Meet the man keeping the language of Latin alive

Roman Catholic mass held in Latin is a rare sound these days. The language was once at the heart of Western culture and for centuries most books and official letters were written in Latin. Today, it's considered a dead language - except to those who are trying to resurrect it. Brook Silva-Braga reports.
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[@elvarsmar2280]

"Sit down, and SHUT UP" Now thats a man who knows he doesnt have all the time in the world to teach latin

[@le_spoonman4279]

He literally doesn’t

[@mysteriumvitae5338]

he is kind of elderly, of course he des not

[@Julie-jl2kk]

LOL

[@jojak8066]

@@le_spoonman4279 he is probably dead now

[@bryanstuart6yearsago158]

Dont worry he still has like 20 years

[@paulbunyuns8724]

He's keeping Latin alive but what tf is keeping him alive

[@Ash_Queen16]

PAUL Bunyuns Oh

[@freakkingcarlosii2663]

Determination and Jesus Christ

[@iunahere]

We all know why..

[@user-td1ho1nn2g]

@phantom killer087 i dont get it

[@ilc_mike.2241]

Hes 78 lol

[@MidosujiSen]

He thinks he's slick pretending to be American, we all know this dude is a native Latin speaker still living from the Roman Empire.

[@theryanjester7209]

Supposedly the apostle John never died and is awaiting Jesus' return. What was this guy's name again...?

[@dragonofepics7324]

The Ryan Jester insert x-files theme here

[@manuelschlotterflosse1459]

May I ask you... your name?

[@sanaddaoud6541]

if this dude is an ancient roman, then he would speak in the classical pronounciation

[@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588]

@@sanaddaoud6541 he may have adapted to the ecclesiastical pronunciation that became commonplace in the church after the fall of the empire

[@YC-xr6si]

I bet he’s a Pompeii survivor

[@sweetnsour3693]

Lmao

[@categories5066]

True thoo

[@dragoncrown2029]

you look like a trump survivor 🤢🤮

[@MrAlepedroza]

The equivalent of a Hiroshima survivor today🙃

[@awesomeirlable]

😂😂😂

[@ErnestJay88]

Plot twist, he's citizen of the Roman Empire and he still alive from the time of Emperor Augustus.

[@702Plebe]

The fact that your profile picture looks like Tiberius Caesar in color makes this comment even better

[@Nero-ze7pw]

You mean he’s been alive since the time of me

[@ErnestJay88]

@@702Plebe no it's Augustus (Octavian) statue rendered using Ai software

[@KabirChattopadhyay1991]

Plot twist he IS Augustus Caesar. Hail Octavian.

[@CloudxBoys]

Omfg best thread lmao

[@TheSterlingArcher16]

Damn he’s only 78 I was thinking he’s was 108.

[@canald2534]

1008

[@daman1193]

learning latin does that to ya

[@thomaspayne6866]

Anger ages the body

[@beedykh2235]

Good number you choose there! ;)

[@sebastianmelmoth685]

He has arthritis - show some respect.

[@scubasteve4152]

The dude is like 5 years older than trump but looks like hes 104

[@tinibari456]

it's not like Trump looks particularly fresh either

[@Wisegoatface]

Todd Tolson lmaooo

[@yerrr5581]

Todd Tolson LMAOOI

[@gearbear4530]

Todd, for a man in his 70's, Trump is insanely active and strong.

[@MegaBallPowerBall]

@@gearbear4530 He isn't. He's extremely unwell and obese.

[@Taylor-oq3gf]

When he said "Sit down and SHUT UP" I felt that

[@henrykwieniawski7233]

It hit different

[@ProjectCreativityGuy96]

He spitting some facts!

[@idanikamal4789]

this how you suppose to teach latin😂 I can't wait to learn latin so I can tell someone this and rant in latin like an angry prophet

[@natnatyumi]

1:07 😭😭😭😭

[@rafaelalexie2417]

He was actually school mates with Cicero.

[@marcustulliuscicero9512]

RafaelloCraiova yeah, we go back.

[@FalconMain3]

Marcus Tullius Cicero nice to see you here Cicero

[@reggiestickleback7794]

Oh yeah where’s Augustine gang at?

[@M-Maxentius]

@Marcus Tullius Cicero nice to see familiar faces

[@Gravelgratious]

@@marcustulliuscicero9512 yo man have you been back in Rome lately? Your name is on the prescription! Get your glutius to Parthia!

[@seancarney5613]

"Sit down and shut up" love him already.

[@malloysfootagearchive8919]

Sean Carney yep we all do

[@klarkmartinez1124]

Yeah. He instantly have my respect.

[@Karmy.]

Same

[@_VictorGrantz_]

Sean Carney LOL

[@sauceman5744]

But can he sing the super smash bros theme?

[@balentintschniofen1888]

„We conserve the latin language“ European students: Hold my latinum

[@NeelLLumi-AnCatDubh]

*latinam

[@gamingfungusfan1148]

*latinvm

[@troyvahn2461]

Like we learned Classical Latin in my school starting at 6th grade this man is speaking clerical Latin not too different tho so🤷🏾‍♂️

[@rupagogoi8977]

Tenere me latine

[@cwstaten1765]

*Ferengi students

[@czaremmanuelalvarez9382]

I had Latin with him when I was studying at the Gregorian University in Rome. He really had a different way of teaching Latin. He made us translate lots of texts every meeting! I was so impressed with his photographic memory. We were more than 100 students in the class and the next meeting he already knew all our names! I also recall how he loved just hanging around sitting on the steps of the main entrance to the university facing Piazza della Pilotta during the break wearing his usual blue colored overall jumper and drinking some beer! :D

[@smithpb7101]

Wait, a priest that drink beer, that sounds a little abnormal.

