Can I say the people's response in Latin at Ordinary Form Masses?

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Well I just asked my priest after Mass if I could say the responses in Latin and he say immediately “No”… I actually asked my other priest a few months ago about this and he said yes… so I am just going to say the Domine non sum dignus… three times still.
 
dochawk said:
But again, in the current version, or the NO of the 60s and 70s?
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There was no “Novus Ordo” of the 1960s, it wasn’t promulgated until 1970. What there was in the 1960s was various experimental Masses in the vernacular. And yes it can be said in Latin, I’ve been to more than a few NO Masses in Latin, every week to one in Latin and French (Latin Gregorian Propers, Latin/Greek Gregorian ordinary and French plainchant everything else).

The NO of today is the NO of 1970 with the exception of a few very minor changes and expansion of the calendar of saints.
 
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So it only counts if you get an answer you like, or we should keep asking until we get the answer we want, or what exactly is your point here?
 
I’m going to tell him this tomorrow morning after Mass and if he proves that the other priest is wrong then I will definitely stop. I will also ask though if I can continue to say Domine non sum dignus… if he does say no then I will stop and just say it three times in English. Thank you for making me realize this.
 
Why are you persisting in this, May I ask? The priest wants to get souls into heaven, not debate languages.
 
Well I should probably mention that I am 15. To answer your question though, it helps me to focus (I get distracted really easily) and it inspires me. Also, shouldn’t the confusion between their answers be resolved?
 
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OraLabora said:
There was no “Novus Ordo” of the 1960s, it wasn’t promulgated until 1970
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There are many reports of an April, 1969 promulgation. The exact date, however, is not the point; I was simply accommodating the argument.
OraLabora said:
The NO of today is the NO of 1970 with the exception of a few very minor changes and expansion of the calendar of saints.
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My understanding (which may nor may not be correct) is that the very name of the document promulgating the inititial form was " novus ordo missae", thus the name, and that while very close to that, the current document does not bear that name (presumably for the simple reason that it is no longer new).
ProVobis said:
You don’t look 15. 🙂
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Dog years, do the math! 🤣
 
SaintBenedict said:
Also, shouldn’t the confusion between their answers be resolved
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Their answers reflect their advice to you and their personal opinions. It is fine that two priests have conflicting views on this matter.
 
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SaintBenedict said:
shouldn’t the confusion between their answers be resolved?
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It has been resolved for you - only one of them is your pastor, and he has spiritual charge over you. Do as he directs.

I think what you perceive as something that helps you focus is probably in reality a major distraction. Just my two cents.
 
They both live together. One is the pastor and the other is the parochial vicar.
 
I know. I was just clarifying that they are not from two different churches.
 
I have a similar issue when doing the “Our Father” during mass (in french). Everyone uses the informal “tu” while I use the formal “vous”. I learned the formal way as a child while being taught by nuns in elementary school. I tried using “tu” but it feels completely wrong. So I talked to my priest about it and he said either is good. I still wonder why they still use “vous” with the Hail Mary.
 
You can say what you want. Just don’t make a spectacle of yourself. Say it quietly or in your head.
 
SaintBenedict said:
They both live together. One is the pastor and the other is the parochial vicar.
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Why would you go to both of them if the first one gave you an answer - the answer you were looking for. It almost seems as though you were trying to set them up against each other.
 
Your purpose being???

What about unity in all things?

What about humility?

What about obedience?

Inquiring minds want to know.
 
No, I would never do that! I wanted to see what they both thought so I could be sure.
 
Ok, I went to Mass today and I really examined myself and found that I was being prideful and that everyone in the Mass should be united. So, I said all of it in English and that one prayer in English when everyone else said it. Then while in the line I said it two more times, but in Latin. If you notice any pride in this then point it out.
 
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