- For the glory of God alone.
Christus resurrexit! Vere resurrexit! - Christ is Risen! He is risen, indeed!
"Lex malla, lex nulla." - St. Thomas Aquinas
(A bad law is no law.)
"Cantantes licet usque (minus via laedit) eamus. " - Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious."Caelitus mihi vires." - My strength is from heaven.
"Magnificat anima mea Dominum, et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo Salvatore meo" - My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior (Luke 1:45)
In Omnibus Ipse Primatum Tenens “That in all things He (Christ) might have the preeminence.” (Colossians 1:16-18) "Qui bene cantat bis orat." - He who sings well, prays twice - (St Augustine)
"Nos fecisti ad te et inquietum est cor nostrum donec requiescat in te." - Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee. (St Augustine)
"Caelitus mihi vires." - My strength is from heaven.
"Ubi caritas et amor Deus ibi est." - Where there is charity and love, God is there.
"Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis ." Unless you will have believed, you will not understand. - St Augustine"Deo vindice" - With God as Protector"Credite amori vera dicenti." - Believe love speaking the truth. (St. Jerome)
De vitiis nostris scalam nobis facimus, si vitia ipsa calcamus." - If we tread our vices under feet, we make them a ladder to rise to higher things. (St. Augustine)
Dei gratia - By the grace of GodVerbum Domini Manet in Aeternum. - The Word of the Lord Endures Forever."Est autem fides credere quod nondum vides; cuius fidei merces est videre quod credis." - Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. (St. Augustine)
"Deo iuvante" - with God's help
"Ut In Omnibus Glorificetur Deus." - That God may be glorified in all things
"Pax vobiscum." Peace be with you.
"Jubilate Deo." Be joyful in the Lord.
"Ille vir, haud magna cum re, sed plenus fidei." He is a man, not of ample means, but full of good faith.
"Facit enim mihi magna qui potens est." - For He that is mighty does to me great things.
"Oremus semper pro invicem." - Let us ever pray for each other.
"Distrahit animum librorum multitudo." - Seneca
A multitude of books distracts the mind.
"Nullam est nunc dictum, quod sit non dictum prius."
- Terence
There is nothing said now, that has not been said before.
"Nosce te ipsum." - Plato
Know thyself.
"Non mihi, non tibi, sed nobis" - Not for you, not for me, but for us.
"Primum non nocere." - First, do no harm (Hippocrates)
"Est autem fides credere quod nondum vides; cuius fidei merces est videre quod credis." - Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. (St. Augustine)
"Deo iuvante" - with God's help
"Ut In Omnibus Glorificetur Deus." - That God may be glorified in all things
"Pax vobiscum." Peace be with you.
"Jubilate Deo." Be joyful in the Lord.
"Ille vir, haud magna cum re, sed plenus fidei." He is a man, not of ample means, but full of good faith.
"Facit enim mihi magna qui potens est." - For He that is mighty does to me great things.
"Oremus semper pro invicem." - Let us ever pray for each other.
"Distrahit animum librorum multitudo." - Seneca
A multitude of books distracts the mind.
"Nullam est nunc dictum, quod sit non dictum prius."
- Terence
There is nothing said now, that has not been said before.
"Nosce te ipsum." - Plato
Know thyself.
"Non mihi, non tibi, sed nobis" - Not for you, not for me, but for us.
"Primum non nocere." - First, do no harm (Hippocrates)
"Dei plena sunt omnia." - Cicero (All things are full of God.)
3 comments:
I don't mean to appear contentious, but I've noticed a number of classical history or literature sites often have a christian theme. Wasn't it christianity that ended the classical era? Julian the Apostate, Hypatia and the destruction of the library at Alexandria? How in any possible scheme of things could christian thought be considered classical?
No we don't agree that Christianity ended the classical era. It's a complex issue why the civilization of ancient Greece failed - economic reasons, military reasons, complete loss of the Peloponnesian war,the plague etc.
The remarkable thing is how close ancient Greek and Roman civilization came to being lost forever were it not for the scholarship that arose within some of the Christian monastic orders.
The great book finder Poggio Bracciolini describes how he would talk his way into monasteries, ask to see the library and find rat-gnawed, dust-covered manuscripts. Sometimes it was only one book from a classic author remaining in existence.
Christian efforts also were important in recovering lost great artistic works of the classical antiquity, as well as recovering the ancient Greek language. Laocoon himself (in the post above), was dug up in a vineyard among the ruins of the Baths of Titus.
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