Course Syllabus for BEL 202/602 Ecclesiastical Latin IV: Readings in Ecclesiastical Latin

“. . . non enim tam præclárum est scire Latíne quam turpe nescíre . . .” (Ciceronis Brutus, 140)

Instructor: Mr. Kevin Redmann Semester: Spring 2014 Email: [email protected] Time: TR 1:30–2:20 p.m. Ofﬁce: SJ 200 Place: Classroom 7 Ofﬁce hours: T 10:30–11:30 a.m.; RF 2:30–3:30 p.m.

I. Course Description

This course is a survey of the wide variety of Ecclesiastical Latin literature. Students read selections from such works as the Code of Canon Law, St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica, and St. Augustine’s Confessions. Emphasis is placed on the ﬂuent reading of these works in Latin without the need to translate. Prerequisite: BEL 201/601 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. Envisioned Outcomes

 Students will have a broad knowledge of Ecclesiastical Latin vocabulary, including technical and idiomatic expressions.  Students will have an appreciation for the richness of Ecclesiastical Latin literature.  Students will be able, at least in simpler texts, to engage with Latin as Latin, i.e., without translating.

IV. Instructional Methods

1. Lecture 2. Discussion/In-class Translation 3. Regular homework exercises

V. Required Text

None (handouts, online material, and library resources will be used)

VI. Bibliography

Aquinas, Thomas. 1886. Summa Theologica. Rome: Forzani et Sodales. Augustinus, Aurelius. 1909. Confessiones, edited by Felix Ramorinus. Rome: Forzani et Socii. Bretzke, James T., S.J. 2003. Consecrated Phrases: A Latin Theological Dictionary, 2nd ed. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press. Canon Law Society of America. 1998. Code of Canon Law: Latin-English Edition. Washington, DC: Canon Law Society of America. Catholic Church. 1998. Nova Vulgata Bibliorum Sacrorum Editio, editio typica altera. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Collins, John F. 1985. A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press. Deferrari, Roy J. 1960. A Latin-English Dictionary of St. Thomas Aquinas: Based on the Summa Theologica and Selected Passages of His Other Works. Boston: The Daughters of St. Paul. Hagen, Clint. Glossa: A Latin Dictionary [an online version of the 1879 Lewis and Short]. http://athirdway.com/glossa. 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. Glossary of Philosophical and Theological Terms

See Bretzke’s Consecrated Phrases above.

2 VIII. Lecture, Homework, Test, and Exam Schedule

Jan T 14 Intro; Véterum sapiéntia; LLit T 18 ST I, q. 3, art. 1, through R 16 CIC can. 246–8 4. Praeterea; LLit R 20 Form. Workshop (no class); T 21 March for Life (no class) FLLit (EF) R 23 March for Life (no class) T 25 ST (cont.), through Secundo T 28 CIC can. 249–52 R 27 ST (cont.), through R 30 CIC can. 255–6, 258; Ad primum sight-reading exercise (CIC) Apr T 1 ST (cont.), to end Feb T 4 Confessiones I, i, 1; LLit R 3 Test 2: Sight-Reading (ST) R 6 Conf. I, xiii, 20–21 T 8 ST I, q. 92, art. 3, through T 11 Conf. I, xiii, 22 Sed contra; LLit R 13 Conf. I, xiv, 23 R 10 ST (cont.), through 1st half of Ad primum T 18 Sight-reading ex. (Conf.); review Hebd. Sancta & Pascha R 20 Test 1: CIC and Conf.; LLit T 22 Day of Reﬂection (no class) T 25 Sight-reading ex. (ST) R 24 ST (cont.), to end R 27 Summa Theol. I, q. 2, art. 3, through Respondeo; T 29 Sight-reading ex. (ST) Alumni Day May R 1 Sight-reading ex. (ST)

Mar T 4 Martis Dies Crassus T, W, R (6, 7, 8) Final Exams R 6 ST (cont.), Prima

T 11 ST (cont.), Secunda and Tertia R 13 ST (cont.), Quarta to end

N.B. Some degree of ﬂexibility in the schedule will be required.

IX. Course Requirements

 Participate in class and maintain a good attendance record  Complete all homework assignments  Prepare for tests and the ﬁnal exam

X. Important Dates: all bold entries in the above schedule (section VIII)

3 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 two tests during the semester (together counting for 40% of the semester grade) and a ﬁnal exam (counting for 20% of the semester grade).

XII. Attendance Policy

“A student is permitted to be absent from class no more than twice the number of times the class meets per week. . . . The normal penalty for . . . 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 is considered a double cut. Only the Academic Dean may waive penalties for absence” (NDS Catalog, 38).

XIII. Academic Integrity

“Students of Notre Dame Seminary must commit themselves to responsible scholarship in every aspect of academic formation. This means working and studying to the best of their ability for every course. They 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” (NDS Catalog, 37).