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To: NYer

A local parish in Santa Clara CA celebrates the Novus Ordo in Latin. Having only grown up with the Novus Ordo, it still sent chills down my spine when I celebrated. Chant belongs in a Catholic Church, and even though I had a hard time following the chant, it was great to experience. I'll be going back again soon.

When I went to Rome for the Pope's 20th Coronation Mass, the thing that struck me was how many different languages they had going at once. To think that just 40 years ago such a Mass would have been said by ALL celebrants in the same language really caused me to wonder why they changed. I would have liked to celebrate the Mass with the Croatians across the main aisle from me in the same language.


6 posted on 06/02/2004 8:18:56 AM PDT by Betis70
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To: Betis70
"When I went to Rome for the Pope's 20th Coronation Mass, the thing that struck me was how many different languages they had going at once. To think that just 40 years ago such a Mass would have been said by ALL celebrants in the same language really caused me to wonder why they changed."

It really brings up images of the Tower of Babel, doesn't it? The problem of Mass in the vernacular is never so apparent as in the seat of the empire.

7 posted on 06/02/2004 8:30:06 AM PDT by Arguss
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