[livius]

Yes!

Much to my surprise, the pastor of my church is trying to introduce a bit of Latin during Lent. He was recently appointed, and I had expected him to be quite liberal because he had been at the (Arian/Gnostic) university parish.

However, since getting his own parish, he has emerged as extremely orthodox. He told people in the bulletin that the Kyrie was to be said in Greek and the Agnus Dei in Latin. He wrote out a pronunciation key and told them that "they would soon get used to it." Way to go!

[Desdemona]

I'm in catch-up mode yet again this morning.

Last year during Lent, at my parish we sang not just the Kyrie and the Agnus Dei, but the Sanctus in Latin. It was all in chant and people caught on quickly, if they didn't know it already. Younger people are more interested than anyone realizes and the people currently in their 70s and 80s remember without complaint.

Now, after Lent, if we could work on the Gloria. The Credo and the Canon in due time.

I think there's signs that we're working our way toward regular use of Latin for some things. It would be nice. It's such a beautifully artistic language.