Latin and Traditional Catholic Shirts

Latin is the Church's own language, and many of her oldest prayers and hymns are written in it. I love how a few Latin words can hold a whole prayer.

Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam, "for the greater glory of God," is the Jesuit motto from St. Ignatius. Ave Crux Spes Unica, "Hail, O Cross, our only hope," comes from the hymn Vexilla Regis. Pie Pelicane and Ecce Panis Angelorum are lines from St. Thomas Aquinas's Eucharistic hymns. Viva Cristo Rey was the cry of the Mexican martyrs of the 1920s. Memento mori means "remember that you will die."

If you're not sure what a phrase means, open its design page. I've written a short note on each one, so you can answer the question you'll get when someone asks about your shirt.

These are for Latin Mass goers, altar servers, Jesuit school families, and anyone who loves the old hymns. Each design page explains what its words mean. Tap any shirt to see it on Etsy.