Tag Archives: Latin language

3 November 2011

QUAERITUR: Requesting Mass in Latin in the Ordinary Form

Posted on 3 November 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Can one use the provisions of Summorum Pontificum as the basis for
requesting that an occasional OF Mass be said in Latin? I want to have all my ducks in a row (i.e. asking an organist and cantor if they would … Continue reading →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000 | Tagged Latin, Latin language, Latin liturgy | 25 Comments

25 October 2011

Fun With Latin! “The makeup of the cosmos.”

Posted on 25 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

In preparing an article for The Catholic Herald, the UK’s best Catholic weekly, I ran across something fun I wrote for the now concluded WDTPRS series’ look at the Third Eucharistic Prayer.
Enjoy!
Mundus, a, um is an adjective for “clean, cleanly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Lighter fare | Tagged cosmos, Latin, Latin language, make-up, mundus | 3 Comments

17 July 2011

“Aestate pueri si valent, satis discunt.”

Posted on 17 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There is a little poem in the Epigrams of Martial which reminds us not to work children too hard during the summer, not to over schedule them or task them with too many organized activities or lessons.
Ludi magister, parce simplici … Continue reading →