Latin's gone, peace is too,
Singin' and shoutin' from every pew,
Altar's turned 'round, priest is too;
Commentator's yellin', "page twenty-two."
Communion rails goin', stand up straight!
Kneelin'; suddenly went outta date.
Processions are formin' in every aisle,
Salvation's organized single file.
Rosary's out, psalms are in.
Hardly ever hear a word against sin.
Listen to the lector, hear how he reads.
Please stop rattlin' them rosary beads.
Padre's lookin' puzzled, doesn't know his part;
Used to know the whole deal in Latin by heart.
I hope all the changes are just about done,
That they don't drop Bingo before I've won.
T. Lincoln Bouscaren, The Updated Church: a Conservative's Comment, April 1965, Homiletic and Pastoral Review