Serving Vocabulary

Full Latin Vocabulary for the Confiteor and Suscipiat, two prayers which altar servers need to know by heart.

ad, prep.

to (+ acc.)

apostolus, apostoli, m.

apostle

archangelus, archangeli, m.

archangel

baptista, baptistae, m.

baptist

beatus, beata, beatum, adj.

blessed

cogitatio, cogitationis, f.

thought

confiteor, v.

I confess

culpa, culpae, f.

fault

de, prep.

from (+ abl.)

Deus, Dei, m.

God

dominus, domini, m.

lord/master

ecclesia, ecclesia, f.

church

et, conj.

and

gloria, gloriae, f.

glory

ideo, adv.

therefore

Joannes, Joannis, m.

John

laus, laudis, f.

praise

manibus, f.

hand (abl. pl.)

Maria, Mariae, f.

Mary

maximus, maxima, maximum, adj.

biggest/greatest

me, pron.

I/me (s. acc./abl.)

meus, mea, meum, adj.

my

Michael, Michaelis, m.

Michael

nimis, adv.

very much

nomen, nominis, n.

name

noster, nostra, nostrum, adj.

our

omnipotens, omnipotentis, adj.

all-powerful

omnis, omne, adj.

all

opus, operis, n.

action/deed

orare, v.

to pray

pater, patris, m.

father

Paulus, Pauli, m.

Paul

peccavi, v.

I have sinned

Petrus, Petri, m.

Peter

precor, v.

I beg/beseech

pro, prep.

for/on behalf of (+ abl.)

-que, conj.

and (at the end of words)

quia, conj.

because

quoque, adv.

also

sacrificium, sacrificii, n.

sacrifice

sanctus, sancta, sanctum, adj.

holy

Sanctus, Sancti, m.

Saint

semper, adv.

always

suscipiat, v.

he/she/it may receive (subj.)

suus, sua, suum, adj.

his/hers/its/theirs

te, pron.

you (s. acc./abl.)

tibi, pron.

you (s. dat.)

totius, adj.

whole (gen. s.)

tuus, tua, tuum, adj.

your (s.)

utilitas, utilitatis, f.

usefulness/advantage

verbum, verbi, n.

word

virgo, virginis, f.

virgin