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Music In My Ears: Christmas Edition!!

December 26, 2017





Christmas cookies!!! 


MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!!! 

(yes, yes, I know I'm over a day late. My apologies, but I thought it very appropriate to spend Christmas away from Blogger and be with Jesus and my family.) 

By popular demand, I've decided to make a Christmas edition of Music in My Ears!!! For those that missed my first one during Advent, you can view it HERE!

Without further ado, let me share some of my favorite Christmas songs! 

Choir Music

Before Midnight Mass every year for the past couple of years, the choir does about 30 minutes of caroling. This was my first time *officially* taking part of this tradition, and I was beyond excited.

The carols we did this year were: Once in Royal David's City, The First Nowell, Good Christian Men Rejoice, In the Bleak Mid-Winter, I Saw Three Ships, Silent Night and Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming.

During Mass, we sang Joy to the World, Quem Pastores (which I featured in my last Music post), and Angels We Have Heard on High.

There were a couple of others that my choir director/organist played that I wish we could have sung, one of which is one of my favorites:

Adeste Fideles 



(of course, I had to include a classic 1950s singer in here somewhere....and I like Bing's version of it!)


At Home


One group that I've grown up listening to is Mannheim Steamroller. They're similar to Trans-Siberian Orchestra, but they have a more Renaissance influence and sound. My favorite album of theirs came out in 2005, simply entitled "Christmas". I'll include three of my favorites.

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Rock)


Don't be fooled by the "Rock" on God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman. It still is the same song, just a lot more horns and percussion than their more Renaissance-y version on the same album. I included this version off a different album because the YouTube Topic one was not the one from the original album. Not sure how that happened.....


Wassail, Wassail 


This is the most Renaissance-y out of my favorites. 


Deck the Halls 


Another "jazzed up" version off of one of my favorites. 


Other Favorites from Home


Carol of the Bells


I included Peter Hollen's version because I like what he did to the song, and all the voices. I love the words to the song too. 


The Chipmunk Song


Heehee, what is Christmas without a song from these three? (#I'msonota90skid)


Little Drummer Boy


Because my maternal grandmother's family is from Scotland (Isle of Skye, actually), I grew up listening to Scottish Highlands bagpipes. We found this album several years ago, and it's one of our favorite albums to listen to on Christmas. 


Radio Favorites 


I loved listening to these on the radio as a kid, and I was ecstatic to find them on Spotify. I don't listen to Christmas radio much anymore - due to the fact that they stop playing Christmas music on Christmas Day. Which to me, is absolutely stupid. I still remember when they would play Christmas music until New Years on the radio!!!! 

12 Days of Christmas (Original Stage Version) - Straight No Chaser


This is actually a paraody of the original song (so please don't be alarmed). This group is a men's a cappella group originally formed at a university in Indiana. This was their breakout song. The original (which I think is a lot funnier than the studio one they did later) was the version that aired on the radio, where my family first heard it. We loved it, and have been fans of this group ever since. 


Christmas Canon - Trans-Siberian Orchestra


This song is so pretty!!!!!


Believe - Josh Groban


I've never seen The Polar Express, but I've heard this song on the radio around Christmas time, and I really really liked it. (Lia - I had no idea that it was Josh Groban that did this song. Now I know why he sounded so familiar....).


New Favorites


Earlier this month, I was searching through various Christmas albums as I was compiling my Spotify Christmas playlists (yes, playlists. My original one grew to over 17 hours long....I still have to listen to it all and get rid of the repeats....so I made a favorites one - which is only 3 1/2 hours long). I found a couple of new favorites, and they are listed below. 

Ding Dong Merrily on High - Celtic Woman


I really really like this version of this song by Celtic Woman. It is so light and joyful!!! 


Gaudete - Anúna


I've heard this song being performed by a couple of church choirs, and I really like Anúna's version here. I was struggling to whether to include this one or "Ecce Quod Natura"...both are good. This one won, narrowly. 


Well, that's enough for this post!! 

