Have you ever heard the phrase "The Devil Hates Latin"? Well he really hates Prayers recited in Latin, and he despises the Virgin Mary. Why not learn some prayers in Latin and help the Virgin Mary?
Prayers will first be transcribed in their traditional English form.
Following this will be the Latin version with a line-by-line literal translation to aid in learning Latin. This literal translation will not be just a repeat of the English version of the prayer.
Are you ready to learn some Latin?
Glory Be to the Father
Apostles' Creed
St. Patrick's Breastplate
Lorica of St. Patrick
The Cry of the Deer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Pater noster, qui es in caelis:
Father our, who are in heaven:
Sanctificetur nomen tuum:
May it be sanctified name Your:
Adveniat regnum tuum:
May it come reign Your:
Fiat voluntas tua,
Be done will Your,
sicut in caelo et in terra.
just as in heaven and in earth.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie:
Bread our daily give to us today:
Et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
And dismiss for us trespasses/debts/sins our,
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris
just as we dismiss of trespassers/debtors/sinners our.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem,
And not us may You lead into trial.
Sed libera nos a malo.
But free us from evil.
Amen.
BNF, Heures, 1601-1700.
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10538047h/f51.item.r=
Lord Jesus Christ,
Son of God,
have mercy on me,
a sinner.
Domine Iesu Christe,
Lord Jesus Christ,
Filii Dei,
Son of God,
miserere mei,
have mercy on me,
peccatoris (or) peccatricis (male or female)
sinner.
Amen.
The Jesus Prayer (Prayer of the Heart) is very simple and may be as old as the Church itself.
It opens our heart to the Lord.
More than any other prayer, it helps us to focus our mind on
Jesus and draws us near to God.
In reciting this prayer, we proclaim our faith and humble ourselves
asking mercy for our sinfulness.
Because of its simplicity, you can recite it quietly in your mind
anywhere and anytime!
The more you repeat it,
the more you come into communion with God.
Jesus Prayer in different languages: https://www.orthodoxprayer.org/Jesus%20Prayer/Jesus%20Prayer-Languages.html
Illustration: The earliest known version of Christ as Pantocrator (Ruler of All)
Anonymous
Christ Pantocrator
St. Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai
Encaustic on wood
6th century
https://www.sinaimonastery.com/index.php/en/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Pantocrator_(Sinai)#/media/File:Spas_vsederzhitel_sinay.jpg
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen
In nomine Patris,
In name of Father,
et Filii,
and of Son,
et Spiritus Sancti.
and of Spirit Holy.
Amen.
The Sign of the Cross is remarkably rich in symbolism. It is an action and a statement of faith. The sign of the Cross is a sign of our redemption and belief in the Blessed Trinity.
Tertullian, in De Corona, written around 201 A.D. described how Christians made a small Sign of the Cross at the beginning of the day and before many actions. (Chapter 3) In the 4th century, St. John Chrysostom discussed how Christians traced the cross on their body and that believers should reflect on the purpose of the cross and the sacrifice that the Lord made for us.
The current custom of blessing oneself with a large cross going from the forehead, to breast, and then from shoulder to shoulder came about later, maybe as early as the 4th century by the clergy, and later by the laity.
Illustration: https://svmmaapologia.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/should-christians-sign-themselves-with-the-holy-cross/
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning,
is now,
and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen
Gloria Patri
Glory to -Father
et Fílio
and to-Son
et Spiritui Sancto.
and to-Spirit Holy.
Sicut erat in princípio
As it-was in beginning
et nunc
and now
et semper,
and always,
et in sæcula sæculorum.
and unto ages of-ages.
Amen.
For the Latin pronunciation:
Glory Be to the Father
(Minor Doxology,
Lesser Doxology,
Doxology for the Holy Trinity)
Illustration: The original uploader was Glenfarclas at English Wikipedia. - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9995419
Hail Mary,
full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now, and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Ave Maria,
Hail Mary (Literal translation under construction)
gratia plena,
full of grace,
Dominus tecum.
the Lord is with thee.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
Blessed art thou among women,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
pray for us sinners,
nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae.
now, and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
For the Latin pronunciation:
The Annunciation (1425-26),
Fra Angelico (1395-1455),
Tempera on poplar panel,
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid (P000015)
Painted for the Monastery of Santo Domenico in Fiesole, near Florence.
Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our safeguard against the wickedness
and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host,
by the Power of God,
cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits
who prowl throughout the world
seeking the ruin of souls.
The prayer to St. Michael is a prayer
asking for God’s protection and strength.
It is a powerful prayer recommended for
combating the presence of evil.
St. Michael is the guardian of the Church and
one of the greatest of the archangels.
Archangels serve as God’s messengers
to people at critical moments and can protect us from evil.
Pope Leo XIII wrote the St. Michael prayer ca. 1884.
St. Michael’s Victory over the Devil, ca. 1907
August Vogel (1859-1932)
Bronze
St. Michael’s Church (portal)
Hamburg, Germany
Inv. no. CC-BY-SA 2.0
Let's begin with the short version:
I arise today through a mighty strength,
the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness,
Of the Creator of Creation.
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
I arise today through a mighty strength,
the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness,
Of the Creator of Creation.
St. Patrick’s Breastplate,
The Lorica (breastplate/body armour) of St. Patrick,
also sometimes called “The Cry of the Deer",
is a prayer for divine protection attributed to St. Patrick.
According to tradition, it was written in 433 A.D.
The image used for this post is of a bell
reputed to have belonged to St. Patrick
and of a shrine made to cover the bell.
8th-9th century A.D. and circa 1100 A.D,
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin
(NMI R4010-1)
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