Question about the importance of Latin

[frbruce]

Thank you ProvVobis,

Would you believe I actually have a copy of this booklet: The Correct Pronunciation Of Latin According To Roman Usage - by the the good Rev. Michael de Angelis, C.R.M., Ph.D. Although helpful, it does omit essential elements of the Celebrate like you mentioned. I believe this is more for Choir or for general usage. I know many folks do approve or think the phonetic use is the best way for pronouncing Latin. Currently, I am studying “Ecclesiastical Latin Grammar video and text book course by Br. Alexis Bugnolo” published by the Franciscan Archive (www.franciscan-archive.org). I was looking for the Mass including the Server response in phonetics. So far in the hours spent researching, not a single document or version exists in it’s entirety. I think it would be helpful for seminarians and priests to at least get the general syntax and grammar down a little better. Most texts are rather dry and really don’t provide a “hands-on” type of understanding. I think when you have the general pronunciation down, one can better refine and go deeper and correct mistakes and vocal timbre in pronouncing Latin in it’s true and reverent form.

Thank you very much for your response and help.

God Bless,
Bruce:thumbsup:

 

[ProVobis]

Thank you ProvVobis,

Would you believe I actually have a copy of this booklet: The Correct Pronunciation Of Latin According To Roman Usage - by the the good Rev. Michael de Angelis, C.R.M., Ph.D. Although helpful, it does omit essential elements of the Celebrate like you mentioned. I believe this is more for Choir or for general usage. I know many folks do approve or think the phonetic use is the best way for pronouncing Latin. Currently, I am studying “Ecclesiastical Latin Grammar video and text book course by Br. Alexis Bugnolo” published by the Franciscan Archive (www.franciscan-archive.org). I was looking for the Mass including the Server response in phonetics. So far in the hours spent researching, not a single document or version exists in it’s entirety. I think it would be helpful for seminarians and priests to at least get the general syntax and grammar down a little better. Most texts are rather dry and really don’t provide a “hands-on” type of understanding. I think when you have the general pronunciation down, one can better refine and go deeper and correct mistakes and vocal timbre in pronouncing Latin in it’s true and reverent form.

Thank you very much for your response and help.

God Bless,
Bruce:thumbsup:

We used a phonetic guide (booklet) when we were trained as servers.Very helpful. I believe they are out of print now. Don’t know why. Now they seem to have boatloads of stuff emphasizing the translations rather than pronunciations. You seldom see accent marks or macrons and the like, for that matter. I know the macrons made the study of Latin a lot easier. (This would distinguish the ablative in the first declension or distinguish between the second and third conjugation infinitives, for example.)