The Latin Prayer Podcast

Salvete everyone! This has been requested a few times and took a little planning to get recorded but here it is finally. Pater Noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem,...

Salvete! Back in 2017 when I started this podcast I must admit that my pronunciation wasn't all that great. I will be republishing episodes like this correcting my mistakes. God love you!  Valete! Sáncte Míchael Archángele, defénde nos in proélio, cóntra nequítiam et insídias diáboli ésto præsídium. Ímperet ílli Déus, súpplices deprecámur: tuque, prínceps milítiæ cæléstis, Sátanam aliósque spíritu...

Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year to you and yours! On this 1st day of the year we have the gift of obtaining a plenary indulgence by publicly reciting the Veni Creator Spiritus! A plenary indulgence is the full remission of temporal punishment due for sins which have already been forgiven. The indulgence is granted by the Catholic Church after the sinner has confessed and received absolut...

The most cherished of all Advent devotions is The Saint Andrew Christmas Novena. Often called the "Christmas Novena" or the "Christmas Anticipation Prayer," it is prayed 15 times every day from the Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle (November 30) until Christmas. This is no small undertaking however I hope this recording makes helps keep you on track till Christmas! I am searching to find a Latin t...

As is my custom on Holy Saturday, after praying and meditating on this Homily, I decided to share it with you all - this reflection deeply moving. I cannot read it to my family without coming to tears. God love you all & have a blessed Easter! Ancient homily Holy Saturday - We present an ancient second century homily given on Holy Saturday by Bishop Melito of Sardis for reflection and prayer:  The...

QUOD AUCTORITATE ENCYCLICAL OF POPE LEO XIII  PROCLAIMING AN EXTRAORDINARY JUBILEE Venerable Brethren, Health and Apostolic Benediction. 1. That which We, by the Apostolic authority, have more than once decreed, that an extraordinary year of Jubilee should be kept throughout the whole Christian world, and the treasures of heavenly gifts, the dispensation of which is in Our power, should be thrown...

This has been a long time in the works. Thank you to all of you for your prayers & patience. There is no excuse now for those wishing to pray 150 Aves in Latin daily or weekly.  This version has been re-done and is (hopefully) free from pronunciation errors; it contains all of the post Rosary prayers including the prayers for the Roman Pontiff and the Memorare.  “If there were one million families...

The Luminous Mysteries of the most Holy Rosary in Latin are controversial and beautiful; regardless of what you choose for your daily discipline when praying the Rosary, how and why you choose it, the Luminous Mysteries can enhance devotion to our Blessed Lord through our Blessed Mother. This version has been re-done and is (hopefully) free from pronunciation errors; it contains all of the post Ro...

And here are the Glorious Mysteries of the most Holy Rosary in Latin. This version has been re-done and is (hopefully) free from pronunciation errors; it contains all of the post Rosary prayers including the prayers for the Roman Pontiff and the Memorare.  “If there were one million families praying the Rosary every day, the entire world would be saved.” – Pope St. Pius X In nómine Pátris et Fílii...

Here are the Sorrowful Mysteries of the most Holy Rosary in Latin. This version has been re-done and is (hopefully) free from pronunciation errors; it contains all of the post Rosary prayers including the prayers for the Roman Pontiff and the Memorare.  “If there were one million families praying the Rosary every day, the entire world would be saved.” – Pope St. Pius X In nómine Pátris et Fílii et...

Finally! The Joyful Mysteries of the most Holy Rosary in Latin. This version has been re-done and is (hopefully) free from pronunciation errors; it contains all of the post Rosary prayers including the prayers for the Roman Pontiff and the Memorare.  “If there were one million families praying the Rosary every day, the entire world would be saved.” – Pope St. Pius X In nómine Pátris et Fílii et Sp...

This well known Catholic prayer dates to the early fourteenth century and was possibly written by Pope John XXII, but its authorship remains uncertain. The prayer takes its name from its Latin incipit, meaning "Soul of Christ". The Anima Christi was popularly believed to have been composed by St. Ignatius of Loyola, as he puts it at the beginning of his Spiritual Exercises and often refers to it....

