Latin is a risen language, like the Founder of the Church. If Latin died as a pagan language, it rose again as a Christian one. It is of course true that Latin is no longer spoken by anyone as a truly native language which they learn from infancy; such languages are often called “dead.” But in the life of the Western Church, Latin rose from its native-language death to become a universal language. In this way, Latin has remained in constant use since antiquity, and retained its grammar and meaning in a way that no other language can claim. Moreover, it is through this language that all the Church’s members are able to share in Her prayer life, Her spiritual life, and Her intellectual life. We believe that life must be accessible to all Catholics as widely as possible. Latin and Greek are also the keys to countless ancient texts, nearly all of which have never been translated. These texts, both Catholic and secular, open up a world of knowledge and connection to history when read in their original languages.