Roman Liturgy

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    “It is a crime to put a Roman citizen in chains, it is an enormity to flog one, sheer murder to slay one: what, then, shall I say of crucifixion? It is impossible to find the word for such an abomination.”
    —Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)

    “My liturgy would employ
    Images of sousing,
    A furious devout drench....”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)