work, "Goffine's Devout Instructions as a non-commercial website using Blogger. It is a surperb work written a German priest around 1690 that covers traditional Catholic practices, explains the various parts of the liturgy, the Sundays and Feasts, etc. The work was reprinted by Benzinger Brothers in 1896, of which can be found today if you look for it. A scanned copy is available at:

http://www.archive.org/details/goffinesdevoutin00goffuoft

Here is my problem:

I don't know exactly how to pronouce the authors name correctly. I have never heard anyone else pronouce it. I often tell others about the work, but am embarrassed that I cannot prounounce his name properly!Thanks for any help.

If you interested in the work, please visit my site that is currently presenting it as the liturgical year is progressing.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r)

Dear Jerald:

Goffine's Devout instructions on the Epistles and Gospels for the Sundays and holydays, by Fr. Leonhard Goffine, 1648-1719, is an excellent work. We intend to include it in our Library on our Site.

You are doing a good job translating this work into your blog. I would remove the blog banner at the top, however. Doing that will make your site look more professional. The banner can be removed in the settings panel of your blog.

I am afraid I do not know how to pronounce Goffine, a German name. If I had to guess it would be Gof-fin-e, but I really do not know. I suppose I can ask my niece, who is German, the next time I see her. But, for now, I can't help you.

Update: My niece thought the name was more French than German, but she said the German pronunciation would be: Go-feen-e (Go- as in golf; -feen- eh (like the "e" in empty) with the "feen" part most pronounced.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum