HEBDOMADA TRANQUILLA ET JUCUNDA

ubi lingua Latina erit nobis sermo communis.  Lingua Latina est enim etiam hodie lingua Ecclesiæ viva ;  clavis est quæ thesaurum spiritualem integri ævi Christiani aperit.  In hac hebdomada linguæ Latinæ loquendæ intelligendæ opportunitatem habebimus singularem, dum amorem Dei Fidemque Catholicam alimus.

MANEBIS

apud domum secessus Vallis Umbrosæ, 250 Oak Grove Avenue, in urbe Menlo Park, in California.  Locus amœnis hortis et arboribus omnium mundi regionum late concluditur, ad contemplationem aptissimus.  Bonus tibi præbebitur victus — jentaculum, prandium, cena.  Cubicula grata et nitida sunt, quibus singulis exstat cellula sanitaria (balneo pluvio, labello, latrina instructa).  Temperies Franciscopolitana æstiva percommode temperatur, Oceani Pacifici ob propinquitatem.  Pretium jamvero mansionis optimum est ;  pretium comprehendit et domicilium et victum.

NOLI TIMERE

Lingua Latina viva tibi difficilis non erit, nam nova procedimus via.  (Si prima vice ad Cenaculum venis, forsitan parvum lexicon tibi adjutorio erit.)  Veni sine metu errorum :  nullus inter nos censorius.  In hac sodalitate experieris linguam Latinam re vera vivam et nostro tempore prorsus idoneam esse.  Locutiones utiles ad sermonem quotidianum Latine serendum usu disces.  Colloquendo, auscultando, ridendo, liberabitur omnium loquela fietque consueta.

VENIAS

pro bono Sanctæ Matris Ecclesiæ, pro bono culturæ Catholicæ, pro bono proprio.

A PEACEFUL AND JOYFUL WEEK

where Latin will be our common language.  For the Latin language is even today the living language of the Church;  it is a key which opens the spiritual treasury of the entire Christian era.  During this week we shall have a unique opportunity to speak and understand Latin better, and to strengthen our love of God and our Catholic Faith.

YOU WILL STAY

at the Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park, California.  The Vallombrosa Center is surrounded by pleasant grounds and trees from all parts of the world.  Good food will be served — breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  The bedrooms are pleasant and clean, and in each there is a bathroom with a shower.  The summer climate in the San Francisco area is very comfortable because of its closeness to the Pacific Ocean.  The cost to stay is very reasonable;  room and meals are included in the one price.

DON’T BE NERVOUS

Using the living Latin language will not be difficult for you, because we proceed in a different way.  (If this is the first time you are coming to a Cenaculum, a small dictionary might be helpful.)  Come without the fear of making errors.  There are no critics among us.  In the company of others you will experience Latin as a truly living language, completely suitable for the times in which we live.  With practice you will learn useful expressions for cultivating Latin conversation.  By speaking together, listening, and laughing, the Latin we knew from our previous studies will be liberated and transformed into a real means of communication.

COME

for the good of Holy Mother Church, for the good of Catholic Culture, for our own good.