"Perhaps the reason why more Masses aren't offered in Latin is because folks prefer the Mass in the vernacular."
Or maybe, there are so few churches that offer latin mass that it is hard to get to. Being pregnant and having 2 small children to get ready, it's hard enough just to get to my parish. If I have to drive an additional 30+ miles to get there, chances are slim that I will attend. Now, if my parish offered Latin at 8 and NO at 10, I'd probably choose the 8 o'clock Mass. Just another possibility!
Dear samiam1972,
Well, as I explained in the post to which you responded, we actually tried a Latin new rite Mass at our parish, and folks just didn't come out in large numbers.
As for old rite Latin Masses, there is an old rite Mass within 30 minutes driving time of most folks in our archdiocese. One of these Masses is very well attended, the other two are moderately-well attended (last time I checked, they each filled about half the church).
That works out to perhaps a thousand or so Catholics each Sunday out of around 200,000 who are in the pews each week.
It doesn't seem that there is much more demand here in this archdiocese for either the old or new rite in Latin.
sitetest
Most people are totally unfamiliar with the Latin mass.