Ecclesiastical Latin for an English Speaking Church

Jesus Christ

I am not very good at Latin.  Horrible  could be an appropriate term.  However, I really enjoy hearing it at Mass.  The more I learn and understand, the more I enjoy it.  Sometimes Mass just needs a little Latin.  But the biggest hurdle to adding it is understanding and learning it.

Here are a few resources to help learn Ecclesiastical Latin (Catholic Church Latin)

Latin Mass Video Recording

This beautiful, holy, recording is the first place to start on the way to understand Latin at an Extraordinary Form of the Mass.  It helped me greatly.  Find an old missal from your grandmother and begin.  If you don’t have one there are links in this article.

Serving and Celebrating the Extraordinary Form of the Mass

Sancta Missa Provides some excellent Extraordinary Form of the Mass Resources.

Handbook for Altar Servers

How to Serve the Latin Mass

A Rubrical Guide for Altar Servers

Server’s Cheat Sheet

Knights of the Altar Handbook

For Catholic Priest

The www.latin-mass-society.org publishes some quality resources on the Latin Mass.

Celebration of Low Mass Guide

How to Serve the Extraordinary Form of the Mass

For Alter Servers - One Server Card and Two Servers Card

Latin Audio Recordings – Awesome Resource

This site contains a priest and server reciting the Mass.  Open up your missal and follow along

http://www.latinmassireland.org/thelatinmass/latinmass_audio.html

Mp3 of Simple Traditional Prayers and Chants

http://www2.sfu.ca/classics/latin/ecclesia/

Prayers for the Rosary in Latin

Sign of the Cross

In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.

The Vatican

Apostles’ Creed

Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, Creatorem caeli et terrae. Et in Iesum Christum, Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum, qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria Virgine, passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus, descendit ad inferos, tertia die resurrexit a mortuis, ascendit ad caelos, sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis, inde venturus est iudicare vivos et mortuos. Credo in Spiritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclesiam catholicam, sanctorum communionem, remissionem peccatorum, carnis resurrectionem, vitam aeternam. Amen.

The Our Father

PATER NOSTER, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen.

The Hail Mary

AVE MARIA, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

Glory Be

GLORIA PATRI, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

Oratio Fatimae (The Fatima Prayer)

Domine Iesu, dimitte nobis debita nostra, salva nos ab igne inferiori, perduc in caelum omnes animas, praesertim eas, quae misericordiae tuae maxime indigent.

Hail Holy Queen

SALVE REGINA, Mater misericordiae. Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae. Ad te Suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia ergo, Advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.

Ora pro nobis, Sancta Dei Genetrix.
R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi. Oremus:

(O God, Whose only-begotten Son, by His life …)

Deus, cujus Unigenitus per vitam mortem et resurrectionem suam nobis salutis aeterne praemia comparavit: concede, quaesumus; ut, haec mysteria sanctissimo beatae Mariae Virginis Rosario recolentes, et imitemur quor continent, et quod promittunt, assequamur. Per eumdem Dominum. Amen.

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