[@smithpb7101]

@@B10101 lol

[@palomino73]

"Drinking beer" - this guy seems to be much more current-worldly as his linguistic affection may reveal...

[@Pillar_of_Salt]

@@palomino73 Well beer's only a little bit older than some of the oldest civilizations, so maybe not so much.

[@oliviagilliam6550]

@@smithpb7101 haha, why? Priests are allowed to drink alcohol. Ever heard of Trappist beer? It's made by Trappist monks. There are also monestaris that make wine.

[@alltnorromOrustarNorrland]

He is American and he speaks Latin. So he’s basically a Latin American? ;)

[@changolini]

Lmao

[@justinchen1038]

um ok.....

[@woooshbait2796]

Justin Chen what’s wrong ?

[@changolini]

@@woooshbait2796 chen is a self hating asian

[@AntiWRLD]

You’re right but shut up

[@NahasapeemapetilonX]

He had me at "Sit down and shut up"

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Here he is about 10 years ago in the movie "Religulous": kzbin.info/www/bejne/babPqXSumsd3f6M

[@EternalResonance]

Bill Burr

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@TuscanHunter31 So does religion.

[@peytonjanicki5335]

@TuscanHunter31 people seem to forget that

[@groupie8985]

TuscanHunter31 religion is homophobic though...

[@djat7933]

RIP Reginald Foster. He died today, on Christmas Day 2020

[@gofishglobal7919]

How appropriate! Dear Lord, please welcome him into Heaven. God bless him!

[@ApollonTheGreek]

May he rest in peace

[@stargazer4683]

GG

[@rootsOfMadness15]

F

[@i.dont.read.replies]

Oh that breaks my heart. God rest his soul.

[@ynk1611]

I'm amazed at the irony that he said "It's done. Over." about his memories while dedicating his life to reviving an almost extinct language.

[@scottkrafft6830]

I feel bad for him. He dedicated his life to the Church, said his opinions about them, and they threw him away like a piece of garbage. He did make a beautiful contribution to the history of Catholicism, whether the Church actually thinks so or not.

[@davidkamen]

Contradictory, isn't it ?

[@davidkamen]

@@scottkrafft6830 I don't think the church threw him away. Consider his obvious contrary and cranky personality as the cause for him to be sent home, he isn't someone with whom it is easy to get along with.

[@TheGrenadier97]

But Latin never died; just because some people ceased to talk it? Catholic Church always talked to God in Latin, despite the 'reforms' of 1960s.

[@vector9511]

Latin is dead, and has been dead for a long time, since no one uses it in normal conversation, or speaks it as a native language.

[@obamna666]

Why would God speak Latin as opposed to any other language?

[@vector9511]

@@obamna666 Because hes not real.

[@TheGrenadier97]

Who said that God speaks in Latin? It's His Church's language.

[@thorsten8790]

@@obamna666 God in christian mythology is a formless eternal force. So He doesn't even speak a singular language. This stupid questions are so uninformed...

[@robinsonramirez7645]

This guy had a T-rex as a pet back when he was a kid

[@stever0shan]

Robinson Ramirez lmao😂😂

[@bluewarriors5468]

Robinson Ramirez Lmfao fr👌🤣👌

[@yanuarnhilal]

Lol

[@Rayer24]

Big nose exhale

[@pavelm.gonzalez8608]

Maybe you're trying to say he had a Lion as a pet!!! 🦁👑👊😎

[@vincentreyes6154]

The world: Latin is a dead language. Traditional Catholics: Allow us to (re)introduce ourselves. +JMJ+ +AMDG+

[@vincentreyes6154]

