Dear Editor: In response to Peter Farley’s question (July 16) as to what happened to The Mystery of Faith acclamation: “Christ Has Died, Christ Has Risen, Christ Will Come Again,” one simple reason why it is no longer used is because it is written grammatically in the third person.

It comes after the Consecration when Christ is truly present on the altar. It would be as if Mr. Farley and his wife were standing next to each other at a party and someone approached and asked him, “Is your wife enjoying the party?” At best, he would think it strange and at worst, he would be offended that his wife’s presence was ignored.

Referring to Christ in the third person while He is present on the altar amounts to the same thing.

CLARA SARROCCO

Glendale