Understanding the Latin Mass(Novus Ordo)

I bought this at our local Catholic Bookstore recently. I highly recommend it. The Audio CD is very straight forward and is very helpful. I decided if the older is going to affect the newer I better start doing my part.

There is a funny quote in the introdution by Famous Father William Most. That is "Even little Roman morons could speal Latin!" It would be nice if a day comes that certain parts of the Mass are always said in Latin which I think was the original intention.

Anyway good investment. I think anyone one from middle school to 99 years of age would find this an easy resource to use. I have attempted to pick up Latin grammer books before. I think after about 6 months of practice with this bood and the CD I might be ready for that. I was never very good at Phonics in school and pretty much rebelled. So it becomes more important for me to actually hear the words. Like I said the CD is a God send.

I do wish the web page gave a tad more of a hint how this book is organized. The book hits Ordinary of the Mass and all four Eucharistic Prayers.

It has a vocabulary section and also a nice section in the back that is a intro to reading Gregorian Chant. If I , ,that no doubt is in the little Roman Idiot group, can use and benefit from this then I have to think most people could really go to town on it.

Update I find out a tad about the Author

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Home Education - LIVLANG.HTM - Latin, the Living Language of the Church Marion Smedberg. Marion Smedberg shares her experience of teaching Latin to her children and offers suggestions for others who may wish to do the same. Taken from the Pentecost 1994 issue of 'The Catholic Home Educator.' SMEDBERG LATIN LANGUAGE

She also seems to do a lot of Parish Workshops and Classes in the DC area on this topic.