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June 29, 2014
This is one of the not infrequent cases in which I feel the thought and language expressed in the Latin is superior to the English.
Literal translation of the Latin: May the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul protect the Roman city and watch over the Church throughout the world.
Here's how the Latin works.
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Latin
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English
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Parsing
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Grammar Points
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Sancti
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Holy
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nom. pl. masc. adj.
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sanctus, sancta, sanctum
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Apostoli
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Apostles
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nom. pl. masc. noun
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apostolus, apostoli
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Petrus
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Peter
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nom. sing. masc. name
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Petrus, Petri
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et
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and
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conj.
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Paulus
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Paul
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nom. sing. masc. name
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Paulus, Pauli
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urbem
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city
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nom. sing. fem. noun
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urbs, urbis; obj. of servent
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servent
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may (they) protect
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3rd pers. pl. pres. act. subj. verb
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servo, servare, servavi, servatum
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Romanam
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Roman
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acc. sing. fem. adj.
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Romanus, Romana, Romanum; modifies urbem
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Ecclesiam
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Church
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acc. sing. fem. noun
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Ecclesia, Ecclesiae; obj of
tueantur
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-que
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and
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conj.
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enclitic
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per
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through
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Prep. + acc.
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governs orbem
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orbem
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circle
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acc. sing. masc. noun
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orbis, orbis
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terrarum
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of lands
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gen. pl. fem. noun
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terra, terrae; NB idiom orbis terrarum just means “The World”
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tueantur
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may (they) watch over
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3rd pers. pl. pres. subj. of deponent verb
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tueor, tueri, tutum
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