@Jenny from the suburbs That is not an incorrect statement. Jesus did indeed speak Hebrew and Aramaic. Both of which are sacred languages of the Church. In fact, the Melkite Rite (I believe) is an Eastern Rite of the Mass that says the Mass in Aramaic, the language that Christ Himself spoke. But the Greek and Latin languages are not any less sacred than the tongues Christ Jesus spoke. The reason why Latin in the Western Church and Greek in the Eastern Church are the languages of the Catholic Church is so that the religion could spread faster across the Mediterranean. And only the Judeans in Israel could understand Hebrew and Aramaic. The Church had to adopt a vernacular language of the Roman Empire so the teachings of Christ could spread out amongst a larger audience and the Empire could be converted to the Christian Faith. A similar thing happened when the heretics Martin Luther and Thomas Cranmer made their own "translations" of the Bible and their own "form" of the Mass, respectively. (Both Luther's "bible" and the "mass" of the Anglicans are recognized as invalid and have been condemned by the Church.) Plus, this transition from the languages of Judea into the languages of the Roman and Byzantine Empire (I believe) further emphasizes that the Church is not only for the Judeans but also the Gentiles. And the use of the Latin and Greek languages. Latin has been recognized by the Church as the universal "catholic" tongue of the Church. "Latin was the language used by St. Peter when he first said Mass at Rome. It was the language in which that Prince of the Apostles drew up the Liturgy... Unchangeable dogmas require an unchangeable language. The Catholic Church cannot change, because it is the Church of God, Who is unchangeable; Consequently the language of the Church must also be unchangeable. Mass is said in Latin because a universal Church requires a universal language. The Catholic Church is the same in every clime, in every nation, and consequently its language must be always and everywhere the same, to secure uniformity in Her service. The Holy Church, the Immaculate Spouse of Jesus Christ has been established for the express purpose of destroying sin and uniting all mankind; Consequently She must everywhere speak the same language." -("The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass," Ch. 37) Fr. Michael Mueller, C.SS.R. 1825-1899 The language that Christ used is not synonymous with the language that His Church uses today. The Latin language spanned the Roman Empire, and Pope St. Peter (St. Matthew 16:18-19) housed the Church's capital and center in Babylon (Rome) itself (1 Peter 5:13) so the Church could slowly take over the evil and secular/pagan empire that had persecuted the Hebrews and the Early Christians. And I never said that I was a Traditional Catholic. I am a Traditional Catholic by faith and private practice, but not by my public practice. I still go to a Novus Ordo parish with my parents and they still adhere to Vatican II. I have to remain in the Conciliar Church in the external so I don't run the risk of possibly breaking the 5th Commandment. I do not want to feel bad for choosing to supposedly disobeying my parents. But I don't believe that they are derived from true Biblical Christianity, (with the exception of the NO mass IF AND ONLY IF the celebrant says at the consecration of the sacramental wine "which shall be poured out for you and for MANY" as opposed to "which shall be poured out for you and for ALL.") And you can call me in schism if you want. That's fine. But I take my beliefs based on what the Bible states and what the Popes and Saints of the Church have always faithfully taught. And based on the fruits of the NO being Masonic and Protestant and the fruits of the Vatican II council being pagan and secular and religiously tolerant and indifferent, I cannot under my right mind say that these things are "Catholic." The Truth remains that the Catholic Church is the One True Church that Christ established on Earth, that all men MUST be adherents to in order to be saved. And that this Church truly exists within the few Traditional Catholics in this world who maintain the True Faith. Pope Innocent III "Eius Exemplo" Dec. 18, 1208, "By the heart we believe and by the mouth we confess the One Church, not of heretics, but the Holy, Roman, Catholic, and Apostolic Church outside of which we believe that no one is saved." St. Athanasius, "Even if the Church of Christ were reduced to a handful of true believers and one true priest, they would remain the true Church of Christ on Earth." "Only the Church possesses the charisma of truth."

[@Michael-rx7ff]

Rest In Peace Fr. Reginald Foster (November 14, 1939 - December 25, 2020)

[@mariehayes5281]

Thank you for the dates Michael.

[@YourPhysicsSimulator]

"Sit down and shut up." 1:08

[@MrReav13]

lol

[@ktg5713]

Lol

[@Mashiris]

I feel threatened 😭😭💀

[@Kirbyisdagoat]

Lmfao

[@TheBearJew1309]

SEDETE ET TACITE

[@FeyTheBin]

"It's Roman around" A fine addition to my collection of puns.

[@chinossynthesizer705]

i saw your collection very nice

[@filiusreticulum2926]

Oh I don't think so

[@edgarzekkesalumbides2503]

Sadly, he died in Christmas in 2020.

[@MyGreenNest]

Dang :(

[@mysteriumvitae5338]

Requiescat in pace.

[@RydenDirtyy]

Who’s gonna tell him that the Roman Empire collapsed already?

[@killerhun1441]

@Sickotato bruh

[@mizzcrazygal]

BAHAHAAAAAHAHSHA

[@hovhannes11]

@Sickotato I wish it were true. Dammit democracy

[@ritam8767]

@Sickotato yeah, thank God we still have them atleast

[@ognjenmisic8759]

In Serbia half of high schools are having latin as compulsory subject.

[@veryoriginalname366]

Same thing in Croatia, even some elementary schools have Latin classes.

[@DavidBlagic156945]

Half? More like 70%

[@gusper314]

Misic...Blagic... "-ic" You guys make me remember Asterix the gaul... Greetings from southern Brazil!!! 🤔😅

[@Konim96]

Ja nikad nisam imao latinski u školi XD

[@ognjenmisic8759]

@@Konim96 imas u gimnazijama i medicinskim

[@derekdakis7675]

the 10 dislikes were from gauls

[@Willcaballero]

Additional dislikes came from the Teutoburg Forest.

[@russianbear7832]

And the likes come from Julius Caesar and his legions. Alea iacta est.

[@goodmustacheman9657]

dislike from dacia

[@behindyou666]

Many more came from Punics

[@PrinceJes]

Nerds. Kidding, it's cool

[@ciaotiziocaius4899]

CBS: this man is keeping latin alive classic italian students: am I joke to you?

[@revanruler6404]

ikr, maybe latin in the us, because a lot of europeans still learn latin and a few can speak it (kind of)

[@mattethebest1]

Italian here...i had to study latin and i loathed it, i definetly can't speak it.

