Latin!

[jeanne71350]

Hi everyone,

I recently heard this story about this illiterate woman who despite the fact that she could not read or write, she knew and could recite all of the prayers and main hyms in Latin, and it kind of inspired me to learn some of the basic prayers of the Mass in Latin durng Lent! I am very fortuante to have a great education, so I think I can definately give this a shot. My Magnificat has the parts of the Mass in English and Latin and I have a CD of some monks chanting some of the prayers from the Mass for audio refrence, but does anyoone else know some other resources for learning this?

Thanks!

-J

 

[asia53]

YouTube. Quite a bit has been posted there. I’m trying to learn the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, hearing the words helps me.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

Hi everyone,

I recently heard this story about this illiterate woman who despite the fact that she could not read or write, she knew and could recite all of the prayers and main hyms in Latin, and it kind of inspired me to learn some of the basic prayers of the Mass in Latin durng Lent! I am very fortuante to have a great education, so I think I can definately give this a shot. My Magnificat has the parts of the Mass in English and Latin and I have a CD of some monks chanting some of the prayers from the Mass for audio refrence, but does anyoone else know some other resources for learning this?

Thanks!

-J

This is because before Vatican II, Catholics were often forced to memorise prayers by rote, often in Latin, when they were in grade school.

So, despite not being able to read or write, the woman mimicked what she heard.

There is a intellectually challenged man that I know, who has the Mass memorized, despite being able to barely read and he doesn’t write.

Jim