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The motto Novus ordo seclorum was translated and added to the seal by Charles Thomson, a Latin expert who was involved in the design of the Great Seal, as "A new order of the ages." Thomson said it was to signify "the beginning of the new American Era" as of the date of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, which was depicted in Roman ...
The Mass of Paul VI, also known as the Ordinary Form or Novus Ordo, [1] is the most commonly used liturgy in the Catholic Church.It was promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1969 and its liturgical books were published in 1970; those books were then revised in 1975, they were revised again by Pope John Paul II in 2000, and a third revision was published in 2002.
novus ordo seclorum: new order of the ages: From Virgil. Motto on the Great Seal of the United States. Similar to Novus Ordo Mundi (New World Order). nulla dies sine linea: Not a day without a line drawn: Pliny the Elder attributes this maxim to Apelles, an ancient Greek artist. nulla dies umquam memori vos eximet aevo
When designing the final version of the Great Seal, Thomson (a former Latin teacher) kept the pyramid and eye for the reverse side but replaced the two mottos, using Annuit Cœptis instead of Deo Favente (and Novus ordo seclorum instead of Perennis). When he provided his official explanation of the meaning of this motto, he wrote:
The earliest surviving account of the celebration of the Eucharist or the Mass in Rome is that of Saint Justin Martyr (died c. 165), in chapter 67 of his First Apology: [2]. On the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as time permits; then, when the reader has ...
Ordo (Latin "order, rank, class") may refer to: A musical phrase constructed from one or more statements of a rhythmic mode pattern and ending in a rest; Big O notation in calculation of algorithm computational complexity; Orda (organization), also ordo or horde, was a nomadic palace for the Mongol aristocrats and the Turkic rulers
Tridentine Latin Mass [18] or Traditional Latin Mass [19] [20] (both abbreviated as TLM), or simply the Latin Mass [21] [b] Old Order of Mass (Latin: Vetus Ordo Missae) or simply the Vetus Ordo [22] Preconciliar liturgy [23] The preconciliar Ambrosian Rite has been called the Extraordinary Form of the Ambrosian Rite. [24]
When no citation is provided for a particular celebration, it comes from Calendarium Romanum Generale (General Roman Calendar) as printed in the Latin original of Roman Missal, ed. typ. tertia (reimpressio emendata), released in 2008. [12] Celebrations that are added or changed are cited from official decrees.