I entirely agree, that Latin prayers said quickly are more of a distraction than
a prayer. The same goes for any language. Our Lady came at Fatima to tell the
children not to rush their prayers. In fact, even the Angel of Portugal (probably
St. Michael Archangel) taught them that a year previous to the Marian
apparitions. I have to wonder what it would be like to have a catechism class
run by an Archangel. No wonder the children didn't go running home to tell their
parents what had happened!
It was so bad, they were saying, "Hail Mary, Holy Mary, Hail Mary, Holy Mary..."
How many times do you meet with others for the Rosary and someone in the
group always rushes the words? They do it loudly, and they finish each Hail Mary
before anyone else, and they keep doing it? That's probably the DEVIL having
his way with them! Or a priest, even who persists in rushing the Leonine Prayers
after Low Mass? Which reminds me, I know one priest who does those in Latin,
and his speed is much too fast, so he always leaves the congregation behind
with his St. Michael prayer, especially. That's not any good at all.
But as for the Mass, the only people I have known in my life who were impressed
when a priest "gets through the Mass fast," have been very worldly people. Those
who have died have not died with anything like edification, sad to say. They have
died alone, or apparently unprovided. I think that's a message for us. How does
someone die? With the sacraments, and with a prayer on their lips? And if so, how
did they live their life? How did they pray the Mass? Comprehensibly?
I knew a priest from England whose pronunciation of Latin was absolutely
gorgeous. I asked him to send me a cassette tape of him praying the Last Gospel,
John 1, 1-14, and the Pater Noster. I listened to that over and over. A priest should
know that there are faithful who appreciate intelligible pronunciation, and those
who are "hell bent" on hearing a "fast Mass" are heading for their own destruction.
Also, keep in mind that traditionally (before the 1962 missal and rubrics) there
were 3 different volumes for the priest, projecting, like the Credo, Gloria, and
Preface, and then a quiet voice, like for the Secret and the Canon, not intended
for anyone beyond the servers to hear, and then there is a medium tone, which
only those up in the front pews would hear. If you're in the back of the church,
you won't be able to hear the medium tone voice. That ought to inspire you to
take a seat up front!! DUUUH.
In 1962 they dumped the medium tone, and a bunch of other things as well.
This is another reason to avoid the 1962 missal. But you can use the missal
and still preserve the older rubrics. Nobody can say that's an "abuse." Not even
the Pope can say that's an "abuse." Read Quo Primum.