![]() ![]() The author introduces this book so well here that I can think of nothing more to add, other than this is the oldest selection in today’s post, dating from 1892, and that is probably why the type is so very, very small!Īn Introduction to Liturgical Latin by A.M. Preface– The Mantrinaby Cora Ilione Townsend ![]() By means of this book, many can learn to read understandingly Mass and Vespers in the language of the Church, who have but a short time to spend on the study of Latin….Most of the words, and a large portion of the sentences are taken from the Missal, the Breviary, or the Holy Scriptures….The pupil can immediately put in practice the knowledge of Latin acquired from day to day, and can make much more rapid progress when he enters upon the study of the Missal and Breviary. This book has been divided into sixty lessons, so that, at the end of a school term of three months, a diligent pupil can begin with profit a study of the Missal or Breviary. These lessons are equally well adapted, as a beginning book, to the student hoping to become a profound Latin scholar, and to the boy or girl whose school days must be limited. The MANTRINA (faithful guide)…is intended merely as an introduction to the Latin language, and as a direct preparation for a thorough study of the Missal and Breviary. As every translation, however carefully prepared, falls far short of the original, Catholics unable to read Latin lose much of the beauty and sublimity of the offices of the Church, and are debarred from one of the greatest helps to fervent devotion. The aim of this little manual is to increase piety and devotion among Catholics, by rendering a knowledge of Latin available to a greater number than is at present practicable. The Mantrina, a Latin primer especially adapted to the Missal and Breviary by Cora Ilione Townsend Guess what? There are old books that were specifically written to teach the Latin texts found in the Traditional Divine Office. Especially if you begin to pray Compline at night or use the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary each day, you will want to learn the Latin found there. Excellent! And as you become familiar with the texts of the Mass, you will be more and more aware of the extensive liturgical prayer surrounding the Mass: the Divine Office. Many of you (most, perhaps?) coming here for Latin resources are interested in learning to understand the Traditional Latin Mass. ![]()
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