January


Annus Dierum Sanctorum
Erunt novissimi primi.
The first shall be last
Mark 10.31
In capite ejus diademata multa.
On his head were many diadems.
Apocalypse 19.12Mensis iste, vobis principium mensium : primus erit in mensibus anni.
This month shall be to you the beginning of months: it shall be the first in the months of the year.
Exodus 12.2
Quae celsa de viventibus saxis ad astra tolleris.
With living stones built up on high, And rising to yon starry sky;
Scalpri salubris ictibus et tunsione plurima.
By many a salutary stroke, By many a weary blow that broke,
Fabri polita malleo hanc saxa molem construunt.
Or polished with a workman’s skill, The stones that form that glorious pile,
Coelestis urbs Jerusalem