Pope Urges Memorization of Prayers in Latin

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

Pope presents summary of catechism, urges memorizing
Latin prayers

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Presenting the new "Compendium
of the Catechism of the Catholic Church," Pope
Benedict XVI urged Catholics around the world to
memorize the most common Catholic prayers in Latin.
Learning the prayers in Latin as well as in one's own
language "will help Christian faithful of different
languages pray together, especially when they gather
for special circumstances," the pope said June 28 as
he distributed the Italian version of the compendium,
which included an appendix with the Latin texts of
many traditional prayers, including the Sign of the
Cross, the Gloria, the Hail Mary and Come, Holy
Spirit. The pope said he hoped the compendium, a
200-page synthesis of the voluminous 1992 catechism,
would give Catholics and non-Catholics easy access to
the basic and essential tenets of the Catholic faith.

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[toledo_jesus]

when I read this I thought...help people pray together? Why, could he be hinting that he is laying the groundwork for the institution of more Latin in the Mass so that worldwide we can be united??????


Baby steps, baby steps. who knows, in ten years we could be saying a substantial part of the Mass in Latin. Agnus Dei, Pater Noster, Ave Maria...

WOW. I'm like totally ignorant of any Latin. I shall blame my religious education.

[Guest Eremite]

[quote]steps should be taken so that the faithful may also be able to say or to sing together in Latin those parts of the Ordinary of the Mass which pertain to them.

--Second Vatican Council, "Sacrosanctum Concilium"[/quote]

Papa Ratzi is just following the mandate of an Ecumenical Council.

[dUSt]

I think all the of the parts of mass where it requires the congregation to participate should be in Latin. It's a testament to the universality of the church. No matter where you attend mass anywhere in the world you'll be able to follow along, no matter the language.

[toledo_jesus]

[quote name='dUSt' date='Jul 4 2005, 04:37 PM']I think all the of the parts of mass where it requires the congregation to participate should be in Latin. It's a testament to the universality of the church. No matter where you attend mass anywhere in the world you'll be able to follow along, no matter the language.
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indubitably.

[let_go_let_God]

Thank God, *Now I just need to enroll in the Latin Courses at college* My mom has been "humbly requesting" that the mass parts in our parish should be in Latin (at least for "major" masses ie Christmas Holy Tridium ect) maybe now we can go back to Latin mass parts.

Fond memories

God bless-
LGLG

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

There is a parish by my school that is awesome... during the lenten season, they sang most of their songs and stuff (like the sanctus and the angnus dei) in latin... I felt ashamed I didn't know most of hte words, but I was so happy to actually hear it in a Mass that wasn't at a Monastery!

[Guest Eremite]

[quote] My mom has been "humbly requesting" that the mass parts in our parish should be in Latin (at least for "major" masses ie Christmas Holy Tridium ect) maybe now we can go back to Latin mass parts.[/quote]

Tell her to invoke the Spirit of Vatican II, and then quote Sacrosanctum Concilium. They'll love that!

[Aloysius]

glad to see all the time I took to learn those didn't go to waste!

[let_go_let_God]

[quote name='Eremite' date='Jul 4 2005, 03:50 PM']Tell her to invoke the Spirit of Vatican II, and then quote Sacrosanctum Concilium. They'll love that! 
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Sacrosanctum Concilium? I don't know much Latin but my guess is that it has to do with words of the spirit? Translation on aisle 4 please.

God bless-
LGLG

[Aloysius]

that's the document from Vatican II that says Latin should be retained.

[theculturewarrior]

:thumb:

[Cam42]

[quote name='FutureNunJMJ' date='Jul 4 2005, 04:12 PM']Pope presents summary of catechism, urges memorizing
Latin prayers

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Presenting the new "Compendium
of the Catechism of the Catholic Church," Pope
Benedict XVI urged Catholics around the world to
memorize the most common Catholic prayers in Latin.
Learning the prayers in Latin as well as in one's own
language "will help Christian faithful of different
languages pray together, especially when they gather
for special circumstances," the pope said June 28 as
he distributed the Italian version of the compendium,
which included an appendix with the Latin texts of
many traditional prayers, including the Sign of the
Cross, the Gloria, the Hail Mary and Come, Holy
Spirit. The pope said he hoped the compendium, a
200-page synthesis of the voluminous 1992 catechism,
would give Catholics and non-Catholics easy access to
the basic and essential tenets of the Catholic faith.

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Est tempus maximum.

[cathgirl]

[argent_paladin]

You don't need to enroll in a latin course to memorize it. Remember that a c followed by an e, i or ae (which sounds like 'ay') sounds like 'ch' and a 'gnu' like 'nyu' and the initial 'h' is silent. Also the 'ti' sounds like 'tsi' Then you can pray with everyone at WYD. Here's a start:


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The Our Father Pater Noster
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.
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The Hail Mary Ave Maria
Ave Maria, Gratia plena,
Dominus tecum,
benedicta tu in mulieribus
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.
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The Glory be ... Gloria Patria
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto,
sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
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The Sign of the Cross
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.
Amen.

Come, Holy Spirit
Veni, Sancte Spiritus, reple tuorum corda fidelium, et tui amoris in eis accende.

V. Emitte Spiritum tuum et creabuntur.

R. Et renovabis faciem terrae.

Oremus

Deus, qui corda fidelium Sancti Spiritus illustratione docuisti. Da nobis in eodem Spiritu recta sapere, et de eius semper consolatione gaudere. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.