- When did they stop speaking Latin in Church?
- When did Latin become the official language of the church?
- What is the translation of Ecclesiastical Latin?
- What is the official language of the Catholic Church?
When did they stop speaking Latin in Church?
The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) allowed the use of vernacular languages at mass and turned the priest towards the congregation to pray in dialogue with them. Latin was not meant to be fully scrapped, but it was quickly abandoned by local churches.
When did Latin become the official language of the church?
Christians in Rome adopted Latin and it became the Church's language in the fourth century. Saint Jerome's Bible translation into Latin is called the Vulgate because it used common (or “vulgar”) Latin. With Scripture in Latin, the Church adopted the Roman tongue for its mass everywhere.
What is the translation of Ecclesiastical Latin?
The term Ecclesiastical Latin (sometimes called Church Latin or Italian Latin) means the Latin language that is used in documents of the Roman Catholic Church and in its Latin liturgies.
What is the official language of the Catholic Church?
Whenever we try to share God's love for the Holy Latin Mass, the most common objection from these people is: “I cannot understand Latin”.