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Memento mori!

Posted on 30 October 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over at the amusing and often useful blog Art of Manliness there is a post about Memento Mori art.
“Memento mori!” means, “Be mindful of death!” or “Don’t forget that you are going to die so repent, confess your sins, and live a … Continue reading →

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“Memento mori!”

Posted on 18 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Throughout history our insightful forebears have inserted into rituals which exalt some mere mortal  certain elements intended to deflate, remind that we are mortals.
For example, in ancient Rome during a general’s triumph a slave stood beside the triumphator in his … Continue reading →

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Memento mori.

Posted on 16 January 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Via the Laudator:
Epictetus, Discourses 3.5.5-6 (tr. W.A. Oldfather):
Do you not know that disease and death needs must overtake us, no matter what we are doing? They overtake the farmer at his work in the fields, the … Continue reading →

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