[@ericaleonardi6620]

Ancient literatures here... Lettere classiche/antiche. Some latin etc

[@LetsGoGetThem]

Spoken.

[@cdulez]

Revan Ruler yeh i learnt it in school when we were 11-14 in Northern Ireland.Its not common but i wouldnt say its uncommon either lol

[@frogmanthelibertarian1482]

He was the typical kid who in Latin class raised his hand to say the 4 declines to the teacher.

[@glendapeterson1180]

Declines? I missed that in my 4 years of Latin. We did have a Roman banquet every year where we "reclined" and ate with our fingers.

[@seanm1328]

Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?” He said, “Yes.” I said, “Are you a Christian or a Jew?” He said, “A Christian.” I said, “Me too! Protestant or Catholic?” He said, “Protestant.” I said, “Me too! What franchise?” He said, “Baptist.” I said, “Me too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?” He said, “Northern Baptist.” I said, “Me too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist.” I said, “Me too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region.” I said, “Me too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879 or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912.” I said, “Die, heretic!” And I pushed him over. -Emo Philips

[@ahahm3]

Malicious Troll Rise up, no bridge society.

[@july6949]

This! This is so beautiful!

[@kipter]

Silly Protestant heretics

[@danishqureshi8583]

@Malicious Troll No, but it can't be! I've seen a bridge with my own eyes once! Bridges always appear in my dreams, it's impossible that they can't be real!

[@gabemcguire2463]

My English professor (a former Catholic from New York who is now a Methodist in the south) told us this exact thing in class. Apparently when she first moved here a man literally told her that she was in a cult because she was Catholic and we live in the Bible belt.

[@BlackFed]

In Italy we study latin in most of the high grade school's

[@loresog9569]

Non è possibile però che la persona che tiene il latino una lingua viva sia un americano e non un un italiano

[@BlackFed]

@@loresog9569 vero pure questo

[@rvscitoold3816]

@@loresog9569 Ma non é l'unico al mondo, sai quanti ce ne sono in Italia?

[@PASTRAMIKick]

pero su pronunciación es muy mala (cattivo) probablemente. por lo menos la gente de sardinia sigue hablando un dialecto similar a latin.

[@danield679]

But do the Italians who study Latin become fluent? Does it “stick“? I think that makes the big difference at least to me…

[@GoregeousLey]

I found out my maternal grandfather (RIP) was actually going to be a priest, and he knew Latin. He did the whole studies and everything. It kinda makes me want to learn the language in his honor.

[@vysheslavuzumati1269]

Do it

[@kingharlaus1758]

He died on December 25th 2020. RIP.

[@Kolchak_Enjoyer]

HOW

[@kevinj4243]

@@Kolchak_Enjoyer just read he passed from COVID. So sad.

[@1821.]

This dude looks 90+

[@JoeyGarcia914009]

@Scarce-20 wut

[@896t5]

@Scarce-20 hows that racist

[@barcagrannyfut2060]

Scarce-20 since when is age a race

[@kimjong-un4334]

@Scarce-20 age has nothing to do with race

[@matthewshanks2683]

Joseph Stalin Joe, what in gods name are you doing here!? I thought Soviet Russia was an Atheist country!

[@Andy-xd5dj]

Latin ages you faster, this man is 78 looking like 108

[@lilpapalstate628]

•Andy • makes sense, every time someone speaks Latin it sounds like they are saying a curse

[@dingusmcphee5751]

Lil Papal State No, he’s like 17, he just took the AP test.

[@danielled108]

Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant!😡

[@danield679]

I like your shade of his appearance versus age the best… Congratulations :-)

[@the_stashiest]

@@danielled108 Oh no, the barbarians will invade us, thanks for the great news, soldier! Salve!

[@leimulaine3136]

"five hundred and fifty-seven...?" me: years? "...days"

[@utuberme1]

same

[@anvagesi5522]

I don't understand why people are so rude in the comments. This man literally made my day! I'm also a Latin lover, I was even learning Latin in highschool. Sadly the classes weren't like this one. I hope there will be more people like him in the future! I wish him all the best and alot of days full of joy!

[@Valor06]

Latin may be considered dead because it is not spoken anymore, but indeed it lives on in many European languages being spoken today. It will always be alive.

[@ffls775]

Until muslims conquest the World

[@visorij3374]

Samurai FLS never gonna happen.

[@076657]

Not really tho.

[@spencerconway5468]

Aaron Cardenas yeah, Latin is in languages like English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, French

[@owl1095]

@@spencerconway5468 The main Latin languages are Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian.

[@gobanito]

This is medieval ecclesiastical Latin, not 1st Century Latin.

[@tourmaline1810]

Fake Latin basically

[@coitip2920]

@@tourmaline1810 is modern English fake English because it has changed since Beowulf was written?

[@nipplecream3099]

coi tip that was considered Anglish so yes

[@tourmaline1810]

@@coitip2920 Is modern {language] fake [language]. No because that's natural evolution. Liturgical Latin is Latin pronounced incorrectly, like Italian (helps that the Papacy is in Italy) whereas Classical Latin is the Latin spoken by Romans (native speakers). Even the phrase "Veni, vidi, vici" isn't pronounced the way Caesar (whose name is also widely pronounced wrong) would've said it. It's really said with a 'w' sound than a 'v' sound.

