Visitors ask...English translation for "oculi"
These kinds of questions appear often. The best solution is a good Latin/English dictionary but those would be rare in most homes. So, let's try online. First, we go to the RIGHT MENU containing Blogroll and Favorites and find Latin Dictionary by Babylon . We type in the word "oculi" (strangely similar to "ocular" isn't it which refers to "eye") and click DEFINE. This is what results: Webster's Unabridged, 1913: Oculi ( pl. ) of Oculus So, oculi means "eyes." Since the phrase came from the 'Missa Oculi Mei' , and since the Introit begins, " Oculi mei (this is plural) semper ad Dominum ," the meaning of the phrase is " My eyes are ever towards the Lord ... "