sciantur

Updated: September 3, 2025

Nevertheless, it is highly desirable that those who understand Latin should understand what they read daily in the Breviary. God, the Church, the practice of the saints, our own intelligence, our spiritual advantage, demand that every priest should read with knowledge so that with more certainty he may read attentively and devoutly. St. Augustine wrote, "Et quare dicta sunt, nisi ut sciantur?

Edward J. Quigley - The Divine Office