How was your Christmas?? Do we share any favorites or are all of these new for you? Did anyone notice the number of songs? Would you like to see more "Music In My Ears" posts?? Chat with me in the comments! 

Old-fashionably yours, 

Catherine



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A Sewing Job for the Church Part 3: The Actual Sewing Job

December 21, 2017





Hello all! 

Well, The Job is finally done!!! And frankly I'm relieved! 

In this part, I'm going to relate the actual sewing that took place. Here are Part 1 and Part 2 in case you missed them :).

(you know...I'm beginning to see an inconsistency in my posts with title pics. I've got to work on that...)


This cloth is folded in half - and it almost completely stretches across my parent's king size bed!
Man....I knew this cloth was long but my goodness....

I must admit that I stared at this cloth for several minutes racking my brains to try and find how in the world I was going to match that end. Because it looked like I was going to have to cut it three times and I had to take the embroidery into consideration. 

In the end, I did the only thing I could do.....

Call my mother over. 

(She helped teach me to sew, so she knows about these things.) 

In our consultation, we decided to forego the interior seam that would have required the extra cutting for the much more noticeable task of matching the embroidery. 

Thus, my cutting was reduced from 3 to 1, a much more manageable number. 


It's cut!! 

(I think Someone guided the scissors, because by some miracle, it was straight...*phew*)

Pinning took a bit of time, especially around the embroidery. 

off to the races! 
I'm a speed demon on the sewing machine, normally. This time, I was a snail. Last thing I needed was to make a mistake and redo anything. 

My machine had a little difficulty with the embroidery - so it turned into a hand workout as I cranked the needle in and out of the fabric, moving the presser foot as evenly as possible. Once I got out of the embroidered section, it was much easier.  


For kicks and giggles, I took a comparison photo. The original hem is on the left, and mine is on the right. 

My hems DID end up 1/2" longer than the original (because of that interior seam), which is only noticeable if  you folded the cloths. If someone was to examine closely, they would also notice that there is an extra scallop in my hem than the original, and that the embroidery is much closer to the edge in the original. I sincerely doubt that Father is going to mind these trifling details. It was more important the cloth is divided (and he doesn't have to spend hours and hours ironing one cloth that he only uses half of anyway). 

After I finished sewing up the hems, I did repair a tiny tear on one of the halves that I had noticed when working with it. 

So, now to give them a final ironing - as you can see from the pictures they wrinkled in the short time that I worked with them - and bring them to church this weekend! 

I am so grateful that this job was given to me (even if I did grumble a little about that interior seam). I do hope that Father is satisfied with it...

Old-fashionably yours, 

Catherine


P.S. An additional note on that tip I shared in Part 2: Be careful if you're ironing wet linen - sometimes the iron can stick and that can cause mild scorching. Have found out from previous experience... 


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Music in My Ears

December 18, 2017






Hey y'all!

This a new post idea that I'm trying out. It's very similar to my sis Lia's posts on Catholic Girl Stuff called Music of the Week.

Except it's not going to be a once weekly thing, but one that appears randomly. It will be a post that outlines what I'm singing in choir, and what I've been listening to at home, including new favorites.

So, what music has been filling my ears lately? 

Choir Music

I joined my church's mixed choir not too long ago. And I LOVE IT.

We're heavy into Advent music and preparing for Christmas at the same time.

This is a hymn we've been working on for a bit:

Jesu Rex Admirabilis


Bonus points if you can figure out which movie you've heard this song from!!

(Need a hint? Here's another version): 




Here's a couple that we're hoping to sing sometime during Christmas:

O Magnum Mysterium


Quem Pastores





Latest Favorites

A new Celtic group that I've been listening to lately is called Anúna.

I've since found out that they are based in Ireland, and they've been together since 1987. Their style is a mix between traditional Celtic and French/Cajun, and Gregorian Chant. A lot of their songs are really beautiful, almost floaty (the floaty songs are perfect for white noise situations, I find.) I personally like their more stirring tracks such as these:

La Chanson de Mardi Gras 
(a traditional Cajun song, arr. by Michael McFlynn)



Dulaman 
(a traditional Irish song)
 (This song is the same as the one covered by Celtic Thunder, just a lot faster)


Media Vita
(Gregorian Chant hymm) 
(This is arranged like a slow march, it's really awesome to listen to)





A country band that I got re-introduced to is High Valley.

