Latin expressions explained (19): Dies Irae.

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Latin expressions explained (19): Dies Irae.

This Latin expression originated in the 13th century (possibly even the 6th century) when the Dies Irae was introduced into the sequence, which are poems sung in Catholic liturgy during Catholic ceremonies.

Dies Irae means « day of wrath ». It is a passage from the mass for the dead. This powerful and unsettling Gregorian chant deals with the wrath of God, the return of Christ, and the Last Judgment… Different great composers over the centuries have taken up the Dies Irae, such as Mozart, Verdi or Lully.

Beware my wrath, for it foretells a Dies Irae.

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