Latin Word(s) of the Week: spiritus (SPEE-ree-toos) – soul. Like last week, this word applies to our current topic, the Sacrament of Penance. This is the sacrament that heals the sick soul, or now we know, aeger spritus. Bible Reading: …
Latin Word(s) of the Week: aeger, agra (EHY-jehr, EHY-grah) – sick. This word applies to our current topic, the Sacrament of Penance. This is the sacrament that heals the sick soul. Bible Reading: St. Matthew 18:15-18 Classwork: It’s been several …
Latin Word(s) of the Week: sine (SEE-neh) – without. Very similar to the word without in other romance languages, such as “sin” in Spanish, or “sans” in French. A legal phrase has made its way into regular English usage – …
Latin Word(s) of the Week: pura (PU-rah) – pure, clean. Clearly the English derivative or cognate of this word is pure. I chose this word in honor of Our Lady and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Although the Latin …
Latin Word(s) of the Week: donum (DOH-noom) – gift, sacrifice. We can see derivatives of this word in English clearly. Donate, donation, etc. When we think of a gift, we should always think of a sacrifice. Bible Reading: Malachias 1:10-11 …
Latin Word(s) of the Week: semper fidelis (SEHM-pehr FEE-deh-lees) – Always Faithful. This is the motto of the United States Marine Corps, which celebrates its 244th birthday today. The United States is 243 years old. Yes, the USMC is older …
Latin Word(s) of the Week: corpus (KOHR-poos) – body. Bible Reading: Matthew 26:26-28 Classwork: We are starting Lesson 26. I hope you all didn’t forget what we were working on, or neglect to read your catechism! Homework: Rewrite questions 343-349. …
Latin Word(s) of the Week: examen (EH-kzah-mehn) – test, exam. As I said last week, there is no Latin equivalent for quiz. Now that we have small from last week, and exam from this week, we can say “small exam” …
Latin Word(s) of the Week: parva (PAR-vah) – small, little. I am using this word this week, because I would have liked to provide you with the Latin for quiz, however, no such word exists! The best I can do …
Latin Word(s) of the Week: rosa (ROH-sah) – rose. This month we celebrate the Rosary. Hmm. The Rosary. Where do we get that word from? The Latin word rosarium means “rose garden”, which has its root in the word rosa. …