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Category Archives: Latin
Oldie ASK FATHER: Blessings that are not in Latin? Wherein Fr. Z rants at length.
NOTE: Today a question arrived in my email box which cited this post. I took at look and thought that it would be good to share gain. ___ Originally Published on: Feb 2, 2022 I received a somewhat convoluted note about … Read More
Mala tempora currunt!
I saw a pipiatio on Pipiatum (X) about Cicero’s oration against Cataline. It brought back many memories. Not that I was there… but I was, sort of. I studied it in school. Also, there is an inscription from the consulship … Read More
ASK FATHER: Difference between Latin “Ave” (Ave Maria) and “Salve” (Salve Regina)
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Do you have any insights on the distinction between the Latin words “ave” like “Ave Maria” and “salve” like “Salve Regina”? I’m teaching Latin Prayers to Catholic Schoolhouse students and one student asked about this. I … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 872
Welcome new registrant: Aaronparkinson Meanwhile, your use of my Amazon affiliate link is a major part of my income. It helps to pay for insurance, groceries, everything. Please remember me when shopping online. Thanks in advance. US HERE – UK HERE Meanwhile, white … Read More
LONG LOST AUDIO of funny Latin speech about how Latin is spoken with different accents
Some years ago, I posted a hilarious audio recording of Archbp. André-Joseph Léonard of Mechelen-Brussels and Primate of Belgium, sadly replaced by mere shadows. In this recording, which had to have been with French speaking priests and seminarians, Léonard gave … Read More
WDTPRS – 16th (Novus Ordo) Sunday in Ordinary Time:
We have been cheated of the beauty of our Catholic worship in Latin, which is our common patrimony. In fact, the swindle is far deeper. People have been denied the opportunity to learn Latin, which pretty much every more or … Read More
“The clerics’ starting gun … Itinerarium Clericorum” read in Latin, an mp3 audio file available for priests.
I just concluded a driving road trip that chalked up over 3400 miles. There were a few perilous moments and one or two that were, frankly, frightening. One involved a human who shouldn’t be allowed to drive and the other … Read More
Positions available for Catholic, Latin-speaking Latin teachers
Three exceptional positions available for Catholic, Latin-speaking Latin teachers Belmont NC, 14 March 23. Three Catholic institutions in Maryland, Arkansas and Indiana, respectively, are looking urgently for Catholic Latin teachers who speak the language and use active pedagogy to teach it. … Read More
A new decree in a US Archdiocese seeks to limit “ad orientem” worship, but it is based on a FALSE translation. Here we go again.
Yesterday I received a PDF of a new “Decree” from the Archbishop of Cincinnati, Dennis Schnurr. HERE The Archbishop has introduced a new “policy” on ad orientem worship. There must be in every parish or “cluster” (they say “family”) of parishes at … Read More
ROME 22/10 – Day 21: Sirah, Sirloin and Sirleto
Sunrise: 7:27. Sunset 18:22. Ave Maria 18:30. It is the (new calendar) Feast of St. Gaspar del Bufalo, a great saint who fostered devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. An exorcist friend of mine describes how imploring a … Read More
JonPatrick on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 2nd Sunday of Advent – 2025: “FSSP Church. There are actually 3 advents of Jesus – his becoming flesh at Christmas, his eventual “second coming” at…”
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