unfortunate since Pentecost was a clear message from God people should hear the word in their own language.
The Mass was in Greek, and in Latin later. These were the languages of the people.
There are solid theological, anthropological, and psychological reasons for praying in a sacral language.
Keeping the Mass in Latin meant that the West’s patrimony of music was permanent and universal.
When most of the Mass was in Latin, the Scriptures and the preaching were always in the vernacular. And the people had Missals in Latin and the vernacular. The Mass as a whole is not a “lesson” or “instruction.”
When the apostles were preaching on Pentecost, they were not offering the Eucharist.
I agree. I think that the real issue is what is happening at mass. Are we being led by the priest to reach toward God or are we having a meeting between the priest and the congregation. The former is the true orientation, the latter is the dangerous deviation