Research Guides: Ecclesiastical Latin: Courses

Courses

Ossa latinitatis sola ad mentem Reginaldi rationemque = The Mere Bones of Latin According to the Thought and System of Reginald.
Reginald Thomas Foster and Daniel P. McCarthy.
Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2016
For print version locations, see the UofT Library Catalogue.
A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin.
John F. Collins.
Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 1988, 1985.
This standard course book for ecclesiastical Latin with an emphasis on texts from Sacred Scripture and from the liturgy. There is also an answer key to the exercises.
Reading Church Latin: Techniques and Commentary for Comprehension.
ISBN: 9781595250421
Robert Schoenstene.
Chicago, IL: Hillenbrand Books, 2016.
Cursus linguae Latinae vivae.
Suitbertus H. Siedl.
2nd edition. Clearwater, FL: Editiones Familiae Sancti Hieronymi, 1992–1998.
An audio course with 26 audio CDs. The CDs are entirely in Latin while the accompanying coursebook includes some English. Each of the lessons includes components on classical Latin, ecclesiastical Latin, and contemporary Latin. There is an emphasis on repetition, and on speaking and hearing the language.
First Experience Latin with Fr. Reginald Foster.
For many years Father Reggie Foster taught Latin at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. This website provides PDFs of his course notes and homework assignments.
Latin Grammar: Preparation for the Reading of the Missal and Breviary.
Cora Carroll Scanlon and Charles L. Scanlon. Charlotte, NC: TAN Books, 2011.
For print version locations, see the UofT Library Catalogue.
Designed to prepare students to read the Missal and the Breviary.
Second Latin.
Designed to prepare students to read philosophical, theological, and canon law texts.
An Introduction to Liturgical Latin.
A.M. Scarre. 2nd edition. London: Coldwell, 1938.
Diamond's Liturgical Latin.
Wilfrid Diamond. New York: Benziger Brothers, 1941.