Side One (Peter Side)

1. BIRTH

MAGNIFICE PROLIS NOTAT ORTUM VISIO SOLIS.

HOC PREVIDIT ITA PATER EIUS ET ISRAHELITA.

An appearance of the sun magnificently marks the birth of the offspring.

In this fashion his father and a Jew foresee this.

2. EDUCATION AND DISPUTATION

DOCTORI NATUM RADIT PATER ERUDIENDUM.

DISPUTAT ATQUE DOCET QUEM GRATIA COELICA REPLET.

The father hands over the son to the teacher for instructing.

He, whom heavenly grace again fills, debates and even teaches.

3. ORDINATION AS DEACON AND INVESTITURE AS CHANCELLOR

HIC FIT LEVITA VIR CLARUS CELIBE VITA.

CANCELLATURE REX HUNC INVESTIT HONORE.

Here the illustrious man becomes a deacon, a life of celibacy.

The king clothes this one with the public office of the chancel lorship.

4. RECEIVING THE REGALIA AND THE PALLIUM

EX REGIS DONO DATUR HIC SACRA VIRGA PATRONO.

PRESULIS INSIGNE PLENUM DAT PAPA BENIGNE

By reason of the gift of the king, here the holy staff is given to the defender.

The pope benevolently gives the full insignia of the bishop.

5. CROSSING THE ALPS AND ARRIVING IN COLOGNE

MONS TRANSIT MONTES SPARSURUS LUMINE VALLES:

SUSCIPIT OPTATUM PLEBS PONTIFICEM SIBI GRATUM.

The mountain crosses the mountains about to strew the valleys with light.

The people receive the beloved bishop wished for/selected by them.

6. EXAMINATION AND CONSECRATION AS BISHOP

HIC SUBIT EXAMEN MISERIS VIR IUGE LEVAMEN.

UNCTIO SANCTA DATURPERSONAQUE DIGNA SACRATUR.

Here the man, ever the consolation of those in misery, submits to examination.

The holy anointing is given and the worthy person is consecrated.

SIDE TWO (PAUL SIDE)

7. FOUNDING OF THE ABBEY OF DEUTZ

VISITAT ECCE PATER TE LVMINIS INCLITA MATER

TEMPLI VOTA PROBANS FORMAM SIGNANS LOCA MONTRANS

Behold, father, the glorious mother of light visits you, approving the vows,

indicating the form, showing the place of the consecrated piece of ground.

8. VISION OF THE TREE FOR THE ABBEY CROSS

IN MENSA VISVS EXTENSVS IN ARBORE CHRISTVS

PONTIFICI SANCTE FIT CAUSA CRVCIS FACIENDE

For the bishop at the dining table, Christ seen extended in a tree

solemnly becomes the motive for the making of the cross.