Though I love the Latin Rite, Vatican II never intended, through the addition of “mother tongues”, the post Vatican II abuses of the Liturgy which by their nature lowered our sacred understanding of what is happening at Holy Mass. They wanted greater participation!
From Sacrosanctum concilium 48 - The Church, therefore, earnestly desires that Christ’s faithful, when present at this mystery of faith, should not be there as strangers or silent spectators; on the contrary, through a good understanding of the rites and prayers they should take part in the sacred action conscious of what they are doing, with devotion and full collaboration.
The beauty of using the Latin language is that it allows us to pray as one. As I finished the Camino and assisted at the Pilgrim Mass in St James’ Compostela, I was so very happy that parts of the Mass, usually those where everyone responded, were in Latin. As we prayed in Latin all sense of this or that nation is dissolved and we are simply, Catholic.
What the Church should not go back to is a Mass where some people choose to pray the Rosary in the midst of Mass because they don’t know what is going on.
Kaleb,
Though I love the Latin Rite, Vatican II never intended, through the addition of “mother tongues”, the post Vatican II abuses of the Liturgy which by their nature lowered our sacred understanding of what is happening at Holy Mass. They wanted greater participation!
From Sacrosanctum concilium 48 - The Church, therefore, earnestly desires that Christ’s faithful, when present at this mystery of faith, should not be there as strangers or silent spectators; on the contrary, through a good understanding of the rites and prayers they should take part in the sacred action conscious of what they are doing, with devotion and full collaboration.
The beauty of using the Latin language is that it allows us to pray as one. As I finished the Camino and assisted at the Pilgrim Mass in St James’ Compostela, I was so very happy that parts of the Mass, usually those where everyone responded, were in Latin. As we prayed in Latin all sense of this or that nation is dissolved and we are simply, Catholic.
What the Church should not go back to is a Mass where some people choose to pray the Rosary in the midst of Mass because they don’t know what is going on.
Great and thoughtful article! Thanks!