“If there were one million families praying the Rosary every day, the entire world would be saved.” – Pope St. Pius X Just a quick update on where we're heading! It would mean a lot to me if you could leave a review on iTunes; The podcast has been downloaded over 50,000 times and we now have listeners in over 100 Countries. Ratings helps others find this podcast and I would love you to not only he...

This is the final Episode of the Altar Server Responses in Latin - Part 6 of 6 . Fr. Fromageot has provided us with an excellent teaching tool to learn the responses (if we are in training to serve), but also to grow our command of the Latin language as well as through understanding the text and reflecting on its beauty to increase our devotion during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. We now continu...

Whether in Latin or English this prayer is an absolute must learn. It's simple and easy to teach. Traditionally it is said three times especially on a Thursday as an act of Adoration to our Blessed Lord in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar. O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament Divine, All praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine. O Sacramentum sanctissimum, O Sacramentum divinum, omnis l...

This is Part 5 of 6 of the Altar Server Responses in Latin. Fr. Fromageot has provided us with an excellent teaching tool to learn the responses (if we are in training to serve), but also to grow our command of the Latin language as well as through understanding the text and reflecting on its beauty to increase our devotion during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. We now continue with the prayers ou...

This is Part 4 of 6 of the Altar Server Responses in Latin. Fr. Fromageot has provided us with an excellent teaching tool to learn the responses (if we are in training to serve), but also to grow our command of the Latin language as well as through understanding the text and reflecting on its beauty to increase our devotion during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. We now continue with the prayers at...

Although this prayer is very popular in the Eastern Traditions of the Catholic Church, the Roman Rite has had a special fondness of this prayer from the very beginning.    The Jesus Prayer combines three Bible verses: the Christological hymn of the Pauline epistle Philippians 2:6–11 (verse 11: "Jesus Christ is Lord"), the Annunciation of Luke 1:31–35 (verse 35: "Son of God"), and the Parable of th...

This is Part 3 of 6 of the Altar Server Responses in Latin. Fr. Fromageot has provided us with an excellent teaching tool to learn the responses (if we are in training to serve), but also to grow our command of the Latin language as well as through understanding the text and reflecting on its beauty to increase our devotion during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. We now continue with the prayers at...

SUPERIORE ANNO ENCYCLICAL OF POPE LEO XIII ON THE RECITATION OF THE ROSARY Venerable Brethren, Health and Apostolic Benediction. Last year, as each of you is aware, We decreed by an Encyclical Letter that, to win the help of Heaven for the Church in her trials, the great Mother of God should be honoured by the means of the most holy Rosary during the whole of the month of October. In this We follo...

This is Part 2 of 6 of the Altar Server Responses in Latin. Fr. Fromageot has provided us with an excellent teaching tool to learn the responses (if we are in training to serve), but also to grow our command of the Latin language as well as through understanding the text and reflecting on its beauty to increase our devotion during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. We now continue with the prayers at...

Greetings on this Feast of the Guardian Angels! As a special episode Fr. Fromageot has recoded a tutorial for us explaining how the Latin corresponds to the English prayer we know and love. This is recited every night in our home in English. This tutorial will help you not only learn the Latin but to understand it as well.  Angele Dei,  qui custos es mei, Me tibi commissum pietate superna; (Hodie,...

This is Part 1 of 6 of the Altar Server Responses in Latin. Fr. Fromageot has provided us with an excellent teaching tool to learn the responses (if we are in training to serve), but also to grow our command of the Latin language as well as through understanding the text and reflecting on its beauty to increase our devotion during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.   P: ✝In nómine Patris, et Fílii,...

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Salvete! This is by far one of the simplest prayers that everyone should learn in Latin - I've recorded it twice giving both the day/night version. Angele Dei,  qui custos es mei, Me tibi commissum pietate superna; (Hodie, Hac nocte) illumina, custodi, rege, et guberna. Amen. It would mean a lot to me if you could leave a review on iTunes; The podcast has been downloaded over 30,000 times and we n...