Have you experienced Paul VI's mass in Latin? (like the Pope's mass)

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Yes, all Latin OF, ad orientem–only the readings and homily in English. In my opinion, this is the most beautiful Mass.

This past week, we went twice to the 5 pm daily Mass at St Peter’s. It’s in the apse. It’s all in Latin, except the readings and homily are in Italian. It was really special to sing the Sanctus and pray the Pater Noster in the same language with people from many countries. The Mass was ad orientem, which is ad populum at St Peter’s. The rest of the daily Masses are in Italian, or the vernacular of the celebrant if he’s visiting with a pilgrim group.

By the way, I went to Castel Gandolfo to hear the Pope’s Sunday address. The Angelus was in, you guessed it, Latin.
 
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No, I’ve never had the opportunity to go to an OF Mass that was all or mostly in Latin. I have been to Masses with the Gloria, Sanctus, Pater Noster, and Angus Dei in Latin (and the Kyrie in Greek). I would love to go to an OF Mass entirely chanted, in Latin (except maybe the readings and Prayers of the Faithful), and Ad orientem, but have not been able to get to one yet. There’s not one in the diocese, ever, that I know of.
I have been to Mass in the Extraordinary Form many times.
 
Twice this year when I was on pilgrimage in Rome. Sunday Latin Mass in St Peters Basilica, where the hauntingly beautiful setting of Orbis Factor almost brought me to tears, then the Papal Mass on the Solemnity of St Peter and Paul where the Kyrie, Gloria and Credo was sung by the Papal Choir in the polyphonic Papae Marcelli setting and the Sanctus and Agnus Dei were the Missa de Angelis. Two very memorable masses.
 
I just got done with a meeting with our new Parochial Vicar, and we are making arrangements for a Latin OF Mass (said privately) to help him learn the priest’s parts in Latin.

I find that many younger priests are interested in this sort of thing.
 
At a upcoming conference we will have the ordinary mass in latin ad orientum.
It is relatively easy to attend a latin mass in my diocese and yet this will be a rare treat for many of the attendees.
 
The_Old_Medic said:
There is ABSOLUTELY NO TRUTH to the statement that the Council wanted the Mass to remain in Latin. Quite the opposite is the truth. That is not true.

Get over it. The Mass in Latin, while beautiful, is NOT the Mass that the people can either understand or that they can participate in. That is EXACTLY why they went to the vernacular. **Of course the people can both understand it and participate in it. they just need to have The Daily Roman Missal. **

It is those that keep agitating, that claim that ONLY the Latin Mass is beautiful, etc. that are causing significant problems in the Church. One can only pray that once Benedict XVI dies, this will all go away PERMANENTLY!
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More Latin! More Latin! More Latin!
 
jayk15 said:
Twice this year when I was on pilgrimage in Rome. Sunday Latin Mass in St Peters Basilica, where the hauntingly beautiful setting of Orbis Factor almost brought me to tears, then the Papal Mass on the Solemnity of St Peter and Paul where the Kyrie, Gloria and Credo was sung by the Papal Choir in the polyphonic Papae Marcelli setting and the Sanctus and Agnus Dei were the Missa de Angelis. Two very memorable masses.
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The Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison is Always our continued Connection with our Orthodox Greek Church brothers, close to reunion. I also tear up at the traditional Parts of the Mass, having learnerd about them; ditto looking at The Hymn Credits. EWTN.Com and EWTN all Media now show frequent Papal Masses and event’s, like the soon Upcoming WYD in Spain, that will have 2 million Youth from every pasrt of the world; now also on it’s own WYD website.
 
Yes, I have gone to Latin OF masses. I really liked them. They had the dignity and reverence that I’ve missed at the all vernacular masses. It didn’t have, IMO, the beauty of the EF Solemn High mass but 🤷
 
Thanks for all your answer.
Well actually the OF in Latin is very rare. That’s why I asked this question. I’m so surprised so many people didn’t experience it. It’s the Pope’s mass, and indeed, Vatican II recommands to retain some parts of the mass in Latin if not the whole thing (save the readings)

The Solesmes congregation supports this mass for instance. Do you know any other religious groups or diocese that do so?
 
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