This song has been on repeat for hours at a time when I'm doing my Advent penance (AKA cleaning my room in prep for Operation Vintage Makeover) 

She's with Me



No, I haven't broken out my Christmas music yet....that will start to happen next week after Gaudete Sunday this week. I don't like to listen to Christmas music beforehand. Though I did finally finish my Advent and Christmas playlists on Spotify! 


And that's all for this post!! 

What do y'all think of this post? Would you like a Christmas version? Have you heard of/like any of these songs? Chat with me in the comments!

 Old-fashionably yours, 

Catherine

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A Sewing Job for the Church Part 2: Washing and Ironing

December 13, 2017






Hello Everyone! 

I'm back, and much more coherent this time (I hope).

For those of you got lost in my last post, I'll give you a quick run-down:

I got a job from my priest to divide an altar cloth in half last week. But I have to be careful, because the ends have to be matched a certain way.



It had been on a side altar table for quite a bit. This poor little linen cloth looked like it hadn't been washed in....well, let's just say, it's been a while.

It had soot stains, water stains, and a few others stains that I have no idea what they were. The cloth, which like I mentioned before, should have been white. But with so many stains on it, it looked a little on the yellow side.

Needless to say, it needed to be washed. BADLY.

This is about the best "before" picture I've got.

So, after dumping about a quarter of a bottle of stain remover on it, it got dumped into the washing machine.



After the washer finished with it, I set up the ironing board and heated up the iron to the highest setting. Linen is a rather stiff cloth, despite the fact that it wrinkles faster than I can say Jack Robinson. Grabbing the wet cloth, I then proceeded to iron out all the wrinkles that the washer put into the cloth.

Yes, you read that right.

I'll tell you a big secret of the trade ladies:

If you ever have to iron a linen tablecloth or you ever iron church linens yourself....

Iron it while it's wet. And keep ironing it until it's dry. 

Believe it or not, a priest taught me that trick when he taught me how the altar linens should be ironed. He learned to do it that way in seminary, in case anyone was wondering. And yes, priests are taught to iron linens in seminary. Cause SOMEBODY's gotta teach the ladies the correct way....

Believe me, if you iron it while it's wet, or at least damp, the wrinkles come out SO MUCH EASIER. And you don't have to mess with putting a gazillion gallons of water in that teensy-weesy water tank. Ironing linen takes a lot of steam to do, so why not have it practically ready made?

So much ironing....


I think it took me only 2 hours to iron this cloth completely (it was very long, twice my arm span). If I had dried it in the dryer, I guarantee you I would have been there for 3 times that long. And the ironing job would not have lasted that long - maybe a half hour. After ironing it dry, it still hasn't wrinkled. And for anyone that has worked with linen, you know that it only takes a weird look to make it wrinkle. No joke.

Because this cloth was so long, it had to drape on the ground.
 So, to protect it from the dirty floor, I put a towel down to catch it.
Now that this cloth is clean and smooth again, I can get started with the actual sewing part! Stay tuned for part 3!!

Old-fashionably yours,

Catherine

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A Sewing Job for the Church, Part 1: In which I Ramble about How I got the Job in the first place

December 10, 2017






Soooooo.......

I happen to casually mention to my priest that I used to repair linens and vestments for the church.

Little did I know that he had a job lined up for me the week afterwards...LOL.

(How did that happen???)

Last week, Father let a couple of us into the church so we could go to choir practice.

He pulls me aside and says "Catherine, have you got a minute?"

Of course, I did. The women didn't start rehearsing until 30 minutes after the men anyway. (And you don't refuse a priest if you can avoid it. *nods sagely*)

So Father tells me to follow him. Which I did. (Though, in hindsight, I should have put my stuff down somewhere beforehand. Oh well. Minor details.)

