only the one form of the word regardless of the case. Melech uses Satanus. "Satanas" as a name for Satan appears in some examples of Latin texts popularly associated with satanism and witchcraft, such as the middle age pact with the Devil supposedly written by Urbain Grandier. Both Black Masses end with the Latin expression "Ave, Satanas!"—Meaning either "Welcome, Satan!", or "Hail Satan!" (expressing the opposite sentiments of the similar statement made by Jesus to Satan in the Latin Vulgate Bible (Latin Vulgate, Matthew 4:10), "Vade, Satanas!"—"Go away, Satan!"). See also "Ave Satani" Black magic Host desecration Witches' Sabbath Satanic ritual abuse Blood libel The Mass of Saint-Sécaire Parody Mass Requiem Mass (sometimes called a "Black Mass" due to the black vestments the priest wears) Solemn Mass (the full sung version of the Latin Mass, which was chosen as the name of one of the first Black Masses, mentioned in this article) Gnostic Mass The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters References Studies of the Black Mass (Discusses the Latin parody writings of the medieval wandering clerics, and their possible connection to the original Black Mass and Witches' Sabbath) (See especially, Chapter 7, "The Worship of the Devil", section 3, "The Black Mass") (Translated from the German by Christine Trollope) Sources External links Black Mass, The - article at the Mystica Black Mass Gallery, historical depictions of the Black Mass Christian mythology Rituals Satanism Witchcraft