Latin at Mass
The Novus Ordo reigns in Korea. The only place one can find the Traditional Latin Mass on the whole peninsula, as far as I know, is at the Seoul chapel of The Society of Saint Pius X in Korea.
Given this situation, any use of the official language of the Church during Mass is most welcome. This morning, as we celebrated the Triumph of the Cross, during Communion a young new priest* said the usual "그리스도의 몸" to the Korean parishioners but "Corpus Christi" to me.
*Korea has no problem with vocations and most priests are quite young, a blessed and amazing thing for a country with about an 8% Catholic population.
The Novus Ordo reigns in Korea. The only place one can find the Traditional Latin Mass on the whole peninsula, as far as I know, is at the Seoul chapel of The Society of Saint Pius X in Korea.
Given this situation, any use of the official language of the Church during Mass is most welcome. This morning, as we celebrated the Triumph of the Cross, during Communion a young new priest* said the usual "그리스도의 몸" to the Korean parishioners but "Corpus Christi" to me.
*Korea has no problem with vocations and most priests are quite young, a blessed and amazing thing for a country with about an 8% Catholic population.
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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