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Learn Ecclesiastical Latin and help rebuild Catholic culture
Beginner-friendly resources designed for homeschooling families. Start with our free 30-day introduction or go straight to our full-year introductory Ecclesiastical Latin course, Latina Rosarii.
What’s different about Latina Rosarii?
- No prior knowledge of Latin is necessary
- Heavy focus on English grammar
- Learn through prayers you already know – the Rosary
- Free YouTube video lessons for every single lesson
- Complete in one school year or at your own pace
FAQs
What is ecclesiastical Latin?
Ecclesiastical Latin is the language of the Catholic Church, and developed from the language of the ordinary Roman people. It may be contrasted with Classical Latin, which was the Latin of the poets and orators.
Why learn ecclesiastical Latin?
In his encyclical, Mediator Dei, Pope Pius XII wrote: “The use of the Latin language prevailing in a great part of the Church affords at once an imposing sign of unity and an effective safeguard against the corruption of true doctrine.”
Latin is part of our Catholic heritage, and is hated by the Church’s enemies. Dom Gueranger wrote: “Hatred for the Latin language is inborn in the heart of all the enemies of Rome. They recognize it as the bond of Catholics throughout the universe, as the arsenal of orthodoxy against all the subtleties of the sectarian spirit”.
Thus, by learning ecclesiastical Latin, Catholics play a part in defending tradition.
What kind of products do we offer?
Our shop sells a variety of Latin resources which are aimed at home-educators but which also suit mainstream teachers. Our products include: flashcards, parsing exercises, worksheets, games and puzzles, posters and courses.
What’s included in our Latin course?
Our main course is Latina Rosarii, the Latin of the Rosary. This 36-lesson course is based on the prayers of the Rosary. Each lesson includes teacher notes, student text for independent learning, worksheets, vocabulary, and optional activities such as copywork. Free videos to support the course are available on our Youtube channel.
Student testimonials
“I especially liked the amount of time per course, as there wasn’t too much to comprehend in any one lesson. The advantage of the online course is that I could listen to the lesson as many times as I wanted to ensure I was comprehending well. Including all the snippets of Catholic prayers and history was enjoyable and helped to keep the subject interesting. A great way to start to learn the Latin language.”
— Evelyn O, adult student
“Ora et Labora is a wonderful resource for learning Ecclesiastical Latin, and does so in easy lesson steps which progress as you advance in your knowledge. The lesson plan is easy to follow, and the exercises and drills are very helpful in learning to read, understand and pronounce Latin at a basic level. It is primarily geared to help you understand the prayers of the Rosary in Latin, which it makes really easy to recite. Highly recommended if you wish to learn how to recite the Rosary in Latin.”
— Andrew V adult student
“Tego is like Latin bingo and I like it. It’s a fun way to learn some Latin words”
— Valentina K, 11 year old student
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