Fiat voluntas tua means "thy will be done". It is a quote from the Lord's prayer.
| Chapter | Latin | English |
|---|---|---|
| Comments | ||
| 24 | Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison imas. | Latinized ecclesiastical Greek for "Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy on us." |
| From the Good Friday liturgy. | ||
| 24 | SUPREME SECRETISSIMO. | Supremely secret |
| 24 | Hinc igitur effuge. | Therefore, flee from here |
| 24 | Ab hac planeta nativitatis aliquos filios Ecclesiae usque ad planetas solium alienorum iam abisse et numquam reddituros esse intellegimus. | We understand that some sons of the Church have already left this planet of their birth for the planets of alien suns and will never return. |
| 24 | Quo peregrinatur grex, pastor secum | Whither the flock may wander, let the pastor with them. |
| 24 | Luciferum ruisse mihi dicis? | Are you telling me that Lucifer has fallen? |
| 24 | Chris'tecum. Cum spiri'tuo. | An abbreviation meaning "Christ be with thee. And with thy spirit." |
| The unabbreviated Latin phrase would be Christus tecum. Et cum spiritu tuo. | ||
| 24 | Diluvium ignis | Flame deluge |
| 24 | et tu, Luna, recedite in orbitas reversas | and you, O Moon, recede into backwards orbits |
| An allusion to Joshua 10:12. | ||
| 25 | Accedite ad eum | Come ye to him |
| a quote from the Vulgate, Psalm 33:6 (34:5) | ||
| 26 | Non habemus regem nisi caesarem | We have no king but Caesar |
| a quote from John 19:15 | ||
| 26 | Grex peregrinus erit. Quam primum est factum suscipiendum vobis, iussu Sanctae Sedis. Suscipite ergo operis partem ordini vestro propriam... | There shall be a pilgrim flock. As soon as possible you are to take up the task, by command of the Holy See. Therefore take up that part of the work that is appropriate to your order... |
| 26 | Eminentissimo Domino Eric Cardinali Hoffstraff obsequitur Jethra Zerchius, A. O. L. Abbas. Ad has res disputandas iam coegi discessuros fratres ut hodie parati dimitti Romam prima aerisnavi possint. | Jethra Zerchius, Abbot of the Albertian Order of Liebowitz, concerning the clarification of these matters, complies with his Eminence Lord Eric Cardinal Hoffstraff. I have already compelled brothers to withdraw so that today, after they have prepared, they can be sent to Rome on the first aircraft. |
| 26 | Retrahe me, Satanas, et discede. | Withdraw from me, thou Satan, and depart. |
| 26 | Homo loquax nonnumquam sapiens | a chattering man, sometimes wise |
| a play on the meaning of Homo sapiens, which is "man the wise" | ||
| 26 | Discede, Seductor informis | Depart, O hideous seducer |
| 26 | Egrediamur tellure | Let us depart from the earth |
| 26 | abbas | abbot |
| 26 | Audi me, Domine | Hear me, O Lord |
| 26 | negotium perambulans in tenebris | the business that walketh in darkness |
| a reference to the Vulgate Psalm 90:5 (91:6) | ||
| 26 | Reminiscentur et convertentur ad Dominum universi fines terrae. Et adorabunt in conspectu universae familiae gentium. Quoniam Domini est regnum; et ipse dominabitur... | All the ends of the earth shall remember, and shall be converted to the Lord: And all the kindreds of the Gentiles shall adore in his sight. For the kingdom is the Lord's; and he shall have dominion |
| a quote from the Vulgate Psalm 21:28–29 (22:27–28) | ||
| 26 | de essentia hominum | concerning the essence of men |
| 26 | Hoc officium, fili — tibine imponemus oneri? | This task, son, shall we impose on thee this burden? |
| oneri should probably be onus | ||
| 26 | honorem accipiam | I shall accept the honor |
| 26 | Crucis autem onus si audisti ut honorem, nihilo errasti auribus | If thou heardst, however, the burden of the cross as an honor, thou hast not erred in thine ears |
| 26 | Epikeia | An exception |
| An indulgent and benign interpretation of law, which regards a law as not applying in a particular case because of circumstances unforeseen by the lawmaker. Ecclesiastical Latin, from the Greek επιεικεια (epieikeia), meaning reasonableness, fairness, or clemency. | ||
| 27 | Mori Vult | He wants to die |
| 27 | Orbis Judicans conscientiae | The Judging Orb of conscience |
| 27 | Oculus Poetae Judicis | The Eye of the Poet Judge |
| 27 | Non cogitamus, ergo nihil sumus | We do not think, therefore we are nothing. |
| a play on the phrase Cogito ergo sum | ||
| 27 | Evenit diabolus | The devil has come out |
| 28 | Domine, mundorum omnium Factor, parsurus esto imprimis eis filiis aviantibus ad sidera caeli quorum victus dificilior... | O Lord, Maker of all worlds, spare the sons who are the first to fly to the stars of heaven whose more difficult way of life... |
| 28 | Exsurge quare obdormis | Arise, why sleepest thou |
| a quote from the Vulgate Psalm 43:23 | ||
| 28 | Reminiscere | Call to mind |
| 28 | christus | a christ |
| 29 | Te absolvat Dominus Jesus Christus; ego enim eius auctoritate te absolvo ab omni vinculo. ... Denique, si absolvi potes, ex peccatis tuis ego te absolvo in Nomine Patris... | May the Lord Jesus Christ absolve thee; for I absolve thee by his authority from every bond.... Finally, if thou canst be absolved, I absolve thee from thy sins in the Name of the Father... |
| 29 | Fas est. | It is right |
| 29 | Homo inspiratus | Man the inspired |
| a play on Homo sapiens, "Man the wise" | ||
| 29 | Nisi baptizata es et nisi baptizari nonquis, te baptizo... | Unless thou hast been baptized and unless thou canst not be baptized, I baptize thee... |
| a formula for a conditional baptism | ||
| 29 | Domine, non sum dignus... sed tantum dic verbo... | Lord, I am not worthy... but only say the word |
| From the prayer at Mass, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.", which is an allusion to Matthew 8:8. | ||
| 29 | Sic transit mundus | Thus passes the world |
| a play on the phrase Sic transit gloria mundi which refers to Imitation of Christ book I, chapter 3, verse 6. | ||
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Famous quotes containing the word fiat:
“Then for the Style; Majestick and Divine,
It speaks no less than God in every Line:
Commanding words; whose Force is still the same
As the first Fiat that produc’d our Frame.”
—John Dryden (1631–1700)