We go into the sacristy, and Father goes to the circuit board and flips a couple of switches.

Odd, I thought to myself, normally any repair jobs are kept in the sacristy.

Now, Father goes past me and opens the door to the sanctuary. Again he tells me to follow him.

I thought to myself, Okay......what in the world......as I *quickly* scramble to put my headscarf back over my head (I have a teal fleece headscarf that I wear in the wintertime and I had pushed down when I was inside the door)

(I should point out right here, that no woman, unless accompanied by priest or under special permission is allowed to go into the sanctuary proper (you know, the chancel, behind the communion rail, etc.). Especially through the sacristy door.) 

Anyway, we go into the sanctuary, genuflect before the Tabernacle, and go over to the Epistle side of the Altar (which is the right side, in case you didn't know). We stop in front of a small table where there is a white (or what should have been white on closer examination) cloth was draped over.

(I should point out here also, that this is the table where the cruets, the patens, and the Lavabo dish and pitcher are placed during Mass, just to orient you girls to where we were.)

Father looks at me and says, "This is a cloth."

"Yes, Father." (kid you not, girls, he really said that)

"It's about twice as long as it needs to be."

Okay! I got it now. From there it was a small discussion on what exactly he wanted done to it (a simple case of cut, hem, and make sure it matches the other side, oh and please wash it, it's a little filthy) No problem!! (or so I thought)

During the rest of the men's practice, I took the time to examine the ends that I supposed to match.

I found out that it was going to be slightly more complicated than I had anticipated.

For some reason, the edge was cut, serged and partially French-seamed to make a flat finish, and then hemmed with a two inch hem (embroidery matched to boot).

The edge is on the left,  it's really hard to see but there is a double layer there. And you can see where the hem goes right up that IHS embroidery. 


Well, that raises the stakes just a tad....Oh well, just going to have to be a lot more careful and get this edge right. No pressure. (Now I understand why Father said it might be a bit of a bear...)

But before I do anything to this cloth, it's going in ze washing machine. And then the ironing board. But that's a story for another day.

WHEW. Did I lose anyone in that mess? I apologize, it came out much MUCH more rambly than I had anticipated. I promise Part Two will be more coherent (I hope...) 

Hope you enjoyed the post!! Have you (or your mom) ever taken care of your church's linens? Chat with me in the comments! 

Old-fashionably yours,

Catherine


everyday sanctity

David the Spider and Goliath the Wasp

December 02, 2017





Hey y'all,

Just be warned, the following images may frighten some people.

So....on Friday (12/1), I was in my hall bathroom (never mind why) and I hear this really loud angry buzzing noise.

Thinking it was a big housefly, I looked around to find it. I moved the curtain and.....

Turns out there was a yellow jacket on the window. Inside.

Needless to say, I beat feet out of there. I'm not dealing with anything with stingers, thank you very much.

Several hours pass, and we discover this had happened: The yellow jacket, interested in the heater on the floor, had wound up in a spider's web. Well entrapped, I must say.

But what struck me was the spider itself.....


I mean.....LOOK HOW TINY THAT SPIDER IS.......


Now, I'm more than 100x bigger than this wasp. 

I have a brain, hands, and other weapons at my disposal to rid myself of this wasp. 

Yet, I ran in fright. 

This small spider had no brain, no weapons or strength, and no talents other than spinning a web.  

And yet, when faced with this large wasp, it did battle and won. And was rewarded with a large meal that will last him for days - a late Thanksgiving if you will. 

It reminds me of a very well-known story in the Bible: David and Goliath. 

An army was afraid to take down a giant. But a shepherd boy with a rock and slingshot could...and did. 

What God gave to that spider was sufficient to take down the wasp. It needed nothing else. In a similar manner, God gives us strength and guidance, if we are humble enough to accept it. 

Patience and humility are not exactly easy things to practice. It is rather humbling to see this little spider succeed in what I failed to do. For me, it's a small reminder to be humble and patient, and rely on God's strength and His grace as I deal with my 'wasps' in my life instead of running away from them. 

