Tag Archives: Latin

PODCAzT 128: “Veterum sapientia”! 50th Anniversary. On Latin in the Church. Wherein Fr. Z rants.

Posted on 22 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Nolite oblivisci hodie quinquagesimum esse anniversarium promulgationis Apostolicae Constitutionis Veterum Sapientia!
Surely one of sorest points of our enduring shame as a Church is the way our shepherds have entirely ignored John XXIII’s Apostolic Constitution Veterum sapientia.
It isn’t long… but documents … Continue reading →

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Loquerisne latine?

Posted on 28 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

How about a news report from Germany in Latin?

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Collect 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Posted on 22 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some less than doctrinally-minded Christians are under the false impression that Catholics think we can “earn” our way to heaven by our own good works, as if our good works had their own merit apart from God.
Catholics believe that true … Continue reading →

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Oxford University’s Latin Sermon

Posted on 16 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Fr. John Hunwicke apparently received permission from Msgr. Newton of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham to preach Oxford University’s Latin Sermon from Newman’s pulpit.
The text (I received along with it the paraphrase, which is not my rendering):
Sunt autem, … Continue reading →

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1st Vespers for Holy Family (BrevRom): “ineffable” sighting

Posted on 7 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For my weary brethren, 1st Vespers for Holy Family from the Breviarium Romanum.  I sing the hymn and recite the rest.  FOLLOW ALONG.
There is a prime use of “ineffable”.
The hymn is beautiful in both words and melody.  Here is a … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Can a bishop forbid Mass in Latin?

Posted on 12 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
You recently had a post about Latin and the Novus Ordo with a
reference to canon 928. You asserted that Mass can always be
celebrated in Latin based on that canon. If one’s bishop makes it a
policy that priests who … Continue reading →

Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, HONORED GUESTS, Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM | Tagged , , , | 29 Comments

QUAERITUR: Mixing Latin and English in the Ordinary Form

Posted on 6 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Last Sunday I attended a Mass where the priest used one Latin phrase during an English-language Novus Ordo: he sang “Mysterium Fidei” after the Consecration. Is this permitted?
Would that he had used more!
Latin is the true language of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Bp. Slattery: great comments on TLM, Latin, “ad orientem” worship

Posted on 30 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Several people wrote about this via email and I also saw it posted by the ever-alert folks at Rorate.  You will recall the outstanding Bp. Edward Slattery of Tulsa, about whom we have written before.  Bp. Slattery stepped in at … Continue reading →

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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 →

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