[@elenoirefrances313]

@@tourmaline1810 That is also why I believe one should read the older texts with a different pronunciation than the medieval ones. When speaking - and not reading any reference text- it is up to the speaker itself and one can decide whichever pronunciation they prefer. I personally opt for the restituta, but I do believe it makes more sense to prefer the ecclesiastic pronunciation, since, in strictly evolutionary terms, it is the righteous continuation of a language whose actual pronunciation we cannot fully grasp, especially when it comes to melodic intonation.

[@philz2120]

In Germany many schools offer latin to learn as a real language....

[@richardyao9012]

succēduntne?

[@gerdforster883]

Not really. They teach to translate from latin to german, not actually speak latin.

[@gioffritizio1842]

In Italy too

[@petermischler7324]

Thats wrong. There is no school in Germany where you can learn latin as a spoken language. You learn only how to translate texts.

[@diefaust4252]

Hättest du Latein Klassen genommen würdest du es besser wissen.

[@khadijayassine121]

I tried speaking Latin... Why is Satan in my closet?

[@franklinclinton3680]

Satanas in cubili tuo?

[@thebaka234]

@Oscar Bastidas tf is American?

[@Yusa_Beach]

Welp, somebody call a priest

[@Arthur-qe8xc]

Best solution I can think of, Pater Noster

[@ioannesbenedictus7623]

Vade retro me Satana quoniam??

[@mcvgs1780]

*Starts random conversation in Latin *Accidentally summons demons

[@Diamond-fn3gb]

Lmao

[@latiolaisgradnigo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@latiolaisgradnigo]

Javilifts ....really?! 🙄

[@johnchris7278]

Hate when that happens

[@AroundElvesWatchUrselves96]

Accidentally purges demons*

[@beedykh2235]

I study medicine, So I know just a little bit of Latin. It's a fine language.

[@jeffree123]

Beedy KH medical terminology is based on Greek and Latin language. Isn’t that cool?

[@beedykh2235]

@@jeffree123 it is

[@PrinceJes]

@@jeffree123 That's cool

[@F3z07]

Just wanna give props for your avatar, it's boss

[@beedykh2235]

@@F3z07 Thank you! Thinking about it now, I'm Venom snake since I will become a medic, Not Naked snake.

[@Benzo_-dp6bp]

I'm in a Catholic school, and we have latin mass there every Tuesday

[@augusto8632]

That's cool! Enjoy it

[@fxjrulpzxi]

Awesome! You’re blessed. I used to teach at a Catholic school. Good times.

[@patricklacroix6997]

lucky!!

[@Arthur-qe8xc]

Wish my school will do the same :(

[@4331550686]

latin is not a dead language it is a tree stem that offeres many new european leaves languages .. i adore it

[@yolandahernandez5197]

Growing up Catholic in Mexico I was taught Latin by our local priest. The only thing I remember are some of the numbers.

[@justinryan5433]

even with spanish you can distinguish some words of written latin just because of spanish's origin

[@PrinceJes]

@@justinryan5433 I agree

[@JoshWomble]

All I can remember are a few words, numbers, and some phrases I had to memorize. Like sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, dominos deus sabaoth. And something like pleni sunt chali et terra, gloria tua?

[@yolandahernandez5197]

@@JoshWomble That sounds very familiar.

[@juanfelipe1530]

@@JoshWomble That would be the Sanctus or the Holy hymn sung in every mass. Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dominus deus sabaoth Pleni sunt caeli et terra Gloria tua Hosanna in excelsis Benedictus qui venit in nomine domini Hosanna in excelsis

[@richi9289]

"It seems to hard for me" …. "the dog picked it up" I so much love that analogy. Even dogs picked up a few Latin utterances. Literally anyone could speak Latin at the time Latin was around and "alive", so why not you! LOL

[@richardyao9012]

Cur non tu?

[@MuammadMoammad]

@@richardyao9012 nam lingua latina mortua est

[@Naeidea]

Latin never died, it's age just went to this guy.

[@goranvuletic8873]

When learning a new language, after some suffering in the beginning there comes a sweet point where you start to get it and then it becomes a treat to keep learning. It is vital not to focus on the grammar but on vocabulary, the grammar will and can come later. If you focus on the grammar, you will learn a few sentences perfectly, but you will be unable to understand most of the language. If you focus on the vocabulary, you will quickly be able to read and communicate. It is up to you to decide.

[@melwugon3687]

When learning a new language, the trick is to read and listen to a lot of texts in the language. Usually it is great to learn basic words and grammar first, which often make the beginning a bit easier. Then you should begin learning more words, until you can understand most of the words you come across. After that, hearing and reading stuff in that language will make your acquire it almost effortlessly.

[@Tiotic_Destiny]

Lol I enjoy speaking a language much more when I know I use proper grammar

[@Nikki-bo8to]

I love this comment because I just started learning Latin and I LOVE learning the vocabulary but I’ve been struggling with the grammar. I’ve been thinking maybe I shouldn’t focus so heavily on grammar because once I learn a word I can comprehend what’s being said pretty well. I’m thinking the grammar will come naturally the more I read and I probably shouldn’t beat myself up over it. It’s only going to deter me from learning more.

[@4janek184]

It's becoming quite popular among young people to attend latin Catholic masses.

