I took it while in College. While I am rusty, I can still read most of the Summa Theologicae. I had the wonderful opportunity of reading Cicero and Virgil in full, though I never was able to read Saint Augustine (although, even reading him in English brings moments of absolute sublimity). I attend Latin Mass, too, and it helps keep me familiar with the language.
Dang that puts me to shame. I only started going to the local Latin Mass regularly about 6 months ago so I'm still trying to get a handle on basic Latin. I never read the Summa but I love Aquinas' approach to theology - the parts I can comprehend, anyway. And I absolutely love Augustine. I'm about a third the way through his Confessions (in English) though I have to read it in short spurts because it can get pretty dense for me. Awesome stuff.
I'd have to say I'm definitely growing in my affection for the Latin Mass compared to the Novus Ordo Mass... I guess it suits my personality better.
Augustine's Confessions had several places that brought tears to my typically stoic eyes. "Pick up and read, pick up and read". Wow.
City of God is a good next place to read. It's long, and much of it recounts history and Roman culture, but don't get lost in all the specifics of that. Augustine's theology and rhetoric is amazing in that work.
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lol, decided to check the cyanide and happiness page, and found this:
@Yeti434: Go
Props for the Latin :)
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I took it while in College. While I am rusty, I can still read most of the Summa Theologicae. I had the wonderful opportunity of reading Cicero and Virgil in full, though I never was able to read Saint Augustine (although, even reading him in English brings moments of absolute sublimity). I attend Latin Mass, too, and it helps keep me familiar with the language.
@Yeti434: Go
Dang that puts me to shame. I only started going to the local Latin Mass regularly about 6 months ago so I'm still trying to get a handle on basic Latin. I never read the Summa but I love Aquinas' approach to theology - the parts I can comprehend, anyway. And I absolutely love Augustine. I'm about a third the way through his Confessions (in English) though I have to read it in short spurts because it can get pretty dense for me. Awesome stuff.
I'd have to say I'm definitely growing in my affection for the Latin Mass compared to the Novus Ordo Mass... I guess it suits my personality better.
Augustine's Confessions had several places that brought tears to my typically stoic eyes. "Pick up and read, pick up and read". Wow.
City of God is a good next place to read. It's long, and much of it recounts history and Roman culture, but don't get lost in all the specifics of that. Augustine's theology and rhetoric is amazing in that work.