Lamh Foistenach Abu! Lamh Foistenach Abu! I asked one of my Vocal Clients, a 90 year old Soprano who sings in Beautiful Latin, why the Old Latin Mass was so important to her, when it is in an old language that nobody speaks anymore.
She smiled at me and said, “Because, as a Catholic, I USED to be able to go to ANY Catholic Church on the Planet, and it would be in the SAME Language as it was at home!
Made sense. I had ALWAYS understood why people didn’t want CHANGES in the Liturgy that watered down the Message.
But I hadn’t understood why the Change to the Vernacular had been such an issue.
This kind lady made it very clear to me.