Tertiae Lamentatiae Judae

O why should we speak in a language never read
a language of centurions and senators long dead
a language of clerics dressed in cloaks and collars
a language of read by eccentric historical scholars
a language of conversion which involved devastation
a language of sacrifice but not communal celebration
a language of grammarians desiring students to excel
a language of tomes about heaven, purgatory and hell

I'll tell you why we should speak such a tongue
it is the language of saints whose lives brightly shone
it is the language of judgments that were made to last
it is the language of rituals that have survived the past
it is the language which unites souls in every station
it is the language which exceeds boundaries of nations
it is the language which conveys a sense of eternity
it is the language which forms our sacred paternity

So let us all hail this most beautiful and sacred speech
Placing it within every faithful Catholic's firm reach.
O may that day come when Latin shall once again reign
And we shall be joyous having been cured of our pain.