``Where the
Bishop is, there let the multitude of believers be;
even as where Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church'' Ignatius of
Antioch, 1st c. A.D
Learn to Chant
the Pater Noster (Our Father)
First, click
below to hear the chant sung by the priests of the
Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP). Play it a few times so that
the sound becomes familiar to you (before the actual Pater Noster, you
will hear: "Per omnia saecula saeculorum," "Oremus," "Amen," and a very
short prayer).
Next, use the player controls to select a slower playback
speed, and take the prayer one line at a time. If
you're new to Latin, just memorize the words to the very first line
along with that line's melody (which will make memorizing the prayer in
Latin a lot easier!). When that is mastered, move on to the next line,
and so on.
The Words of the Pater Noster
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,
sed libera nos a malo.
A
rough pronunciation
guide to the Latin appears below each line below:
Pah-tair
noh-stair kwee es in chay-lis;
song-tee-fee-chay-tour
No-men
too-um: ahd-vay-nee-aht ren-yoom too-um:
Fee-aht
vo-loon-tahs
too-ah seek-oot in chay-lo et
in ter-rah
Pah-nem
noh-stroom kwo-ti-dee-ahn-oom dah noh-bis
oh-dee-ay
Et
dee-mee-tay noh-bis day-bee-tah noh-strah,
sic-oot
et nohs
di-meet-ti-moos de-bi-toh-ri-boos noh-stris
et neh
nohs in-doo-cahs in ten-tah-tsee-oh-nem
Sed
lee-bay-rah nohs ah mah-loh
