‘Let this day be profitable and successful,’ the rector said. ‘Let the strength of will and the clarity of sight that is the province of the most high and glorious Imperator, he that is the God-Emperor of all Mankind, inform your work this day. May his glory be everlasting, and his beacon of enlightenment shine to us all in the darkness. For the Golden Throne, everlasting, and in his name’s sake, let his will be done.’ The rector made the sign of the aquila across his breast, and everybody did the same.