[@4janek184]

@Aesthetic Decisionyeah, but there's quite lot of them

[@BudderB0y2222]

Not really...

[@deluxeassortment]

@Aesthetic Decision I disagree, I think it's a hipster thing. I know quite a few young people who like attending Latin mass, while they do not adhere to any conservative or traditionalist viewpoints whatsoever. Call it anecdotal if you will, but it fits the profile of hipster mentality perfectly. I'd like to add that I don't particularly like the term "hipster", but it's a label society has applied to young people that take interest in nostalgia.

[@justinpachi3707]

I’m in my 20’s and I find Latin mass so cool and somewhat beautiful.

[@billben7482]

Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride LoL Latin Mass is not attended because it’s hipster but because it’s our roots and because it’s a Mass our grandparents attended. Learning Latin language is a whole different thing though. The language gives you access to the thousands of BC and AD Roman literatures which were thrown into the dustbin of history by anglosphere print media / academia who insist on a few chosen Roman historians and poets. Not to mention you get to read what was read by the fathers of the Florence Renaissance like Marcus Vitruvius for example.

[@quantummath]

I immediately recognized him after 11 years since I saw Religulous. He's well kept his sense of humor.

[@JM-fo1te]

"Pfftaaah! Cafeteria Catholics" Best quote from him lol

[@platosplatoon6873]

Me too!

[@nip6417]

And once again....Americans fascinated by this. Kids in Europe: having Latin classes is normal....

[@justicenah8183]

they do latin mass at my school

[@justicenah8183]

@@Alex-ez4sq ok

[@rareosts5752]

This video is about an American who revolutionizes Latin education. We don't need to all take classes, we'll be interested if we choose to be. When we are, we'll revolutionize it for you ;)

[@DacalLP]

@Funtime Florian oof size large.

[@TheRedstonedeluxe]

This guy is a master teaching Ivy league professors and working in the Vatican. Those introductory courses don't compare.

[@Menec3]

i love this man so much, hes like the definition of a mood

[@Kirito-sp7jn]

WE NEED LATIN BACK. It's beautiful

[@MB-hh2dh]

#MakeLatinGreatAgain!

[@Kirito-sp7jn]

@@alexeltita ik. Cause I speak Romanian. I am Romanian😂 but the only thing we really have in common is that we pronounce the words the same. But they are still very different in many ways.

[@teddy98100]

@@Kirito-sp7jn No soo much different (Nu chiar asa de diferite :) )

[@raymundod5224]

Kirito You also have very heavy slavic influence in your words...and you don’t really declinate, so...yeah, not really.

[@_Jerry8a]

Actually, the Sardinian language is closest to Latin

[@rodholseth6354]

If Hebrew can be resurrected, so can Latin. Very good :)

[@richardyao9012]

Illa est vera

[@categories5066]

Wasn’t Hebrew revived by Ben Yehuda?

[@beckgrit3688]

Kinaman No, the language was surviving like Latin right now just spoken for religious purposes. What happened was that everyone was just like “why don’t we just speak our common tongue to connect better to one another” and everyone agreed and boom

[@beckgrit3688]

Kinaman it was a germanized version of the language which is why it is a child of Hebrew as a language but still considered a different entity

[@skeleton2082]

Kinaman Yiddish is a Germanic language, not a Semitic language.

[@yourmajesty3344]

There is a sanskrit village in India, which is keeping alive the normal sanskrit conversation like it used to be a thousand years ago. It is now rarely spoken in India 🇮🇳.

[@julengerrikagogeaskoetaran3114]

Cool

[@vulpes7079]

We need to do that with Latin too. Both fine, lovely languages. And don't even get me started with Nheengatu!

[@woweixiaomiandui]

It's been a long time since I saw a video of him. He's gotten older. But great to see that he's still sharp and still teaching!

[@shreyasjoshi4867]

1:33 "Why are you so good at latin?" My 5 y/o niece can frame a better first question than this. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@TomOkkaTom]

I studied Latin for 5 years while also studiying English. My English is now so much better because we were made to converse. I think because Latin is always seen as a dead language, there is no effort being made into actually speaking it. Reading Cesar in Latin was cool but in order to really understand a language, you need to speak it.

[@CEOofSleep]

How do you say I like eating hamburgers in Latin

[@TomOkkaTom]

@@CEOofSleep "ego amaro edere Hamburger" maybe? I don´t know and I don´t really care.

[@CEOofSleep]

@@TomOkkaTom what language sounds like latin

[@TomOkkaTom]

@@CEOofSleep Google it yourself. Just enter neo-latin-languages. Why are you asking me?

[@CEOofSleep]

@@TomOkkaTom can I kiss you

[@AllanLimosin]

His funeral is gonna be huge, it has to be heard all around the world!

[@shadowxxe]

Just like the fall of western Roma. ROMA INVITCA

[@Needsmoreflash]

01:48 "Every poor person, derelict, prostitute, anyone else in Rome." me: "When in Rome, do as the four choices" lol 😆

[@P8qzxnxfP85xZ2H3wDRV]

Why is he "the man keeping Latin alive"? I had Latin in school and so does every other kid here that gets a higher education. We have Latin teachers and there's even a Latin radio station.

[@alexandervolt6074]

And how fluent are you?

