Was Latin used for Bible readings before Vatican II?

[Tarpeian_Rock]

Given that our priest is hardly “dumb”, he has good reason to have the readings only in Latin. You prepare for Mass by reading them prior to Mass if you don’t have a missal, or you follow the English translation at Mass using your missal. It’s not “dumb” - it’s just one way of doing it, and it works quite well for our parish.

If you don’t do either, then find the readings and read them when you get home. Spoon feeding the Mass is not necessary, the readings have been in Latin for centuries and it never killed anyone to be prepared.

~Liza

In my opinion, characterizing the vernacular recitation of Scripture in the context of our supreme act of worship as “spoon feeding the Mass” is as offensive as anything I’ve ever seen here.

 

[ProVobis]

In my opinion, characterizing the vernacular recitation of Scripture in the context of our supreme act of worship as “spoon feeding the Mass” is as offensive as anything I’ve ever seen here.

But vulgar tongue is vulgar tongue. And English is barbaric to boot. Est quod est.

And no one said anything to denigrate the Mass itself. Or the mathematical truth of π, for that matter. It’s when it get misrepresented is what’s offensive.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

But vulgar tongue is vulgar tongue. And English is barbaric to boot. Est quod est.

And no one said anything to denigrate the Mass itself. Or the mathematical truth of π, for that matter. It’s when it get misrepresented is what’s offensive.

As I recall the Biblical readings come from the Vulgate version of the Bible; so called because Latin is the Vulgar tongue which replaced Greek.

 

[vsedriver]

But vulgar tongue is vulgar tongue. And English is barbaric to boot. Est quod est.

And no one said anything to denigrate the Mass itself. Or the mathematical truth of π, for that matter. It’s when it get misrepresented is what’s offensive.

So what does “Latin Vulgate” mean?