Pax (liturgy) of the use of ""pax"". In Christian epigraphy, there are a variety of formulae: ""pax""; ""in pace""; ""pax tecum""; ""vivas in pace""; ""requiescat in pace""; ""pax Christi tecum sit""; ""anima dulcissima requiescas in pace""; ""dormit in pace""; and ""in locum refrigerii, lucis et pacis"" (from the formula of the Mass at the Momento of the Dead). For the formula Pax and other formulas in funeral epigraphy: Pax (liturgy) In Christian liturgy, "the Pax" is an abbreviation of the Latin salutations ""pax vobis"" ("peace to you") or ""pax vobiscum"" ("peace with you"), which are used in the Catholic Mass and Lutheran
Latin spelling and pronunciation , starting in rural areas at the end of the Republican period. The process, however, does not seem to have been completed before the 3rd century AD in Vulgar Latin, and some scholars say that it may have been regular by the 5th century. Vowel and consonant length were more significant and more clearly defined in Latin than in modern English. Length is the duration of time that a particular sound is held before proceeding to the next sound in a word. Unfortunately, "vowel length" is a confusing term for English speakers, who, in their language, call "long vowels" what