[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Latin Mass is now said rarely in churches - it was abolished in the 1960s amid reform to bring the church service closer to the people by ordering clergy to say Mass in the vernacular.

That's a false statement. The Mass in Latin was not abolished and is still celebrated throughout the United States as well as the rest of the world.

[Mr. Thorne]

Latin is a great 'unifying language.' No matter where you go, you can join in the mass. I do better at Latin masses, for example, than Spanish.

Although our mass is in English, the musical director has replaced the English 'Lamb of God' refrain with the Latin 'Agnus Dei'.

Kewl.

Pretty, too. Latin lends well to refrains, rhymes and such.