Sub Tuum Praesidum

We turn to you for protection,

Holy Mother of God.

Listen to our prayers

and help us in our needs.

Save us from every danger,

glorious and blessed Virgin.

This prayer, known in Latin as "Sub tuum Praesidium" and first found in a Greek papyrus, c. 300, is the oldest known prayer to the Virgin.

Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te.

My latest plan is to teach myself Latin, yet I'm not exactly sure how to do it. This is something I've been wanting to do for some time (along with a million other things), but as far as I've gotten is to learn the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be, along with a couple of other prayers.

My goal is to be able to hear an entire reading at Mass & know what is said without referring too much to the English translation.

If anyone has any helpful hints or suggestions for me please send them my way. I can use all the help I can get. :)

Blessings!!