Re: R: Re: R: Latin pronounciation

At 3:06 pm +0200 17/10/00, Mangiat wrote:
>P. Brown wrote:
[...]
>> Generally "none"; as it's not in common use. There _are_ movements
>> of traditional Catholics that want more Latin (and return to more
>> traditional liturgies); but most Catholics will never hear one word
>> of Latin in church.
Only if they stay in the US  ;)

[...]
>
>Last time I've heard Latin in Church (if we exclude the 'Salve Regina' and
>some other songs everyone knows) was August the 14th,
Can't remember the date, but it was some two or three weeks ago I last
heard it.

I'm glad to say it hasn't disappeared here. It does vary from parish to
parish, some are keener on it than others.

[....]
>
>When two-three of years ago I was an 'altar boy' (gosh, I don't know the
>right word!
Yes you do - you've just used it, or rather, them: 'altar boy' (or nowadays
'altar girl') is used by use.  We also call them 'servers'.

Ray.


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