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Be sure to check my
SHMS Students Page for general information pertaining to
all
of my courses!
Scheduling Note: On
Wednesday, April 4 (Tenebrae), provided we have not
missed any classes due to bad weather, we will have an
optional review session; I won't take roll that day.
Nova Vulgata
Nemo dat
quod non habet.
Nihil novum
sub sole.
Impunitas
incuriae soboles, insolentiae mater,
radix impudentiae, transgressionum
nutrix.
-per-
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
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Sacred Heart Major Seminary Students
Intermediate
Ecclesiastical Latin 2
(LAT 212)
Class times: Mondays & Wednesdays, 1:30 - 2:50
pm, Room 110
General Remarks
This is the fourth
semester of a four semester sequence of courses intended to prepare
one to read, with the aid of a lexicon,
ecclesiastical Latin prose texts with difficulty levels akin to those
found in the
Nova Vulgata,
sacred liturgy, and some kinds of modern ecclesiastical
documents. Command of
grammatical forms is essential at introductory levels,
so plan to memorize these patterns as they are encountered.
I
test on forms frequently, with or without notice, orally and in
writing. All tests/quizzes/class drills count and are cumulative
(less one low or missed quiz). From time to time you might want
to access materials from my
Ecclesiastical Latin webpages as a study aid. Grade is
one-fourth class performance, one-fourth pop quizzes, one-half
Final Exam. No midterm
exam.
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This course is devoted almost
entirely to doing extended readings of ecclesiastical Latin
prose passages. We will concentrate on medieval and modern
sources drawn from Christian culture, theology, liturgy, and
canon law (see short sample right).
Semper autem incipiemus cum
exercitationibus Latinis!
No new books are required (indeed most
materials are in the public domain). Students must bring a Latin
lexicon (your choice) to all LAT 212 sessions. Grade is one-half
class performance (which includes daily exercises,
offering prepared and spot translations, and leading discussions
on passages as assigned) and one-half final exam.
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Quoddam animal dicitur hydrus, cuius natura est se involvere
luto, ut melius posset labi. Tandem in os crocodili, quando
dormit, intrat et sic, ventrem eius ingrediens, cor eius
mordet et sic crocodilium interimit. Mystice. Hydrus
significat filium Dei, qui assumpsit lutum nostrae carnis ut
facilius laberetur in os diaboli, et sic, ventrem eius
ingrediens et cor eius mordens, ipsum interficit.
Odo de
Cerinton, Narrationes, c. 1180. |
At the end of LAT 212, the successful student will
be able to approach Ecclesiastical Latin sources with confidence
and will be prepared to make Latin consultation a regular part
of his or her continuing academic formation and/or liturgical
practice.
Lectiones
Odo de
Cerinton, Narrationes, c. 1180.
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Ecce consilium
arcanum
ad cattum exaequarendum |
I. Mures inierunt
consilium qualiter a cato se praemunire possent et ait
quędam sapientior cęteris quod Ligetur campana in caudam
cati, tunc poterimus pręcavere ipsum et audire quocunque
perrexerit, et sic ejus insidias evitare. Placuit
omnibus consilium hoc, et ait una quod Quę igitur est
inter nos
tanta
armata audacia, ut in caudam cati liget campanam?
Respondit una mus quod Certe non egomet. Respondit alia
quod Certe non ego audeo pro toto mundo ipsum catum
appropinquare.
Mystice. Sic plerumque contigit quod clerici,
monachi, et subditi insurgunt contra praelatum suum
dicentes quod Utinam esset talis amotus et alium
praelatum haberemus. Placet istud consilium omnibus.
Tandem inter se dicunt quod Quisne apponet se contra eum?
Quis accusabit eum? Tunc omnes et singuli, sibi timentes,
dicunt quod Non ego certe, nec ego. Et sic subditi
praelatos vivere permittunt. |
A sad scene
from the Bayeux Tapestry
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