What would the experience of celebrating a Latin Rite mass in ~1000 AD Europe have been like? What was it like for the common parishioners before pews were popularized, before vernacular languages were used, etc. | AskHistorians Archive Observer

What would the experience of celebrating a Latin Rite mass in ~1000 AD Europe have been like? What was it like for the common parishioners before pews were popularized, before vernacular languages were used, etc.

by Oedium

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As a follow up question could someone compare the experience with the Latin right pre and post Vatican 2 reforms?