World without?

• oOprinceOo

  11 Sep 07, 23:45

  im in a catholic sku. and i hear prayers everyday tho im a free thinker. and the prayer would sometimes end with a '' world without ent''
  
  im not sure about the spelling n stuffs , but what does it mean??
• Icemoon

  12 Sep 07, 00:21

  World without end?
  
  It is a common ending for a Catholic prayer.
  
  For example,
  
  

  Glory Be
  
  Glory be to the Father,
  and to the Son,
  and to the Holy Spirit,
  as it was in the beginning,
  is now, and ever shall be,
  world without end. Amen.
  
  Grace After Meals
  
  We give Thee thanks for all Thy benefits, O Almighty God, who livest and reignest world without end. Amen. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

• oOprinceOo

  12 Sep 07, 20:29

  orhs. i thot wad. i keep thinking it to be complex. lol.
• SingaporeMacross

  12 Sep 07, 22:13

  'per omnia saecula saeculorum. Amen.'
  
  'World without end' means eternity or forever. It is a medieval expression.
• Herzog_Zwei

  13 Sep 07, 01:41

  Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:

  'per omnia saecula saeculorum. Amen.'
  
  'World without end' means eternity or forever. It is a medieval expression.

  Rather it's Latin grammar.