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Saturday, August 13, 2016

Learning Latin with Pope Francis - August 13, 2016

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August 13, 2016

Literal translation of the Latin: May our lives manifest (literally "may they carry before themselves") the Gospel and fruitful and also invincible love toward Christ and (our) brothers (and sisters).

Here's how the Latin works:

Latin	English	Parsing	Grammar Points
Evangelium	The Gospel	acc. sing. neut. noun	evangelium, evangelii
prae	before		Prep+Acc.
se	themselves	acc. pl. refl. prounoun	se, sui
ferant	may (they) carry	3rd pers. pl. pres. act. subj. verb	fero, ferre, tuli, latus
vitae	lives	nom. pl. fem. noun	vita, vitae
nostrae	our	nom. pl. fem. poss. adj.	noster, nostra, nostrum
caritatem	(and) love	acc. sing. fem. noun	caritas, caritatis
-que	and		enclitic conj.
fructuosam	fruitful	acc. sing. fem. adj.	fructuosus, fructuosa, fructuosum
necnon	and also
invincibilem	invincible	acc. sing. fem. adj.	invincibilis, invincibile
erga	toward		Prep.+Acc.
Christum	Christ	acc. sing. masc. noun	Christus, Christi
et	and		conj.
fratres	brothers	acc. pl. masc. noun	frater, fratris

Friday, August 12, 2016

Learning Latin with Pope Francis - August 12, 2016

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August 12, 2016

Literal translation of the Latin: In the sacrament of Penance the most kind Father embraces us, (He) who in His love always has mercy on us.

I find the Latin a more straightforward expression of the gift of Penance. Rather than "encountering an embrace," "The Father embraces us." I also find the notion of God's love personified being the agent of forgiveness to be curious. I much prefer the Latin version, in which "He has mercy on us in His Love."

Here's how the Latin works:

Latin	English	Parsing	Grammar Points
In	In		Prep+Abl.
sacramento	the sacrament	abl. sing. neut. noun	sacramentum, sacramenti
Poenitentiae	of Penance	gen. sing. fem. noun	Poenitentia, Poenitentiae
amplectitur	embraces	3rd. pers. sing. pres. ind. dep. verb	amplector, amplectī, amplexus sum
nos	us	acc. pl. pronoun	nos, nostri
benignissimus	the most kind	nom. sing. masc. adj.	superlative form of benignus, benigna, benignum
Pater	Father	nom. sing. masc. noun	pater, patris
qui	who	nom. sing. masc. rel. pronoun	qui, quae, quod
Sua	His	abl. sing. fem. poss. adj.	suus, sua, suum; modifies caritate
in	in		Prep.+Abl.
caritate	love	abl, sing. fem. noun	caritas, caritatis
nobis	us	dat. pl. pronoun	nos, nostri
semper	always		adv.
miseretur	has mercy on	3rd. pers. sing. ind. dep. verb	misereor, miserērī, miseritus sum

In Saecula Saeculorum, the 4th Novel in the Valquist Series

In this fourth novel of the Valquist Series, Andrew Valquist is retired (?) from the National Security Agency and teaching Latin at a Classical Academy in the Washington DC area. But in the world of espionage, looks can be deceiving. He's not necessarily happy with the role he has played in all this, but the school was actually a joint NSA/MI-6 Project in which four young people have been unwittingly prepared for a mission to travel back in time to ancient Rome to retrieve information from a library that may save the modern world from certain destruction. They know they have to at least try to save humanity, but can they also save each other?

Next Stop: Spanish, the 3rd Novel in the Valquist Series

This third novel in the Valquist Series can be read as an espionage action-adventure in its own right, but also you can use it as a way to either brush up on your Spanish or learn functional Spanish for the first time! John Valquist needs to learn Spanish. But he's in luck, since his uncle Andrew is a language expert and a former (?) spy who is taking him on a vacation to Spain so he can study the language. In Next Stop: Spanish, you have the chance to see and study the words John studies, and then watch him add more and more Spanish into his dialogue as the story progresses. During this vacation, they get pulled into espionage intrigue (why do these things always happen to the Valquist family?). In the dramatic conclusion, John will need to put together everything he has learned to save his uncle!

Amor Vincit Omnia: the 2nd Novel in the Valquist Series

In this second novel of the Valquist Series, Keith Massey takes you into the halls of the National Security Agency, where he himself worked for four years after 9/11 and an Arabic linguist. You follow our hero Andrew Valquist, as he starts work as a new recruit at the NSA. Little does he know that on his first on the job, he's about to fly off on an unexpected overseas assignment. He'll be even more surprised when he learns that his background in ancient Latin will be crucial to the mission!