LVDVS DOMESTICVS: '02-'03.

Homework 4

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A) [on the fasting of the tenth month: December 13, 442].
"Misericors et pius Dominus remedia nobis* et adiutoria dedit, +per quae+ veniam obtinere possimus" [XV,1].
VOCAB. nobis*=to us. +per quae+=through which. obtinere=to obtain.

1. If the word is: 'venia,ae-f.=forgiveness', then here it functions as: ________ reversed: _______
   What term does Roman-Catholic theology have from this Latin word?
2. If in the l.1 the subject must be: ________ then the object must be: ________
   And how will that same object appear in the DICT. (without consulting it!!)??
3. If "dedit" (do,dare,dedi=to give) here is past, and "possimus"=may be able, then the simple sentence must mean:
4. Keep Leo's word-order, but modify it to mean: "Ye have given(**) remedy and help to us, that [ut] ye may be able to obtain forgiveness and graces [gratia,ae-f.)":

B) [during the anniversary celebration of his election: Sept. 29, 441].
"Splendidissimam frequentiam video...quando* simul adsunt et +uno lumine+ micant tot speciossima tabernacula Dei§, tot membra excellentissima &corporis Christi" [II,2].
VOCAB. adsum=i am present; mico=i shine. +uno lum.+=with one light. §Dei=of God. &corporis Christi=of the body of Christ. frequentia,ae-f.=crowd. quando*=when,because.

1. If Leo begins his sentence here with ________, then what subject do you see here for the verbs: 'adsunt'+'micant'?
   The reversed of the object and subject in the quote therefore will have to be:
2. Express the subject of the verb: "video" ________. and give us the 'vos' form for the same verb: ________, and the 'ei-eae-ea' form: ________.
3. What do you notice here in the style, as to the position of the object+verb, subject+verb?
   Confirming what Latin principle?
4. What did we learn about the use-treatment of adjectives? here: "splendissimus,a,um", "speciossimus,a,um", "excellentissimus,a,um"?
   As you can see these are the 'superlatives' of the basic words in your DICT.
5. In your DICT. 'tot' means: ________, and therefore the whole neat sentence from the mouth of Leo on his election day must mean:
6. What do you do to students who began their understanding-translation with the first word? Did this question make you revise your own?
7. Give a very elegant way of expressing that "ET" in the whole phrase: 'simul adsunt et uno lumine micant'=
8. Say in a Latin sentence of only 5 words: you see them-women and they-women see you":
   In a sentence of 5 words: "we are shining and we see the most beautiful tabernacle of God":

C) [in one of his immortal Christmas sermons - with an immortal formula for the incarnation: Dec. 25, 442]
"Tenet enim *sine defectu* proprietatem suam utraque natura et, sicut formam servi§ Dei§ forma non adimit, ita formam Dei§ servi§ forma non minuit" [XXIII,2].
VOCAB. *sine defectu*=without defect,fault. adimo,ere=to take away. minuo,ere=to lessen. verbs here are all present. words with § =of. sicut...ita: just as...so

1. If that combination: "proprietatem suam" soon is going to be object: =its-own nature,identity,specialty - then what is the subject of that 'tenet'? ________, of 'minuit' ________, of 'adimit' ________? [N.B., these should be useless questions by now!!!].
2. How did we learn to use adjectives, such as: "uter+que, utra+que, utrum+que" [=each of two]?? explain =
3. In this theological talk, 'forma'=nature,substance,essence. and 'servus,i-m.=servant, i.e. the human-person'. You can render the sentence perfectly, but you better express it intelligently and not foolishly. Latin is your guide - with Latin freedom!
4. If the word for: 'our' is "noster,nostra,nostrum", then you can say nicely with Leo's word order: "We hold our natures and, just-as you do not take-away our proper-things [proper-thing: proprium,i-n.], so we do not lessen your [your:=tuus,a,um] customs (=institutum,i-n.)": =

D] [from a homily on the Gospel text of Matthew 17,1-9: the Transfiguration].
"Aperit ergo Dominus *coram electis testibus* gloriam suam et...formam +tanto splendore+ clarificat" [II,3].
*coram...testibus*=in front of selected witnesses. +tanto splen. =with so great splendor.

1. Point out the subject immediately here: ________, and then indicate the objects ________.
2. Why did Leo begin his sentence with the verb?=
3. When the audience at St. John's Cathedral heard: "aperit", what did they register in their heads? ________ how long did their uncertainty last?
4. If: 'aperire=to open' and 'clarificare=to illuminate' and the verbs here are present, the elegant sentence even in its parts here means exactly:
5. reverse: gloriam suam= ________ Dominus= ________ clarificat= ________
6. Say in your own Latin in this way: "We are opening our glory and our studies (studium,i-n.) are illuminating me and you, him and her"

First Experience Latin - Fr. Reginald Foster

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