Though originally Greek, the language of the Roman church changed to Latin around the second century. The Traditional Latin Mass descends from this period. Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman remarks, the Traditional Latin Mass is “virtually unchanged since the third century.” Reference: Newman, J. H. Callista, 1901. https://nwilatin.org/learn One can retrace the Latin Mass through art. The priest faces ad orientem. He does not face the people. That switch occurred in 1969. Image: The Mass of Saint Gregory, Unknown master, Spain, c. 1490, 28 3/8 by 21 7/8 inches, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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