When did Catholic masses begin to be said in the vernacular?

The first vernacular Masses were read in Irish Catholic churches on March 7th, 1965, bringing to an end the widespread tradition of the Latin Tridentine Mass, which had lasted since 1570 and which was the most widely celebrated Mass liturgy in the world.

When did the Catholic Church change the words in mass?

Catholics throughout the world worshiped in Latin until Vatican II, when the church granted permission for priests to celebrate Mass in other languages. The English translation used until this weekend was published in the early 1970s and modified in 1985.

Why is the Catholic service called the mass?

The term mass is derived from the ecclesiastical Latin formula for the dismissal of the congregation: Ite, missa est (“Go, it is the sending [dismissal]”). The mass is at once a memorial and a sacrifice.

Why are Catholic Masses in Latin?

Saint Jerome’s Bible translation into Latin is called the Vulgate because it used common (or “vulgar”) Latin. With Scripture in Latin, the Church adopted the Roman tongue for its mass everywhere. * REFORMS OF THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL: The Council (1962- 1965) allowed the use of vernacular languages at mass.

Is the Latin Mass a form of worship?

Instead of a unifying form of worship, the Latin Mass has become an instrument of oppression and a gathering point for Catholic fundamentalists. In most cases, it is useless to politely disagree with people in the Latin Mass sect. Their attitude creates blindness — not only to true faith, but to their own behavior.

Is the Latin Mass relevant to the Catholic Church?

One culture within the Catholic Church needing major reform is that surrounding the practice of the Latin Mass. In a previous era, the Latin Mass was merely a uniform and standard way of celebrating the liturgy in the United States.

Is the Latin Mass anti-modern?

The stubbornly resistant, anti-modern practices of these Latin Mass adherents border on cultism. The Latin Mass fosters clericalist structures in the church. The liturgy — spoken in an ancient language no longer in modern vernacular usage — places all power in the hands of the priest.

What is Latin Mass conservatism?

The ultra-conservatism practiced by these Latin Mass groups is radical and narrow-minded. They utilize the Latin Mass structure to wield control over believers — particularly women, who are reduced to a state of discriminatory subjugation in Latin rites.