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Course Syllabus for BEL 201/601
Ecclesiastical Latin III: Liturgical Texts
“. . . linguam latínam bene cálleant . . .”
(CIC, can. 249)
Instructor: Mr. Kevin Redmann
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: SJ 200 T 10:30–11:30 a.m.; RF 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Phone: 866-7426, ext. 814
Semester: Fall 2014
Time: TR 1:30–2:25 p.m.
Place: Classroom 7
I. Course Description
This course is a survey of Latin liturgical texts, primarily those found in the Missale
Romanum and the Liturgia Horarum. Students practice the art of accurate and precise
translation, while reinforcing their knowledge of Latin grammar and expanding their
Latin vocabulary. Emphasis on facility with the more common liturgical texts gives
students the linguistic aptitude to preside at the celebration of the liturgy in Latin.
Prerequisite: BEL 102/502 or instructor’s approval.
II. Course Rationale
As the universal language of liturgy, theology, and the day-to-day business of the Church
in the west, Latin continues to hold its centuries-old place as a prerequisite for the work
undertaken in a theologate. “Particular attention must be given to ensure that before
entering the theologate all seminarians can demonstrate that they have acquired that
‘knowledge of Latin which will enable them to understand and make use of the sources
of so many sciences and the documents of the Church,’ according to the insistence of the
Fathers of the Second Vatican Council” (PPF Fifth Edition, 189).
III. Course Goals/Intended Outcomes
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Students will be able to pronounce Ecclesiastical Latin and read it aloud fluently.
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Students will have a solid knowledge of common Ecclesiastical Latin vocabulary.
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Students will be able to translate liturgical texts accurately and precisely.
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Students will have a familiarity with the more common liturgical texts in Latin.
IV. Instructional Methods
1. Lecture
2. Discussion/In-class Translation/Student presentations
3. Regular homework exercises
V. Required Texts
Ecclesiastical Latin III: Liturgical Texts (Compiled Reader).
Liturgiam authenticam
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents
/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20010507_liturgiam-authenticam_en.html
or:
www.vatican.va > The Holy See English > Roman Curia > Congregations > Divine
Worship > Liturgiam authenticam, “Supplement to Press Release”
VI. Bibliography
Bretzke, James T., S.J. 2003. Consecrated Phrases: A Latin Theological Dictionary,
2nd ed. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press.
Catholic Church. 1998. Nova Vulgata Bibliorum Sacrorum Editio, editio typica altera.
Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
———. 2000. Liturgia Horarum: Iuxta Ritum Romanum, editio typica altera. Vatican
City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
———. 2007. Missale Romanum, iuxta typicam tertiam. Woodridge, IL: Midwest
Theological Forum.
———. 2011. The Roman Missal. Washington, DC: The United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops.
Collins, John F. 1985. A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin. Washington, DC: The Catholic
University of America Press.
drbo.org—The Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner version) with the Latin Vulgate in a
convenient online format: www.drbo.org
Hagen, Clint. Glossa: A Latin Dictionary [an online version of the 1879 Lewis and
Short]. http://athirdway.com/glossa.
Lewis, Carlton T., and Charles Short. 1879 (variously reprinted). A Latin Dictionary:
Founded on Andrews’ Edition of Freund’s Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon
Press.
Plater, W. E., and H. J. White. 1926. A Grammar of the Vulgate. Oxford: Clarendon
Press.
Redmann, Kevin J. 2013. A Practical Grammar of Ecclesiastical Latin.
Scanlon, Cora Carroll, and Charles L. Scanlon. (1944) 1976. Latin Grammar: Grammar,
Vocabularies, and Exercises in Preparation for the Reading of the Missal and
Breviary. B. Herder Book Co. Reprint, Rockford, IL: TAN Books and Publishers.
Stelten, Leo F. 1995. Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson
Publishers.
Traupman, John C. 2007. The New College Latin & English Dictionary. New York:
Bantam Dell.
VII. Professional Vocabulary
ablative (case) – the case of objects of certain Latin prepositions, expressions using from,
by, with, or in in English, &c.
