▁m ourn ful ▁voice , ▁" P ater ▁San ct e , ▁sic ▁trans it ▁gl oria ▁m und i !" ▁(" H oly ▁Father , ▁so ▁passes ▁world ly ▁glory ! ") ▁▁ ▁These ▁words , ▁thus ▁addressed ▁to ▁the ▁po pe , ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁rem inder ▁of ▁the ▁trans itory ▁nature ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁earth ly ▁hon ors . ▁The ▁staff like ▁instrument ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁ceremony ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁" s ic ▁trans it ▁gl oria ▁m und i ", ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁cer emon ies ' ▁words . ▁▁ ▁A ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁phrase ▁appeared ▁in ▁Thomas ▁à ▁K em pis ' s ▁ 1 4 1 8 ▁work ▁The ▁Im itation ▁of ▁Christ : ▁"" ▁(" How ▁quickly ▁the ▁glory ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁passes ▁away "). ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁references ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁ ▁d yst op ian ▁science ▁fiction ▁novel ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁by ▁M ons ign or ▁Robert ▁Hugh ▁B enson ▁, ▁which ▁cent ers ▁upon ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁the ▁Ant ich rist ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁ends ▁with ▁the ▁words ▁" Then ▁this ▁world ▁passed , ▁and ▁the ▁glory ▁of ▁it ." ▁▁ ▁Walter ▁M . ▁Miller ▁Jr .' s ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁science ▁fiction ▁novel ▁A ▁Cant icle ▁for ▁Le ib ow itz ▁ends ▁with ▁the ▁world ▁being ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁nuclear ▁hol oca ust , ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Catholic ▁cler gy ▁fle eing ▁at