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the Latin language in church services

What do you think of it?

  • I like it

    Votes: 4 44.4%

  • I do not like it

    Votes: 1 11.1%

  • I do not care for it

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I like to sing it

    Votes: 2 22.2%

  • I like to hear it sung

    Votes: 2 22.2%

  • I understand it

    Votes: 1 11.1%

  • I understand nothing of it

    Votes: 1 11.1%

  • I like its tradition

    Votes: 2 22.2%

  • I like the Gregorian chant

    Votes: 3 33.3%

  • some other opinion

    Votes: 2 22.2%
  • Total voters
    9
Elvira said:
It would be like listening to someone speak in tongues...it's useless...
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If you know the Liturgy you'd know what is being said. It's not "speaking in tongues", you just don't understand it.
 
Rumpel said:
the Latin language in church services

What do you think of it?
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I don't care one way or the other. I know RCs who go to the Spanish speaking services on Saturday night to fulfill their obligation and they still know what's going on.
 
Josie said:
But grew up with this kind in terms of church services:

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I grew up with this (and my father would occasionally play harpsichord):



I really like Michael W. Smith's "Agnus Dei." I am not a big fan at all, but his version of "Crown Him with Many Crowns" is just fantastic:

 
it's just me said:
I don't care one way or the other. I know RCs who go to the Spanish speaking services on Saturday night to fulfill their obligation and they still know what's going on.
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That is the good thing about being Catholic. :)

When I was in Russia and in Vietnam and in Denmark etc and went to a Catholic mass there I knew exactly what was going on without speaking much Russian or Vietnamese or Danish! :)
 
it's just me said:
If you know the Liturgy you'd know what is being said. It's not "speaking in tongues", you just don't understand it.
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That is so.

Elvira is like a blind person talking of colours, as we would say.

Speaking in Latin is not like speaking in tongues.

But Elvira will never understand the difference.
 
Rumpel said:
That is the good thing about being Catholic. :)

When I was in Russia and in Vietnam and in Denmark etc and went to a Catholic mass there I knew exactly what was going on without speaking much Russian or Vietnamese or Danish! :)
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Isn't the eastern rite quite a bit different?
 
Latin language church services... what an epic waste.
 
it's just me said:
Isn't the eastern rite quite a bit different?
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I was at a normal Catholic Mass in Russia and in Vietnam.
It was the same Mass as in Munich or Palermo.
Only the languages differed.
 
Elvira said:
It would be like listening to someone speak in tongues...it's useless...
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Speaking in tongues is just making **** up. Latin is an actual language. Big difference.



"I don't make this stuff up!" :lamo
 
JustHanging said:
Speaking in tongues is just making **** up. Latin is an actual language. Big difference.



"I don't make this stuff up!" :lamo
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Not if I can't understand it...same difference...
 
JustHanging said:
Speaking in tongues is just making **** up. Latin is an actual language. Big difference.
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Exactly! :peace

And some-one who cannot see the difference between these two should best shut up and keep quiet on this topic.
Or on any topic, for that matter. :)
 
May I say it in Latin for a change:



Linguam Latinam amo :mothers_d



I love Latin. :)

Ich liebe Latein. :)
 
What do Bible Christians think?
That everybody goes to hell who speaks Latin?

And that we are not allowed do speak Latin, because Jesus did not speak Latin either? :mrgreen:
 
I repeat: I like Latin.

Maybe I will start a shorter and easier poll sometime. :)
 
And so far 4 out of 8 voters say: "I like it!" :)
 
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