Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

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This is one I should have seen coming! And now, the didacticism must be brought in. Latin as a language underwent development as in any other language. The Church uses a pronunciation called "Ecclesiastical Latin." Many of the courses taught to young people reading Caesar and Virgil were taught the "Classical Latin" pronunciation. Here are two great sites to check Latin pronunciation. The first is focused on pronouncing Ecclesiastical Latin--Church Latin . This site has a nice listing of Latin prayers including more basic prayers such as the Pater Noster (Our Father) . The pronunciation would utilize that taught by the Church and used in the Mass. This site is the National Shrine of the Franciscans in San Francisco and does a splendid job in differentiating "ecclesiastical Latin" pronunciation from "classical Latin ." So, what does this have to do with " humanae vitae ?" The Church pronounces the phrase using the "eccl

Shawn Tribe of The New Liturgical Movement found this gem and posted a link to the website . The site offers Latin Dictionaries, books on Liturgical Latin and other gems. The menu to the right has links to learning Latin, the Vulgate, and other resources of interest. Please visit this site. One can even subscribe to a Latin Nerd Warriors Newsletter . How can you turn down THAT invitation! See one below!