Sunday

Yesterday (Sunday) Jonathon and I played at the 10:30 choir for the outreach Mass, a Mass they have for the homeless people. After this, the youth group helped out with a barbeque for the homeless people, and helped to make them feel wlecome. All in all, I would say this went quite well.

Once we had done this, we all went to Mcdonalds, and had our lunch there, as we has decided we'd rather not eat the food they had cooked:)While we were at Mcdonalds we had a few photos taken, thanks to the crew, and hiopefully these photos shall be put on the youth group's website.

The family then went and deliered for salmat, which took about 45 minutes, and then Jonathon and I went to band practise, and then went to meet some friends at the movies. The movie we saw was Pirates Of The Carribean 3, which I quite enjoyed. Although it was a bit strange at times, it was funny, and I would say well worth seeing. A good movie.

And so we concluded our day with a snack at Mcdonalds. AGAIN. lol:)

Latin translation

Just recently I finished translating into English the "Canticum Trium Puerorum," Or Canticle of three boys. Translating this canticle was most enjoyable, and I hope to do more work of a similar nature in the future. Here's the Latin, along with my translation, sadly not entirely complete.
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini, Domino: laudate et superexaltate eum in saecula.
Benedicite, Angeli Domini, Domino: benedicte, caeli, Domino.
Benedicite, aquae omnes, quae super caelos sunt, Domino: benedicte, omnes birtutes Domini, Domino.
Benedicite, omnis imber et ros, Domino: benedictite, omnes spiritus Dei, Domino.
Benedicite, ignis et aestus, Domino: benedicite, frigus et aestus, Domino.
Benedicite, rores et pruina, Domina: benedicite, gelu et frigus, Domino.
Benedicite, glacies et nives, Domino: benedicite, noctes et dies, Domino.
Benedicite, lux et tenebrae, Domino: benedicite, fulgura et nubes, Domino.
Benedicat terra Dominum: laudet et superexaltet eum in saecula.
Benedicite, montes et coles, Domino: benedicite, universa germinantia in terra, Domino.
Benedicite, fonts, Domino: benedicite maria et flumina, Domino.
Benedicite, cete, et omnia, quae moventur in aquis, Domino: benedicite, omnes volucres caeli, Domino.
Benedicite, omnes bestiae et pecore, Domino: benedicite, filii hominum, Domino.
Benedicat Israel Dominum: laudet et superexaltet eum in saecula.
Benedicite, sacerdotes Domini, Domino: benedicite, servi Domini, Domino.
Benedicite, spiritus, et animae justorum, Domino: benedicite, sancti, et humiles core, Domino.
Benedicite, Anania, Azaria, Misael, Domino: laudate et superexaltate eum in saecula.
Benedicicamus Patrem et Filium cum Sancto Spiritu: laudemus et superexaltemus eum in sacula.
Benedictus es, Domine, in firmamento caeli: et laudabilis, et gloriosus, et superexalatus in saecula.

ANT. Tres pueri jussu Regis in fornacem
missi sunt, non timentes flammam ignis, dicentes: Benedictus Deus, alleluja.
ANT. Alleluja.








All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him forever.
You Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord: Heavens, bless the Lord.
All you waters above the heavens, bless the Lord: all the virtues of the Lord, bless the Lord.
All you rain and dew, bless the Lord: all the spirit of God, bless the Lord.
Fire and heat, bless the Lord: cold (winter) and summer, bless the Lord.
Dew and frost, bless the Lord: frost and cold, bless the Lord.
Ice and snow, bless the Lord: you nights and days, bless the Lord.
Light and darkness, bless the Lord: lightning and clouds, bless the Lord.
The land blesses the Lord: it praises and exalts him forever.
All mountains and hills, bless the Lord: all thins that grow upon the earth, bless the Lord.
You wells, bless the Lord: you rivers and seas, bless the Lord.
You whales in all the waters, bless the Lord: all you birds in the skies, bless the Lord.
All you beasts and cattle, bless the Lord: you sons of men, bless the Lord.
Bless the Lord, Israel: praise and exalt him forever.
Priest of the Lord, bless the Lord: servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Just of spirit and of soul, bless the Lord: holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord.
Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him forever.
We bless the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost: we praise and exalt them forever.
Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of Heaven: praised and exalted and glorified forever.

ANT. Three brothers are sent by the orders of the king into fornacem, not fearing the flaming fire, saying: God is blessed, alleluja.
ANT. Alleluja.