Vocabula Mira
Vocabula Mira: “Encaeniare”
In the traditional Mass lectionary of the Roman Rite, the Gospel for today is St John 10, 22-38, which begins as follows: “In illo tempore:
Gregory DiPippo April 6, 2022 No Comments
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Welcome to the Veterum Sapientia Institute!
Founded in November 2020, this Institute was named after Saint Pope John XXIII’s 1962 Apostolic Constitution, which defended and promoted the study of Latin in seminaries.
Academic Programs
Ecclesiastical Latin and Greek Programs for Clergy, Seminarians, Religious, and Laity.
Latin Immersion Workshops
Learn Latin the natural way by immersing yourself in the language of the Church for a week.
Personal Interest Online Courses
Beginners to advanced students are able to hone their language skills with our variety of Latin and Greek courses online.
Diploma in Ecclesiastical Latin
VSI is partnering with the Pontifical Institute of Higher Latin to offer a unique diploma program.
"...may the Institute...be the vehicle by which “the ancient and uninterrupted use of Latin be maintained and, where necessary, restored”
I am sure we will see wonderful things emerge from this new educational enterprise.
There are few events outside my abbey I find desirable to attend, but every year I look forward to returning to Charlotte for Veterum Sapientia.
The effective, friendly, Catholic learning environment that VSI creates is unmatched in the United States right now. To anyone who is on the fence about trying this out, I say Duc in altum!
I would recommend the seminar for those who want to deepen their knowledge of Latin and to learn not only to read, but also to listen, understand, speak and write it themselves.
...VSI will play its part in the great program to which all Catholics are called to contribute: Instaurare omnia in Christo.
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Historia
The Largest Medieval Manuscript of All
Yesterday, for the feast of St Isidore, we looked at his work known as the Etymologies, the widely used general encyclopedia of the Middle Ages.
Gregory DiPippo April 5, 2022 No Comments
Historia
The Patron Saint of the Internet
The Catholic Church has a patron Saint for almost everything, and in many cases, several for the same thing. One useful website (https://catholicsaints.info/) classifies them
Gregory DiPippo April 4, 2022 No Comments
Archeology
The Raising of Lazarus
One of the most commonly occurring Biblical stories in early Christian art, most of which is to be found in the ancient cemeteries known as
Gregory DiPippo April 1, 2022 No Comments
Historia
Cicero’s Best Friend Atticus
Today is the anniversary of the death in 32 BC of one Titus Pomponius, who is generally known by the nick-name Atticus. Born in Rome
Gregory DiPippo March 31, 2022 No Comments
Historia
An Ancient Poet Describes Today’s Station Church
The Lenten station church in Rome today is the great basilica of St Paul on the Ostian way, which houses the Apostle’s tomb. The original
Gregory DiPippo March 30, 2022 No Comments
Archeology
Rome Recycled
Two weeks ago, on the anniversary of Julius Caesar’s assassination, we visited the area of the modern Largo Argentina and the ancient Theater of Pompey,
Gregory DiPippo March 29, 2022 No Comments
Sacra Liturgia
The Oldest Latin Versions of the Bible
If you were fortunate enough to attend a Mass yesterday at which the Introit was sung in Gregorian chant, you heard the following words which
Gregory DiPippo March 28, 2022 No Comments