[@danielrko9895]

@@alexandervolt6074 doesn't matter what matters is that there are countryes out there that still teach latin in schools I also had latin in midle school (PS: but I didn't learn English in school lmao)

[@CVerse]

@@danielrko9895 it does matter if you're fluent or not. Language is connected with culture. It dies when no one else who is fluent speaks it anymore. Just as ancient latin died with the collapse of the Roman empire. What you're saying is like saying ancient Egyptian isn't a dead language. Pretty sure no regular Egyptian citizen is fluent in speaking ancient Egyptian, and now it's seen as more as a scholarly subject than a real language like we see with others today. Sure you can study it, but are you gonna be writing hieroglyphs just to send a simple letter to someone or an email?

[@moisesvillasenor9322]

Jesse Gutierrez lawyers use often. Much of the laws have Latin words in them plus our language is connected with Latin. Prefixes suffix root words

[@Josh-bf6sk]

@Jesse Gutierrez Lol??? Almost nothing of what you learn in school will be of much use to you later in life wtf... Why do we learn it in school? Well, I don't know. In Germany if you are on the highest school type you can just choose to learn it just like french...

[@ralphmachado8201]

I am from India and the town where i stay i.e. VASAI was conquered by the Portuguese in the 16th century as a result of which till today there is a very big Catholic community. In our town there is this small village where till today rosary prayer is celebrated in Latin Language , I feel really proud that someone from my country and my town has kept this tradition alive. My grandfather used to tell me that in our town, when he was young all the masses in the church also were held in Latin

[@CesarArturoCastaneda]

That is so interesting. I did not know about Vasai at all. I will be looking up more information about Vasai later. Thank you for sharing.

[@alvarohigino]

Sadly the crisis in the Church stole from us the real Mass. But God has His plans, let's trust on him.

[@RBoyle-fn5hh]

OMGoodness...Fr. Reginald was MY Latin teacher for two years when I studied in Rome (1980-82) !!! I LOVED him, and I wasn't even very good at languages...I "had" to learn Latin for my curriculum. But he was, without a doubt, one of the finest teachers I have EVER had in my life...and I've had many years in school/s to test that out. His approach to Latin is unique and original...he just treated Latin as I would English, and taught it as a "living, SPOKEN, language." A LEGEND! May he rest in peace...

[@emmanuelbucio4022]

Respect for this man I was trying to learn Latin too

[@kacperwoch4368]

5:14 I mean, writing dates with roman numerals is a basic skill in my part of the world.

[@isaiah3872]

@@user-qp2vx1km1h No actually. You'd be surprised how many people go through life not even knowing the basic Roman numerals 1 to 9

[@awesomeness967]

the average american dont know roman numerals lmao

[@crazydavec3861]

@@awesomeness967 the average American has a girth of LII inches and thinks the history of the world started in MDCCLXXVI

[@isaiah3872]

@@crazydavec3861 Lol don't you think the first figure is too generous? 😅

[@HaydenLarsJ]

@@isaiah3872 Americans yes

[@gamerito100]

I really hate all the people that think latin is useless, when in fact it helps a lot in learning languages, understanding lots of scientifical terms just by their names, and even more things!

[@mistakenmeme]

Sir Jocas El Jocoso it’s very helpful. I recently learned that ‘idus’ is Latin for ‘inflamed’.

[@prowrestlerfighter]

Useful, but not as useful as studing english, spanish, german, french, chinese, portuguese, japanese, italian, russian, dutch, swedish and so on

[@Lierrepourtoi]

Fernando you do realize that 4 of those languages you just listed stem from Latin right?

[@prowrestlerfighter]

@@Lierrepourtoi read my name again. I speak portuguese, so yes. It doesn't change what I've said. Go study old English instead of English then.

[@Lierrepourtoi]

Fernando just curious, do you think it’d be more beneficial to study those languages because they’re still in use or is there a different reason?

[@Father_Qese]

He died of covid-19, what a damn depressing way to end 2020.

[@mariehayes5281]

Oh that is so sad

[@mariehayes5281]

So sad to hear that.

[@RamyABAhmed]

Much Respect 👏🏼

[@piesaurus7459]

"World's Best Latin Class" *Zooms in on Hand Drawn Flyer*

[@pingoleonfernandez7638]

The simpler the better

[@vasiliypopov824]

I agree that you will never master the language by reading textbooks, only real conversations in the language you learn will help you. That man is just not tolerant to ignorance of those who think it’s impossible to master Latin and thereby justify their lack of persistence. I can absolutely understand his mindset.

[@omegacardboard5834]

We all know the man who's really keeping Latin alive is Luke Ranieri

[@dominusgnaeus8285]

He is correct, "Latin is easy even for a dog" BELLISIME ET GRATIAS!

[@_pruna]

I'm living in România and here we learn latin at school.

[@richardyao9012]

loquerisne latine?

[@ericaleonardi6620]

@@richardyao9012 sic videtur

[@mmgel9432]

This guy was in bill maher religious documentary. He was epic

[@azn3000]

ok this is epic

[@anthonypuccetti8779]

He is a heretical, flippant fool. He denies Church doctrine.

[@anthonypuccetti8779]

@Gary Allen He's a fool. He should be kicked out of the Vatican and the Catholic Church.

