Veterum Sapientia Institute

General Registration opens on December 2nd!! This Spring we are offering several exciting classes in both Latin and Greek, including courses on the Latin of the Vulgate Bible and another on the Ordinary of the Mass. Check out our course schedule and be ready to secure your spot! https://lnkd.in/g6H6FME2

Happy Feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria! One of the countless texts in Latin that was never translated is the preface from the Ambrosian rite telling the story of St. Catherine. This short prayer is now available in both English and Latin, and you can read it in our blog: https://lnkd.in/egy4j6Wp

Giving Tuesday is approaching fast! Please consider supporting VSI in our mission of educating clergy and laypeople in our Church's language. You can visit our #IGiveCatholic page here: https://lnkd.in/gNRRCcXi

Happy Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin! Today's feast has its origins in the East, with the Western Church adopting it in the late 14th century. The breviary's readings at Matins are fittingly from the Eastern Father St. John of Damascus. You can read them here: https://lnkd.in/ebWXs4gd

The Last Emperor of the East Native to Latin The Emperor Justinian I was the subject of a particularly unflattering contemporary work called "The Secret History", in which he was accused of killing a trillion people. You can read more of the scandals in our blog: https://lnkd.in/eVMQn29A

Vocabula Mira: "Confessor" and "Cappella" Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Martin of Tours, a soldier who eventually became bishop. The story of his interaction with a poor man is so famous that it gave birth to a new word. Read about this and about St. Martin's life in our blog: https://lnkd.in/et27H_4R

St. Cyprian on the Communion of Saints Today is the end of the octave of All Saints, on which St. Cyprian's words on the reunion of all the faithful are traditionally read. You can find his message of encouragement to his flock in our blog: https://lnkd.in/eNbZrakA

The Year of Four Popes The Church has occasionally witnessed a "year of three Popes" when a Pope dies soon after election, leading to another conclave. However, 1276 stands alone as the year of four Popes. Read about how this occurred in our blog: https://lnkd.in/eHrHu9wW

In Hoc Signo Vinces - "In This Sign You Will Conquer" Yesterday marked the anniversary of Constantine's vision of Christ before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. The Christian writer Lactantius provides an account of the event in his work, "On the Deaths of the Persecutors". Read it now in our blog: https://lnkd.in/eZG_3pd4

Today marks the anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, a pivotal victory by King Henry V of England in his claim to the throne of France. In England, October 25th was also celebrated as the feast day of St. Crispin and Crispinian. It was this feast day that inspired Shakespeare's famous "St. Crispin's day Speech". Read a priest's moving account of prayer before the battle here: https://lnkd.in/eD3gn_VS