Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

I continue to have people searching for "Daily Latin Mass Readings." By this, I suppose they mean Readings akin to these for the Novus Ordo Missae . These are the major readings that change day by day and are read aloud. The Roman Missal of 1962 is explained here on New Advent . Note that: The smaller of these divisions containing that portion of the liturgy which is said in every Mass, the "Ordo Missae" with the prefaces and the Canon, is placed, probably with a view to the more convenient opening of the book, near the centre of the volume immediately before the proper Mass for Easter Sunday . The portions of the Mass which change daily are referred to as the Propers: The remainder of the book is devoted to those portions of the liturgy which vary from day to day according to feast and season. Each Mass consists usually of Introit , Collect, Epistle, Gradual and Alleluia or Tract, Gospel, Offertory , Secret, Communion, and Post-Communion, the passages or p...

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This is an interesting one. Someone wants to know what the abbreviation, "A.M.D.G. et B.V.M." indicates ? A.M.D.G. is an abbreviation for " ad maiorem Dei gloriam " (for the greater glory of God; the standard Jesuit motto of St. Ignatius Loyola). By adding " et " (and), the letters B.V.M. are meant to indicate " Beata Virgo Maria " (the Blessed Virgin Mary). So, the phrase is meant to indicate that some effort is dedicated "To the greater glory of God and the Blessed Virgin Mary." Note the lack of a "j" in Latin. The letter "i" is found in " maiorem ."

I have received a number of requests for a location that has the Way of the Cross in Latin . I can recommend this link by Fr. Zuhlsdorf who has the Stations via Prayercazt in two versions here . Another wonderful gift is from the blog, " Rome of the West," which has videos (parts I through IV) of the Stations . These are largely in English but the remainder is in Latin which is how I remember them being done. Both versions feature the Stabat Mater (see below; the Fisheaters entry). The Fisheaters site has this entry . Finally, for those desiring ONLY Latin , I would recommend the marvelous Thesaurus Precum Latinarum site. Here, two Latin versions are given: that of St. Alphonsus and a second found here . Other Lenten practices can be found here .

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Proclamation Etymology: Middle English proclamacion, from Anglo-French, from Latin proclamation-, proclamatio, from proclamare

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This has been popping up a great deal lately. I invite those who have questions like this to first put the term in the "blog search engine" in the upper left corner. They would have come across this entry from July . Once again, several pronunciations are possible depending upon "classical" or "liturgical" Latin differences. I pronounce the name, Day'-OH VO-Len'-Tay (although the liturgical Latin could render the second name, VO-Len'-Tee).

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Brian Kopp poses the question on Summorum Pontificum and has some additional observation s . Maybe this could work? That remains to be seen...

New Catholic of RORATE CAELI is also going with the story by Ignazio Ingrao in "Panorama ." The original story link is here . Gregor Kollmorgen is credited with the translation. The Papa Ratzinger blog (Italian) has also linked to the story .

Gregor Kollmorgen has dropped a bombshell over at The New Liturgical Movement. The post is from an article in the Italian weekly, "Panorama ." I'd take this with a grain of salt until confirmed. If Gregor has the jump on everyone, it will be one huge story!

An international visitor asked a fascinating question. Is there a location for the Divine Mercy Chaplet of St. Faustina in Latin? Of course... We check the ubiquitous Fisheater's website, and find it located here .

I have added a widget from the Bestiara Latina Blog to the right menu. Each day, a Latin proverb will appear in this box. Here is the proverb for today, for example . If you click the link, it takes you to AudioLatinProverbs.com . This neat site places this in context regarding construction and then pronounces it for you (albeit not in liturgical Latin). The idea is that by doing this methodically each day, the sounds, construction and vocabulary become more familiar. I am also adding the BibliaVulgata.com link which is to verses from the Vulgate of St. Jerome .

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A visitor from afar searched for Latin prayers for the dead. In the Raccolta I have (dated 30 May, 1951), there are sundry short prayers including the "Dies Irae." The Fisheaters site has an extensive page on Catholic funerals and the full liturgy. This page has a portion dedicated to the burial and its prayers which are abbreviated. The familiar prayer at the gravesite is given here: Réquiem æternam dona ei, Dómine. Eternal rest grant unto him (her), O Lord. Et lux perpétua lúceat ei. And let perpetual light shine upon him (her). Requiéscat in pace. May he (she) rest in peace. Amen. Amen. Anima ejus, et ánimæ ómnium fidélium defunctórum, per misericórdiam Dei requiéscant in pace. May his (her) soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen....

I received a query asking a simple question, "Why is the Latin Mass important?" That is the subject for tomes really, but here is a link to a marvelous little piece on the Una Voce website called " Treasures of the Mass ." The introduction to this page reads: The following text is from a booklet published by the Benedictine Nuns of Perpetual Adoration in the United States. It was not copyrighted at the time of publication, and so we making the text available once again here on the Web. It is hoped that you will find this essay on the meaning and beauty of the Traditional Mass as valuable as we do. We've found it to be one of the most suscinct descriptions of the Ancient Roman Rite we've yet seen. It is indeed one of the most succinct descriptions of the TLM you will find .

The National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi has a website located here . The site has the Latin prayers of the rosary in .wav format spoken online . You can listen to these Latin prayers and look at the written Latin simultaneously. In addition, the Shrine has the prayer for Vespers also online in Latin. One can listen to the Magnificat, for example, in Latin . There is also a nice Latin pronunciation guide located here. This is nice site. The Rosary in Latin has been added to the Websites and Blogroll in the right menu.

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I have had posters looking to find the Tridentine ( Pian , Traditional Latin, Extraordinary Form , Usus Antiquior ) Mass, its pronunciation and even a video of a TLM being celebrated. The seekers simply want to listen to the Latin spoken in the Mass. Some of these links below (from the Latin Mass Society of Ireland) were posted within comments when Summorum Pontificum was first released as a story on Catholic World News Online . Note too that the Saint John Cantius Society has a beautiful tutorial and website and that a great deal of information is available on EWTN including full videos of televised Masses and other gems . The Latin Mass Society of Ireland: Text of the Mass - Audio Download (MP3; the Latin Pronunciation with excellent acoustics) The Latin Mass Society of Ireland: Text of the Mass - Mass of the Catechumens (Latin and English readings) The Latin Mass Society of Ireland: Text of the Mass - Mass of the Faithful (Latin and English readings) Televised EWTN Mass...