What little reminders of sanctity do you see in your daily life? 

Old-fashionably yours, 

Catherine


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Operation Vintage Makeover: Baby Steps (How are there so many purples....or bags of clothing????)

October 27, 2017






*assumes TV announcer voice* 

Welcome to the first episode of Operation Vintage Makeover!!!

*applause* 

*Announcer: And now, here is your hostess, Catherine AKA Farm Lassie!!* 

Hey y'all!! 

I don't know why I originally named this Operation Vintage. After all, the makeover is the key concept!! 

Oh well. I'll just chalk it up to temporary insanity. 

Anyway.....

So, I've picked out my color scheme for my new bedroom. 

The trim and carpet is going to be a creamy ivory color. As I probably mentioned, I hate white. It attracts dirt wayyyyy too easily. The reason why I'm going with a creamy ivory is because I want to match my current bed set and be complementary to any dark pieces of furniture that I pick up. (More details on this reasoning will be discussed during furniture posts). 

The walls will be a light/medium shade of purple. While my favorite color is bright sky blue, blue also happens to be my parents' favorite color too. Hence, 3/4 of all the walls in our house are painted blue. 

Needless to say, I'm sick of blue walls. 

So...upon a recent trip to Lowes, I snagged every single paint color strip that was remotely purplish and different shades of cream (which was interesting, considering the flourescent lighting). 

After coming home, I sorted through them in the natural light to see which purple shades looked good and which ones looked *bleh*. I also took the time to match the cream to the headboard. 

Turns out...the cream was the easy part.   

Here is a photo of all the paint strips that I'm still considering:



And these ones right here are the ones which I eliminated (too dark, too light, too blue, wrong cream, etc. A lot of these are stacked together.)


To paraphrase an old Lowe's commercial, "How in the world are there so many purples!!"

This is about as far as I'm going to go with the paint chips for now. I can't really finalize colors until after I get my room cleaned up. 

I'm not going to show pictures of my room right now in it's present state because it would horrify everyone. Literally, it is totally trashed right now because of all the college crap that is still in it. When I do the before and after pictures at the end of the project, you will understand what I mean. 

Even though I'm disappearing for a vacation very soon, I decided to get some work done on it. The bulk of what happened this week was cleaning out all the old clothes that I haven't worn/am too big for/other uglies that I've been stashing away. I had about 3 different spots that I was storing clothes that I didn't wear. I figured it was about time to get rid of some. 



At first, it was only two bags. 


Then it grew to three. 


Now it's up to four!!! 

Well. Technically it's grown to 4 1/2. There's a partial bag that is off camera that may join it's mates later. 

But at least my closet, dresser and clothes storage units at least CLOSE PROPERLY. 

Now to tackle the rest of the junk....

Old-fashionably yours, 

Catherine

Defend the Faith

How to Say the Rosary in Latin (Part 4, Finale)

July 11, 2017









Hey y'all!

I'm so sorry that I took this long, but we have finally come to the end! This last post will give the mystery titles in Latin and the prayers for the pope, so you can say your rosary totally in Latin!

Disclaimer: These prayers were taken and checked by multiple sources. The bulk of the prayers in this series can be found on this website: 
http://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/b012rpLatin_Rosary.htm

Here's how it will work: I'll put the text of the whole prayer in Latin first, followed by the full English translation. Then, each prayer will be broken down by line. I'll give the Latin first in colored text, then the pronunciation below it in colored italics.

So let's get started!

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Mysteria Gaudiosa/The Joyful Mysteries: 

Primum mysterium est: Annunciatio Beatæ Mariæ Virginis.
The first mystery is: The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Secundum mysterium est: Visitatio Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ad Sanctam Elizabethem.
The second mystery is: The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin to St. Elizabeth. 