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accusative (case) – the case of direct objects, objects of certain Latin prepositions, &c.
active (voice) – the voice of a verb whose subject is the agent.
adjective – a word which modifies a noun, and which has the qualities of gender, case,
number, and degree.
adverb – a word which modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, and which has
the quality of degree.
agent – the one doing, or performing, an action.
antecedent – the noun or other substantive to which a pronoun refers.
apposition – the renaming of a substantive with another substantive in the same case.
appositive – a substantive in apposition to another substantive.
aspect – the manner in which the performance of a verb is conceived with respect to its
duration, completion, &c.
case – the category of uses a noun, pronoun, or adjective might have in a sentence. The
cases are: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, vocative, and
locative.
clause – a group of words containing (at least implicitly) a subject and a predicate. A
clause may be a complete utterance (in which case it is a sentence), or it may be
joined to other clauses to form a sentence.
comparative (degree) – the intermediate level of intensity or amount in the comparison
of adjectives and adverbs, e.g. braver, more bravely.
comparison (of adjectives and adverbs) – the set or a listing of the set of degrees for an
adjective or adverb.
complement – that which completes a grammatical construction.
conjugate – to produce the conjugation of a verb.
conjugation – a set of verb inflections showing tense, voice, mood, person, and number;
or an ordered listing of those forms for a particular verb.
conjunction – an indeclinable word which connects words, phrases, clauses, or
sentences.
copulative verb – the verb be or its equivalent which links its subject to a complement in
the same case.
dative (case) – the case of indirect objects, expressions using to or for in English, &c.
declension – a set of noun, pronoun, or adjective inflections showing case and number
(and limitedly gender); or an ordered listing of those forms for a particular word.
decline – to produce the declension of a word.
defective – missing one or more forms of a declension or conjugation.
degree – the level of intensity or amount in the comparison of adjectives and adverbs, as
expressed by inflection or the use of certain adverbs. There are three degrees:
positive, comparative, and superlative.
deponent (verb) – a verb whose forms are all passive, but whose meaning is active.
direct object – the patient of a transitive verb in the active voice, i.e., the person or thing
directly affected by the action of such a verb. The direct object is in the accusative
case.
feminine – the gender of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives including among their referents
females and various inanimates.
finite verb – a verb inflected for person and number.
first person – classification of a word whose referent is the speaker.
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future (tense) – the tense of a verb conceived as happening in the future.
future perfect (tense) – the tense of a verb conceived as being completed by some point
in the future.
gender – the grammatical classification of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives as belonging
to one of three categories: masculine, feminine, or neuter.
genitive (case) – the case of possession, expressions using “of” in English, &c.
gerund – a kind of verbal noun.
gerundive – a kind of verbal adjective related in both form and function to the gerund.
imperative (mood) – the mood in which a verb’s action or state of being is expressed as
a command.
imperfect (tense) – the tense of a verb conceived as happening in the past with a
progressive (i.e., imperfective) aspect.
indicative (mood) – the mood in which a verb’s action or state of being is expressed as
factual, whether in a statement or question.
indirect object – the person or thing indirectly affected by the action of the verb. The
indirect object is in the dative case.
infinitive – a kind of verbal noun having some of the qualities of a verb but lacking
person and number (as well as mood, which is why it is sometimes conveniently
listed as a mood).
interjection – an exclamation, frequently expressing strong emotion and typically
lacking any syntactic connection to the surrounding words.
intransitive – the classification of a verb whose action does not have a patient.
locative (case) – the case of expressions showing location.
masculine – the gender of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives including among their
referents males, females, and various inanimates. When animate referents are
indefinite or of both sexes, this is the inclusive gender.
mood – the quality of a verb denoting the manner in which it occurs. The moods are:
indicative, imperative, and subjunctive. For convenience, the infinitive is often
discussed under mood.
neuter – the gender of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives including among their referents
various inanimates and some animates. When inanimate referents are of multiple
genders, this is the inclusive gender.
nominative (case) – the case of subjects, complements after the copulative verb, &c.
noun – the name of a person, place, or thing, having the qualities of gender, case, and
number.
number – the quality of being singular or plural.
object of a preposition – the noun or other substantive governed by a preposition.
participle – a verbal adjective having all the qualities of an adjective with some of the
qualities of a verb (primarily tense and voice, as well as the ability to take objects
&c.).
parts of speech – the categories into which words are classified according to their
meaning and function. These include: noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb,
participle, conjunction, preposition, and interjection.
passive (voice) – the voice of a verb whose subject is the patient.
patient – the one directly affected by, or suffering, an action.
perfect (tense) – the tense of a verb conceived as happening in the past with a completed
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(i.e., perfect) aspect, or as presently completed.
perfect system – those tenses built from the perfect tense stem, i.e., the perfect,
pluperfect, and future perfect tenses.
periphrastic – using a roundabout expression in which multiple words stand in place of
what could otherwise be expressed with a single word.
person – classification based on whether a word’s referent is the speaker (first person),
one spoken to (second person), or one spoken about (third person).
