Re: CHAT: Prayer Versions

fflores@arnet.com.ar writes:
>OTOH we don't hear any more Latin or Greek, and this has
>been like that since a long time ago (before I was born,
>at least).
The only Greek I have ever heard in Mass was "Kyrie Eleison". Other than
that, no other greek. One of the former pastors of my parish did an entire
mass in Latin though. Quite interesting. Th mass was performed  as it was
traditionally done, pre Vatican II.
>
>I don't know what the local Orthodox Church does, though.
>The catholics here seem to prefer to know what they're
>singing/praying -- no Latin, except, notably, they still
>sing 'Salve Regina' sometimes...
Well, once Vatican II happened, here in the states masses were done in
English and church songs began to be written in a more contemporary style.
We've even sung Baptist hymns also (the person who does all of the songs
in church, as well as leading the choir used to be Baptist). We hardly
ever hear any songs like "Salve Regina" at all (unless theyre for a
special mass or something).

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