Ad maiorem Dei gloriam

Pray the prayers
of the Church,in her own tongue.

A Duolingo-style course in Catholic Latin. Begin with the Sign of the Cross. Build up to the Pater Noster, the Ave Maria, both Creeds, and the prayers of the Latin Mass.

Pater Noster · I

Pater noster, qui es in caelis,

sanctificetur nomen tuum.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Truth · Goodness · Beauty

A course shaped like an examen.

I · Audi

Hear every line

Ecclesiastical pronunciation, spoken in prayer, not in classroom Latin.

II · Lege

All the prayers

Pater Noster, Ave Maria, the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, the Latin Mass.

III · Ora

A daily flame

A few quiet minutes a day. Build each prayer into your memory and your day.

Illuminatio

A few lines from the course.

Signum Crucis

In nomine Patris,

et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Ave Maria

Ave Maria, gratia plena,

Dominus tecum.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Gloria Patri

Gloria Patri, et Filio,

et Spiritui Sancto.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,

miserere nobis.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Venite, adoremus.

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