phrase – a group of words held together by some grammatical relationship (e.g. a
prepositional phrase, consisting of a preposition and its object), but which is not a
clause.
pluperfect (tense) – the tense of a verb conceived as being completed prior to some other
past event.
plural (number) – more than one referent.
positive (degree) – the base level of intensity or amount in the comparison of adjectives
and adverbs, e.g. brave, bravely.
predicate – that part of a sentence, usually built upon a verb, which expresses what is
said about a subject.
preposition – an indeclinable word which shows the relationship between two other
words in a sentence. It governs an object which is usually a noun or pronoun.
present (tense) – the tense of a verb conceived as happening now.
present system – those tenses built from the present tense stem, i.e., the present,
imperfect, and future tenses.
principal parts – the standard set of verb forms (as listed in a dictionary, for example)
from which the rest of a verb’s conjugation may be derived.
pronoun – a word standing in place of a noun or other substantive (called its antecedent)
and having the qualities of gender, case, and number.
second person – classification of a word whose referent is one spoken to.
semideponent (verb) – a verb which is deponent in only a portion of its conjugation.
sentence – a group of words containing (at least implicitly) one or more subjects and
predicates, and which is considered a complete utterance.
singular (number) – one referent.
subject – the word, phrase, or clause in a sentence about which something is predicated.
The subject of a finite verb is in the nominative case.
subjunctive (mood) – the mood in which a verb’s action or state of being is expressed as
possible or desired, whether in a statement or question.
substantive – used as a noun; a word, phrase, or clause so used.
superlative (degree) – the highest level of intensity or amount in the comparison of
adjectives and adverbs, e.g. bravest, most bravely.
synopsis – the reduced presentation of a verb’s conjugation by using a single person and
number throughout.
tense – the time at which a verb takes place. Generally speaking, this includes the
present, past, and future. More specifically, in Latin the tenses are: present,
imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect.
third person – classification of a word whose referent is one spoken about.
transitive – the classification of a verb whose action has a patient.
verb – a word which expresses an action or state of being, and which has the qualities of
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tense, voice, mood, person, and number.
vocative (case) – the case of direct address.
voice – the relation of a subject to its verb, being either active or passive.
VIII. Lecture, Homework, Exam, and Presentation Schedule
Aug
T
R
Sept
T
R
9 Proj. demo; Calendar
11 Ord. L.H. (no hymns)
T
R
16 Ord. L.H. (cont.)
18 Ord. L.H. (cont.)
T
23 Dom., Laud., Ætérne rerum
cónditor
25 Dom., Laud. (cont.)
T
R
T
R
T
2 Liturgíam authénticam,
§§ 1–69; Proj. info
4 Workshop (no class)
T
R
R
Oct
26 Review
28 Review
Nov
30 Dom., Laud. (cont.)
2 Fer. VI, Laud., Ps 50/51,
Oratio
R
14 Propr. Ss.; Review;
L.H. proj. selections due
16 Mid-Term Exam
T
R
21 Orat. Dom. et Cot.
23 M.R. Ritus initiales
T
R
28 Lit.verbi
30 Lit.eucharistica, sel. præf.
T
R
T
R
11 Prex euch. II
13 Prex euch. III
T
R
18 Prex euch. IV
20 Prex euch. IV (cont.)
T
25 Rit. com.; Rit. concl.;
M.R. proj. selections due
27 Thanksgiving Holiday
R
7 Contingency Day
9 Compl. Post II Vesp. Dom.
Dec
4 Prex euch. I
6 Prex euch. I (cont.)
T
R
2 Project Presentations
4 Project Presentations
N.B. Some degree of flexibility in the schedule will be required.
IX. Course Requirements
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Participate in class and maintain a good attendance record
Complete all homework assignments
Prepare for the mid-term exam
Use the entire semester to prepare the final project
X. Important Dates: all bold entries in the above schedule (section VIII)
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XI. Evaluation Criteria
All homework assignments will be graded for completeness, including the ability to
present one’s work in class (counting for 40% of the semester grade). Quizzes for the
purpose of self-assessment may occasionally be taken during class; however, these will
not count toward the grade. There will be a mid-term exam (counting for 30% of the
semester grade) and a final project (counting for 30% of the semester grade). All quizzes
and exams are cumulative with regard to content.
