Dies Irae: The Sequence of the Mass for the Dead

By Nicholaus Gihr

A sign will appear in the sky before the glorious return of Christ the King. Angelic trumpets will sound, and the dead will arise. Souls who humbly wait in expectation will rejoice and enter into heavenly rest. Those who reject God will cry in terror, as they enter the eternal flames.

"Dies Irae" (day of wrath), called "a musical gem even without the music" and "the giant among hymns," was composed by Thomas of Celano, a companion and the first biographer of St. Francis of Assisi. First written in Latin, it has been translated hundreds of times into many languages and is regarded even by secular experts as one of the greatest masterpiece of Western poetry.

In this reprint of his classic work, Msgr. Nicholaus Gihr elucidates Dies Irae: The Sequence of the Mass for the Dead for devotional reading and meditation. Although we do not know when the end of th

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1644135728
• ISBN13: 9781644135723
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"