Tertium mysterium est: Navitas Domini nostri Jesu Christi.
The third mystery is: The Birth (Nativity) of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Quartum mysterium est: Praesentio Pueri Jesu in Templo et Purificatio Beatae Mariae Virginis
The fourth mystery is: The Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

Quintam mysterium est: Inventio Pueri Jesu in Templo
The fifth mystery is: The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple. 
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Primum  mysterium  est:  Annunciatio     Beatæ  Mariæ Virginis
pre-mum me-steer-ee-oom est: ah-nun-chee-ah-tee-oh bee-ah-tay mar-ee-ay veer-gin-is
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   Secundum     mysterium    est:     Visitatio      Beatæ    Mariæ Virginis ad Sanctam Elizabethem
say-coon-doom me-steer-ee-oom est: veh-sit-aht-tee-oh bee-ah-tay mar-ee-ay veer-gin-is ad sanck-tam Elizabeth-ehm
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Tertium  mysterium est:   Navitas  Domini nostri Jesu Christi
tear-ze-oom me-steer-ee-oom est: nah-vi-tahs do-min-ee no-stree yea-zoo chreest-ee
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Quartum mysterium est: Praesentio Pueri Jesu in Templo et Purificatio Beatae Mariae Virginis
quart-oom me-steer-ee-oom est: pray-sen-tee-oh poo-er-ee yea-zoo in tem-plo et pure-i-fi-cah-tee-oh bee-ah-tay mar-ee-ay veer-gin-is
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Quintam     mysterium     est:    Inventio         Pueri      Jesu   in Templo
quint-am me-steer-ee-oom est: in-ven-tee-oh poo-er-ee yea-zoo in tem-plo
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Mysteria Dolorsa/The Sorrowful Mysteries: 

Primum mysterium est: Oratio in horto Domini nostri Jesu Christi.
The first mystery is: The Agony of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Garden.

Secundum mysterium est: Flagellatio Domini nostri Jesu Christi.
The second mystery is: The Scourging of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Tertium mysterium est: Coronatio spinis Domini nostri Jesu Christi. 
The third mystery is: The Crowning Thorns of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Quartum mysterium est: Bajulatio Crucis Domini nostri Jesu Christi. 
The fourth mystery is: The Carrying of the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Quintum mysterium est: Crucifixio et mors Domini nostri Jesu Christi. 
The fifth mystery is: The Crucifixition and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 

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Primum mysterium est:  Oratio in  horto Domini nostri Jesu Christi
pre-mum me-steer-ee-oom est: o-ra-tee-oh in hor-to do-min-ee no-stree yea-sue chreest-ee
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Secundum    mysterium  est:   Flagellatio         Domini nostri  Jesu Christi
say-coon-doom me-steer-ee-oom est: flah-gel-lah-tee-oh do-min-ee no-stree yea-sue chreest-ee
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       Tertium mysterium est: Coronatio   spinis      Domini    nostri Jesu Christi.
tear-ze-oom me-steer-ee-oom est: co-row-nah-tee-oh spin-ees do-min-ee no-stree yea-sue chreest-ee
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Quartum mysterium  est:    Bajulatio      Crucis     Domini  nostri  Jesu Christi.
quart-oom me-steer-ee-oom est: bah-you-la-tee-oh crew-chees do-min-ee no-stree yea-sue chreest-ee
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Quintam mysterium  est:    Crucifixio   et  mors  Domini  nostri  Jesu  Christi.
quint-am me-steer-ee-oom est: crew-chee-fix-ee-oh et morse do-min-ee no-stree yea-sue chreest-ee
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Mysteria Gloriosa/The Glorious Mysteries: 

Primum mysterium est: Resurrectio Domini nostri Jesu Christi a mortuis.
The first mystery is: The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead.

Secundum mysterium est: Acensio in caelis Domini nostri Jesu Christi. 
The second mystery is: The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Heaven. 

Tertium mysterium est: Descendit Spiritus Sancti in apostolis et Beatæ Mariæ Virginis
The third mystery is: The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

Quartum mysterium est: Assumptio Beatæ Mariæ Virginis ad caelum. 
The fourth mystery is: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven. 

Quintum mysterium est: Coronatio Beatæ Mariæ Virginis in caelis.
The fifth mystery is: The Crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Heaven. 

