Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Happy Birthday to Rome: Annum 2,763 ab Urbe Condita MMDCCLXIII

FELIX ET FAVSTVS ANNUS MMDCCLXIII A.V.C.

Aprilis XXI
Mercurii Dies
Feria Quarta

IN DIE GENETHLIACA VRBIS ROMAE, CAPITIS MVNDI, A DIVO ROMVLO CONDITA SVPER MONTEM PALATINVM BIS MILLIA SEPTINGENTI SEXAGINTA TRES ABHINC ANNOS IVXTA VARRONEM.

GLORIA TIBI SIT, O ROMA FELIX, QVI TOTVM ORBEM ILLVSTRAS SAPIENTIA VETERVM ET EVANGELII LVMINE. TV AVGVSTA, QVI CAESARVM TRIVMPHA SVPER BARBAROS VIDISTI, TVQVE NO...BILIS, QVI APOSTOLORVM CRVORE PRINCIPVM IRRIGATA FVISTI, PATRIA ES OMNIVM NOSTRORVM.

AVE ALMA VRBS, ILIONIS HERES, ALBAE LONGAE FILIA, HIEROSOLYMAE SVCCETRIX, SANCTAE IESV CHRISTI ECCLESIAE AEDES, DIVI PETRI SEDES: TIBI HONOR DECVSQVE, TIBI POPVLORVM PLAVSVM ET PROSPERITAS ATQVE COMPLVRES A DEO OPTIMO MAXIMO BENEDICTIONES IN OMNI TEMPORE!

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2 comments:

  1. J.P.,
    The Ordo from you home town says this is the day "The Boss" died in 2007. R.I.P

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  2. Wow, thanks.

    I was just thinking about the boss today while in the Vatican.

    He taught us to endeavor for the future and to take whatever the Church gave us.

    Grazie di esistere, Monsignore!

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