Inspired by WSF and on the eve of a New Year, I offer this, from the St. Benedict medal, whose initials signify:
CRUX SACRA SIT MIHI LUX!
NUNQUAM DRACO SIT MIHI DUX!
VADE RETRO SATANA!
NUNQUAM SUADE MIHI VANA!
SUNT MALA QUAE LIBAS.
IPSE VENENA BIBAS!
And roughly translated:
The holy Cross shall be my light!
The Dragon shall never be my leader!
Get behind me Satan!
Never tempt me with vain conceit!
What you offer is evil.
Drink your own poison!
There's great power in the Latin verse, which is more than verse, an exorcism. We're in need of that, right about now.
Vade Retro,
LSP
