What Does Schola Sacrae Mean? The name is Latin for “School of the Sacred.” Schola means “school” or “place of study,” while Sacrae is the feminine singular genitive of sacer, sacra, sacrum: “of the sacred.” Sacer, sacra, sacrum is an adjective. What noun is it describing?

School of the Sacred…what?

The word Sacrae can be followed by a feminine singular genitive noun that identifies a particular field of study. For example:

Schola Sacrae Traditionis — School of Sacred Tradition

Schola Sacrae Linguae Latinae — School of the Sacred Latin Language

Schola Sacrae Doctrinae — School of Sacred Doctrine

Schola Sacrae Theologiae — School of Sacred Theology

Schola Sacrae Philosophiae — School of Sacred Philosophy

Schola Sacrae Liturgiae — School of Sacred Liturgy

Schola Sacrae Sapientiae— School of Sacred Wisdom

Schola Sacrae Scientiae — School of Sacred Knowledge

The significance of this openness is personal. For one student, Schola Sacrae may be understood as Schola Sacrae Linguae Latinae — a school centered on the study of Ecclesiastical Latin. For another, it may be Schola Sacrae Traditionis — a school centered on Sacred Tradition. For another, it may be Schola Sacrae Philosophiae, Schola Sacrae Liturgiae, or Schola Sacrae Theologiae. The name does not require every student to approach the sacred through the same discipline. Each student may have a particular path of study within the broader School of the Sacred. That is why the name is simply Schola Sacrae. It leaves room for the individual student to discover where his or her study leads: into a sacred language, a sacred text, Sacred Tradition, liturgy, philosophy, theology, prayer, or another aspect of the Christian intellectual and spiritual heritage. The name is broad by design. Schola Sacrae — School of the Sacred.

In obsequiō Iēsū Christī.