The Meaning of the Mass

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Excerpt from The Meaning of the Mass: Adapted to the Doctrinal, Moral and Historical Explanations of the Holy Mass But here you may say to me, and very justly, if the Church intends the faithful to understand the meaning of all her' prayers and ceremonies, why does she cele brate her offices in an unknown language P - why does she not use a language that all can understand? This is an objection often made against the Church, and at first sight it seems to have some merit, but it is an objection that has been answered as often as made, and after I explain to you the meaning of the vest ments and the candles used during the sacrifice of the Mass, I will endeavor to give you a reason why the Church recites all her prayers in Latin, and not in the vernacular or common language of the place or country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.