[Antoninus]

It's more clear to do it in a language people don't understand? Do people prefer not to understand what is being said to them at Mass?

Yeah, that's been a problem for me ... especially when traveling to other countries like Mexico, Italy, or the American southwest for that matter, considering those masses aren't in English either....

Seriously, though, much of the Tridentine mass is parallel to the 'new' mass as it exists today, so anyone who's familiar with the new mass in English has no trouble following along with the Latin. Additionally, the priest does the readings and homily in English and bilingual missals are supplied, along with explanatory margin notes.

[jrherreid]

Actually, having responses and prayers in Latin is very nice if you are travelling. I've been to masses in France and Italy, and if they would keep the responses at least in Latin, it would make things much easier to understand--you just need to learn them in one language.