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Primum mysterium est:  Resurrectio     Domini   nostri     Jesu   Christi  a    mortuis
pre-mum me-steer-ee-oom est: reh-sir-reck-tee-oh do-min-ee no-stree yea-sue chreest-ee ah more-too-ees 
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Secundum   mysterium est:    Acensio    in caelis    Domini nostri Jesu Christi.
say-coon-doom me-steer-ee-oom est: ah-sen-see-oh in chay-lis do-min-ee no-stree yea-sue chreest-ee
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Tertium mysterium est: Descendit Spiritus Sancti in apostolis et Beatæ Mariæ Virginis
tear-ze-oom me-steer-ee-oom est: dee-shen-deet spear-i-toose sanck-tee in ah-post-oh-lis et  bee-ah-tay mar-ee-ay veer-gin-is
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Quartum  mysterium est:  Assumptio     Beatæ     Mariæ  Virginis ad caelum.
quart-oom me-steer-ee-oom est: ah-sump-tee-oh bee-ah-tay mar-ee-ay veer-gin-is ad chay-loom
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Quintam mysterium est:     Coronatio       Beatæ  Mariæ  Virginis in caelis.
quint-am me-steer-ee-oom est: co-row-nah-tee-oh bee-ah-tay mar-ee-ay veer-gin-is in chay-lis
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 Prayers for the Pope:

Oremus et pro beatissimo Papa nostro Francisce
Let us pray for our most holy father, Pope Francis.

Pater Noster - Ave Maria - Gloria Patri
Our Father - Hail Mary - Glory Be

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Oremus   et pro         beatissimo       Papa    nostro   Francisce
oh-ray-moose et pro bee-ah-tees-see-mo papa no-stro frahn-chis-kay
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WHEW. 

Thank heavens. 

(Did I ever mention that writing pronunciation is hard???) 

In addition to this post, I've also updated all of the other "How to Say the Rosary in Latin" posts so all the schemes are the same and all the italics are in the right place. (this is what happens when you write these at night). 

Hope your summer is going well! 

Old-fashionably yours, 

Catherine

Defend the Faith

How to Say the Rosary in Latin (Part 3)

June 27, 2017










Hey y'all,

Please forgive the interruption in our Latin lessons. I had intended to get these all done at once, but that never happened. Now I'm on a blogging spree here on Frugally Fancy in order to get some of these drafts that have been sitting around for a while.....

For this post, I'm doing the Rosary Meditation Prayer, the Memorare, and the Prayer to St. Michael. These prayers are technically extra prayers that are often tacked onto the end the Rosary, right after the Hail Holy Queen.

Disclaimer: These prayers were taken and checked by multiple sources. The bulk of the prayers in this series can be found on this website: 
http://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/b012rpLatin_Rosary.htm

Here's how it will work: I'll put the text of the whole prayer in Latin first, followed by the full English translation. Then, each prayer will be broken down by line. I'll give the Latin first in colored text, then the pronunciation below it in colored italics.

So let's get started!

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Rosary Meditation Prayer

Oremus.

Deus, cujus Unigenitus per vitam, mortem, et resurrectionem suam nobis salutis æternae præmia comparavit: concede, quæsumus; ut hæc mysteria sanctissimo beatæ Mariæ Virginis Rosario recolentes, et imitemur quor continent, et quod promittunt assequamur. Per eudum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.


Let us pray.

O God, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life. Grant, we beseech Thee, that by meditating on these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

(Note: This prayer is also the collect of the Mass for the Feast of the Holy Rosary.)