[@skyearl1816]

@@anthonypuccetti8779 I agree. But before that, kick out all the pedophiles, rapists and corrupt priests/cardinals/bishops, allow female priests and get let the clerics have wife and kids.

[@jmcwd]

@@anthonypuccetti8779 The Catholic church is filled with fools. This man is bringing the average intelect of the entire Catholic church up tenfold.

[@jonathanturek5846]

What a great humble soul

[@littlegirl-lc8lh]

Great video, thank you!!!!!!!

[@Alun49]

I have mixed feelings about this. My brother studied latin and greek when he was at school and I did not as I went to a different school. What it seems to have given him is an understanding of how language and grammar works in a way that I was never taught. The influence of Latin and Greek on modern English is significant and my sense is that understanding both of these ancient languages is a bonus in education. I have survived without it however, but do feel a little short changed in my education.

[@AutumnHarvester]

This man is my hero. I am in probably the only high school in my state that has a Latin class, and am currently studying for the National Latin Exams. Knowing that a man like this exists makes me want to learn Latin even more; when this man is gone, I want to carry his legacy and keep Latin alive. Gratias tibi ago! (Also, I am making a video series on my channel about how to learn and speak Latin for any takers. :) )

[@cristianpopescu78]

Beautiful!!What a great man!

[@JCPatrick]

He’s spunky, I like that. And he’s right, you’re not gonna learn a language by just studying a text. You have to actively speak it to each other. Wait... Milwaukee? No way! Haha

[@resart5445]

I wanna know latin Say something in latin DEUS VULT You are accepted

[@mirjam--4127]

😂😂 Dominus et Deus.

[@nicholaspatton5590]

Quid agis?

[@baileyoconnell3636]

Nicholas Patton bene, tu?

[@kingdededelicious]

Deus est bene.

[@almirandrade458]

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[@fountainovaphilosopher8112]

This man is our hero. Latin shall not die

[@guitarbrother1762]

1:27 I really thought he would say "Why is your shirt all covered in smudges?"

[@mycatsandstories2]

Love this!!

[@amaidensvoyage1317]

Ironic that some who someone who threw away his memories because they are from the past and forgotten studies and teaches a "dead" language.

[@HunterShows]

Yeah, it's weird. He spends all his time looking at ancient scriptures and books but felt his own records were too over with to be of interest. Maybe because he didn't write it in Latin?

[@Khloe_dancer_model]

I thought that was so sad.

[@wwlee5]

old English and middle English are both more dead than Latin.

[@TXMEDRGR]

I took two years of Latin in college and have felt it useful in my life, especially in my studies of nursing and science. Lots of words have Latin roots, knowing some Latin helps one understand the meaning of words.

[@robinsonbc7516]

God bless he’s soul🥺🥺 he’s so adorable

[@daddyjankie]

*Latin has Evolved To French spanish Italian Portuguese and many others*

[@kikoski28]

@Santiago Suárez vulgar Latin evolved in those languages, not classical Latin.

[@skenderbegshala3247]

it did not evolve to them, but into them. Thats a difference

[@sirbjergsen308]

@@kikoski28 vulgar latin is literally the latin that people actually used to speak lol.

[@kikoski28]

@@sirbjergsen308 yesss, but the language this gentleman teaches and speaks is classical Latin.

[@dinostudios6579]

Specifically Italian.

[@fabiocosta7803]

Latin is not dead because we speak latin when we speak Portuguese/Italian/French, Spanish, etc. All these languagues are just variations of the vulgar latin.

[@shrektheswampless6102]

Latin is dead because there aren't native speakers

[@skylandersgiants5504]

Fábio Costa the Romance languages are descendants of Latin but they themselves are far from it, it’s like calling English a variation of gothic

[@shrektheswampless6102]

@@skylandersgiants5504 I'm Italian and I can understand some words in Latin and maybe even the meaning of the sentence; it's easier understand the others written romance languages for me.

[@zachary5516]

English didn't derive from the Gothic language, it derived from the mixing of the languages the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes spoke which created Old English. English is a West Germanic language and Gothic is an East Germanic language. You can't compare English to Gothic like you would Spanish to Latin.

[@PiroKUSS]

No.

[@connorgioiafiglio]

So wholesome ❤️

[@alessioleporati1478]

I feel the way he does about Classical Arabic.

[@thealternatezeitgeist5950]

Catholic Church: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@KD94115]

Petition to put all mapping videos in latin

[@christiant.g.994]

Main thing I learned from this video: better watch my body posture!

[@MusicChillRelax]

Christian T. G. Thank you

[@twiceismyhearteumina1639]

😂

[@al-gawad1311]

I remember seeing an interview with this guy in the movie "Religulous" by Bill Maher, he's much younger in the film but it's nice to see that he hasn't lost his overall good vibes energy. Legendary man this guy

[@-smp-scientificmethodpersp838]

Seeing young people excited to speak and keep this language alive was so awesome

[@jermed2001]

"You better be awake!" I love him!

[@reviewscentralchannel4162]

I had a Latin teacher for one year in middle school, I wish I would have listened

[@ellermg]

Tutti gli studenti italiani al Classico: hold my beer

[@davideb.4290]

Anche allo scientifico

[@gmcmullins3251]

Awesome video