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The Our Father in Latin (Pater Noster)

The Pater Noster is the Lord's Prayer in the Latin of the Roman liturgy, as Catholics prayed it at Mass and in the rosary for centuries. Say it with the English beside you until the Latin comes by heart.

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. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Latin from Medulla pietatis Christianae (1868)

From the Manual of Prayers (1889)

In English: The Our Father

How to pronounce Church Latin

The Church says Latin the Roman way, close to Italian. These rules cover the sounds you will meet in the prayers here. (Classical Latin, taught in many schools, sounds different: c and g are always hard.)

Vowels
a as in father, e as in met, i as in machine, o as in or, u as in rule. Every vowel is sounded: Dei is DEH-ee.
ae, oe
Said like e: caeli is CHEH-lee, saecula is SEH-koo-lah.
c
Like ch in church before e, i, ae and oe: caeli is CHEH-lee, caelestis is cheh-LEH-stees. Hard, like k, elsewhere (culpa).
g
Soft, like g in gem, before e and i (Genitrix, jeh-NEE-trix); hard elsewhere (gloria).
gn
Like ny in canyon: regnum is REH-nyoom, agnus is AH-nyoos.
h
Silent (hodie, AW-dee-eh), except in mihi and nihil, where it sounds as k.
j, or i before a vowel
Like y in yes: Iesus (Jesus) is YEH-soos, eius is EH-yoos.
qu
Like kw: qui is kwee, quotidianum is kwoh-tee-dee-AH-noom.
sc
Like sh before e and i: descendit is deh-SHEN-deet.
ti
Like tsee before a vowel: gratia is GRAH-tsee-ah, tentationem is ten-tah-tsee-OH-nem.
ch, ph, th
ch is k (Christus), ph is f (prophetas), th is t (catholicam).
xc
Like ksh before e and i: excelsis is ek-SHEL-sees.

Questions

How do I pronounce Church Latin?

Mostly as Italian: c before e or i is ch, g before e or i is soft, gn is ny, ae and oe are e, and ti before a vowel is tsee. The guide on this page lists the rules with examples.

Can I print it?

Yes. Print card prints the Latin with the English beside it, on one page.

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