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Deus,    cujus       Unigenitus
day-oos coo-yoos oo-nee-jen-ee-toos
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per vitam, mortem et       resurrectionem
per vee-tam, more-tem et reh-sur-rec-tee-oh-nem
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suam   nobis      salutis      æternae      præmia   comparavit.
soo-am no-bees sa-loo-tees A-tear-nay pray-mee-ah com-par-a-veet
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concede quæsumus
con-chee-day quay-soo-moose
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ut hæc      mysteria         sanctissimo
oot hayck me-ster-ee-ah sanck-teess-ee-mo
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beatæ      Mariæ      Virginis       Rosario     recolentes
bee-a-tay Mar-ee-ay veer-gin-is ro-sar-ee-oh re-co-len-tehs
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et    imitemur        quor   continent
et ee-mee-teh-more qwor cohn-ti-nent
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et quod  promittunt     assequamur.
et qwod pro-mitt-toont ah-seh-qwa-more
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Per eudum Christum       Dominum    nostrum. Amen.
per ou-doom chrees-tum do-min-oom no-stroom. Amen
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 The Memorare 

O piissima Virgo Maria, non esse auditum a seculo, quemquam ad tua currentum praesidia, tua implorantum auxilia, tu petentem suffragia, esse derelictum. Ego tali animatus confidentia, ad te Virgo Virginum, Mater, curro, ad te venio, coram te gemens peccator assisto. Noli Mater Verbi, verba mea despicere, sed audi propitia et exaudi. Amen.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known, that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of Virgins, my Mother! To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

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O     piissima       Virgo Maria
Oh pee-ees-ee-ma veer-go Maria
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non esse auditum a seculo
non ess-say aw-dee-toom ah say-coo-low
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quemquam ad     tua      currentum        praesidia
qwem-qwam ahd too-ah cur-rent-oom pray-sid-ee-ah
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tua     implorentum          auxilia
too-ah im-plor-en-toom ah-kzeel-ee-ah
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tu petentem       suffragia,       esse        derelictum.
too peh-ten-tem soof-fra-gee-ah, ess-say deh-reh-leect-oom
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Ego  tali          animatus              confidentia
eh-go tah-lee ahn-ee-mah-toos con-fee-den-tee-ah
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ad te,   Virgo      Virginum
ahd teh, veer-go veer-gin-oom
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Mater, curro, ad    te    venio
mah-ter cur-ro ahd teh ven-ee-oh
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coram te    gemens        peccator      assisto.
co-ram teh geh-mens peck-ah-tour ah-sis-toe
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Noli Mater Verbi, verba mea despicere
no-lee mah-ter ver-bee, ver-bah may-ah deh-spee-cher-A
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sed audi         propitia    et    exaudi. Amen.
sed ow-dee pro-pit-ee-ah et ex-ow-dee. Amen
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Oratio Michael Archangelum/Prayer to St. Michael 

Sancte Michael Archangle, defende nos in proelio, contra nequitam et insidias diaboli esto praesisdium. Imperet illi Deus, supplices deprecamur: tuque princeps militiae caelistis, Satanam aliosque spiritus malignos, qui ad perditionem animarum pervagatur in mundo, divinum virtute, et infernem detrude. Amen.

Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into Hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl throughout the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

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Sancte Michael Archangle
sanck-teh meek-hail arc-hahng-leh
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defende nos in proelio
day-fen-day nos in pro-leo
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contra    nequitam       et    insidias              diaboli        esto      praesisdium
con-tra neh-qweet-ahm et in-seh-dee-ahs dee-ah-bow-lee ess-toe pray-sis-dee-oom
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Imperet   illi      Deus,      supplices       deprecamur
Im-per-et eel-lee day-oos, soup-pli-ches de-preh-ka-more
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tuque      princeps       militiae         caelistis
two-qway prin-cheps mil-lee-tee-A chay-lis-tees
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Satanam          aliosque            spiritus      malignos
sah-tan-ahm ah-lee-oh-sqway spear-i-toos mah-lig-nos
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qui ad       perditionem            animarum
qwee ahd per-deet-ee-oh-nem ah-nee-mar-oom
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pervagatur in mundo
per-vah-gah-tour in moon-do
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divinum        virtute,       et    infernem      detrude. Amen.
dee-veen-oom veer-too-teh et in-fer-nem day-true-day. Amen.
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That's all for now! The next post should be the finale of this series, which will give the mystery titles in Latin. 

Old-fashionably yours, 

Catherine

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