Archbishop +Annibale Bugnini is described in his epitaph as a "cultivator and lover of the liturgy" and a "servant of the Church." This short poem celebrates the infamous archbishop's contributions to the work of the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church.

From the Epigraph: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness... we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way...” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities