Reading at an OF mass

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I wanted to help out at the local parish to teach the Catholic faith to children, not watered down, completely in line with tradition, they needed a Lector for the First Communion Mass, as a person born in 84 I grew up Reading as a Child in Catholic school, but now with my finding of traditions i knew not of I am tempted to start and end the First and second Reading in latin, not out of pride but I would like to share latin with others that do not have any other interaction with the official language of the church.

Is Verbum Domini That big of a deal when they are not expecting it?
 
Unless you run it by the priest and he has no objections I wouldn’t. It’s the priest decision not yours.

On a separate note, please use periods to end your sentences rather than having run on sentences. I only say this because I had to read your post several times for it to make sense.

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Should people know those responses in Latin? Absolutely.

Should you spring them on them unexpectedly? Absolutely not.

Two things to remember:
  1. The liturgy is not ours. Just as the priest has no business distorting the liturgy by adding or subtracting a single thing, we laymen have no business imposing our preferences on the community apart from the guidance of the pastor, especially by surprise. The priest is the minister in charge of the liturgy, and you should submit to all of his licit decisions, including that of which language to use.
  2. One of the great things liturgical manuals used to tell you to avoid was, after the obvious point of scandal, admiratio - causing surprise, wonder, astonishment. Practices that arouse admiratio do not edify, but instead distract and often confuse. Even when they are objectively better, if done in such a way as to surprise and confuse people, they are often stripped of their salutary effects.
To sum up, it’s not about what practices are ideal but about conducting the liturgy in an orderly and edifying manner.
 
ChristopherM said:
I wanted to help out at the local parish to teach the Catholic faith to children, not watered down, completely in line with tradition, they needed a Lector for the First Communion Mass, as a person born in 84 I grew up Reading as a Child in Catholic school, but now with my finding of traditions i knew not of I am tempted to start and end the First and second Reading in latin, not out of pride but I would like to share latin with others that do not have any other interaction with the official language of the church.

Is Verbum Domini That big of a deal when they are not expecting it?
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Well, apart from the fact maybe one or two of 'em will answer ‘Deo Gratias’ and they will, almost to a person, stare blankly at you and wonder what you’re saying, then I guess not.

First Communion Mass is not really the time to be introducing what will be novelties to the congregation. Like the other poster said, run it by the priest.

Perhaps, if he decides you can go with it, they can put those parts and their translations in the program so people will know what to say.
 
A lector should take nothing upon him or herself without permission of the pastor. To do otherwise shows a bit of arrogance.
 
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