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> Can anyone help me with understanding the connotation of vermis in the > "Omnipotens + Dominus +Christus" prayer ? > [Text below taken from the Burnet psalter web page - as being the only web > site I could find.] > Invocation, Messyas, Sother, Emanuel. > > An invocation of the names of God. > > Messyas + Sother + Emanuel,\ + Sabaoth + Adonay, + Pan\ton, + Craton, + > Ysus, + Pri\mogenitus + Mediator, + Rex, + Alpha\ Et Omega, + Omousyon, + > Salvator +\ Vita + Via + Sapiencia,\ + Virtus +\ Ego sum, + Qui sum, + > Agnus, + Ovis +\ Vitulus, + Aries, + Serpens, + Leo,\ + Vermis, + Rex, + > Christus + Pater +\ Filius, + Et spiritus sanctus. Amen. Dear Tim, Something like this came up on another list I subscribe to, Hagiomail, earlier this year, 23 January 2000, and the following information was provided by Andreas Merkt: The image of a worm used for Christ refers to the ancient notion that the procreation of worms was a virginal one. In antiquity people thought that worms reproduced themselves without a sexual partner, just using the virginal soil. Cf. Maximus Taurinensis, sermo 29,3: CCL 23,114,64-68, who interprets Ps 22,7, I am a worm and no man, christologically. In the same sermon you also find other interpretations of the Christ-worm simile. I would certainly be interested in knowing more about the prayer you cite. Cheers, Jim Bugslag %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%