Many people think they cannot profitably participate in the Traditional Latin Mass because they don’t know Latin. That is false — for praying the Mass through the translation is a fine way to participate.
Nonetheless, the Latin is beautiful and worth getting to know. Here I hope to teach people who know no Latin how to pray the Mass. I will go through all the prayers and show you you already know a lot of Latin and a lot of the prayers.
And soon you will be praying the prayers in Latin!
For every prayer there will be:
A video introduction to the vocabulary used in the prayer and some background information on Latin
A downloadable version of the PowerPoint used in the vocabulary video
A video of an interlinear version of the prayer, with commentary on the Latin and the structure of the prayer
A downloadable copy of the interlinear version of the prayer. (You might want to print this out so you can take notes as you listen.
1. Introduction to Learning Latin through Cognates and Derivatives
Introduction to Learning the Latin Mass: In this video I explain the techniques used to teach you how to pray the prayers of the Traditional Latin Mass — without requiring you to learn Latin grammar (formally) or memorize anything (except through repetitively praying the prayers).
The Confiteor: A short video on the vocabulary of the Confiteor
Interlinear Confiteor: A short video reviewing the interlinear version of the Confiteor with a commentary on the Latin and the structure of the prayer.