XII. Attendance Policy
Notre Dame Seminary observes the following policy regarding class attendance: Regular
class attendance is expected and required of all students who intend to receive credit for
course work in the graduate school. Inevitably, extraordinary circumstances will arise
that make class attendance impossible on occasion; therefore, a formula for determining
regular attendance has been established as policy for the convenience of both seminarians
and instructors. A student is permitted to be absent from class no more than twice the
number of times the class meets per week. (You are considered absent if you are not
present when attendance is taken). Thus, if a student is absent for seven classes from a
course that meets three times a week, the student is in violation of school policy in this
regard. The normal penalty for such a violation is the grade FA (failure due to absence).
The number of absences includes those due to illness, late registration, or any other
cause. Absence from class immediately before or after holidays and free weekends is
considered a double cut. Only the Academic Dean may waive penalties for absence. In
absences due to illness, you must inform the instructor and your formation advisor prior
to the class.
XIII. Academic Integrity
Seminarians of Notre Dame Seminary are required to commit themselves to responsible
scholarship in every aspect of priestly formation, including academics. It is expected that
every seminarian works and studies to the best of his ability for every course.
Seminarians also accept responsibilities and obligations as students, which include
commitments to honesty, disciplined study, and integrity in their academic work. They
will be expected to respect academic scholarship by giving proper credit to other people’s
work, while at the same time preparing well for assigned materials and examinations in
such a way that their academic integrity will never be questioned.
Those needing assistance with writing papers, or who would like tutoring, should contact
the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for assistance. All students are encouraged to seek
the direct assistance of their instructor whenever any questions arise regarding
assignments, grading, course expectations, etc.
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XIV. Disability Accommodation Policy
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Notre Dame Seminary provides
disability accommodations for students with identified and/or diagnosed disabilities.
Students with disabilities need not inform their instructors about the nature of their
disabilities, but they are responsible for contacting and providing appropriate
documentation to the Academic Resources Center. Requests for accommodations must be
made each semester for which the student wishes to receive service; the Academic
Resources Center will then distribute a letter of accommodation to the faculty. It is the
student’s responsibility to meet with each faculty member to discuss how his/her
accommodation(s) may be met within each course. Notre Dame Seminary will attempt to
meet reasonable accommodations requested. A reasonable accommodation is a
modification to a non-essential aspect of a course, program, or facility which does not
pose an undue burden and which enables a qualified student with a disability to have
adequate opportunity to participate and to demonstrate his or her ability. Such
accommodations are determined on an individual basis depending upon the nature and
extent of the disability. For more information, contact the Academic Dean’s Office.
XV. Extension Policy
Instructors are never obligated to grant a student’s request for a due-date extension on a
paper/project if they judge the request to be without sufficient merit or not in keeping
with the fair requirements articulated in the course syllabus.
XVI. Audit Policy
For academic course audits at Notre Dame Seminary, the amount of work required of
seminarians will be decided on a case by case basis by the instructor, the Academic Dean
and the seminarian’s Formation Advisor.
XVII. Probation and Grading Policy
Passing grades for seminarians are A, B and C. A seminarian is put on academic
probation for the following:
A seminarian who obtains a D+ or lower in any course is automatically placed on
probationary status and must repeat the course in order to get credit for the course.
Seminarians will be allowed to repeat a course only once and the course must be repeated
at NDS. Seminarian status is then subject to review by the Dean.
A seminarian whose semester grade point average (GPA) in coursework is below a 2.30
at any time is placed on academic probation. Two or more consecutive semesters may
subject the seminarian to be dismissed from academic formation at Notre Dame
Seminary. To be removed from probationary status, the seminarian must complete a
semester with a GPA of 2.30 or higher.
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After each semester, the seminarian’s Bishop will receive a copy of his transcript and a
review of the seminarians’ status.
If a seminarian fails to meet the passing grade point average requirement then he forfeits
his eligibility for financial aid under Title IV Federal Regulations.
Letter
Grade
Number
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
Quality
Points
4.00
3.70
3.30
3.00
2.70
2.30
2.00
1.70
1.30
1.00
.70
0.00
Grade
Scale
100 – 94
93 – 90
89 – 88
87 – 84
83 – 80
79 – 78
77 – 74
73 – 70
69 – 68
67 – 64
63 – 60
59 – 0
See Academic Catalog for Grading Guidelines Policy Narrative.
XVIII. Syllabus Contract
This syllabus obliges the student to adhere to all policy requirements and to fulfill all
academic expectations herein stated; it also entitles the student to a reasonable
opportunity to learn the material specified in the course description in order to
accomplish for himself the educational goals of the course. In order to optimize the
learning process the course instructor reserves the right to make reasonable adjustments
to the syllabus requirements during the semester, in response to unforeseen developments
or circumstances. All adjustments made must be communicated clearly to students.
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