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Matins |
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The
first part of Matins is in the Ordinary
Invitatory and Hymn
First Nocturn
Second Nocturn
Third Nocturn
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First Nocturn |
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The Lessons for the First Nocturn
are taken from the occurrent Scripture. If, however, they are to be
taken from the Common, they are read from that of a Confessor Bishop,
Fidelis Sermo.
Scripture Lessons
Lessons from Common of a
Confessor Bishop
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Second Nocturn |
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Absolutio:
Ipsíus
píetas et misericórdia
nos
ádjuvet, qui cum Patre et Spíritu
Sancto vivit et regnat in sæcula sæculórum.
R. Amen. |
Absolution:
May his loving-kindness and mercy assist us.
Who, with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, for ever
and ever.
R. Amen. |
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V.
Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere. |
V.
Pray, Sir (Lord), give me thy blessing. |
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Benedíctio
4: Deus Pater omnípotens
sit nobis propítius et clemens.
R. Amen. |
Benediction
4: May God the Father Almighty shew us his mercy and
pity.
R. Amen. |
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Lesson iv |
Gubbio |
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Ubáldus Eugúbii in Umbria nóbili génere natus, a primis
annis pietáte et lítteris egrégie est institútus ; jamque adoléscens, ut
uxórem dúceret, sæpe tentátus, numquam tamen
a propósito servándæ virginitátis recéssit. Sacérdos efféctus,
patrimónium suum paupéribus et ecclésiis distríbuit, et canonicórum
regulárium órdinis sancti Augustíni institútum suscípiens, illud in
pátriam tránstulit, atque in eo aliquámdiu sanctíssime vixit. Cujus
sanctitátis opinióne evulgáta, ab Honório secúndo summo Pontífice ecclésiæ
Eugubínæ invítus præfícitur, et episcopális consecratiónis múnere
decorátur. |
Ubald was born of a noble family at Gubbio in Umbria,
and well established in godliness and learning from his earliest years.
When he was a young man, it was often proposed to him to marry, but he
never abandoned his determination to preserve his virginity. After
that he was ordained Priest he divided his inheritance among the poor and
Churches, and embraced the Institute of Canons Regular of St. Augustine.
This Institute he brought to Gubbio, and for some time led therein a most
holy life. When the fame of his saintliness had got noised abroad,
Pope Honorius II set him, contrary to his own wishes, over the Church of
Gubbio, and he was honoured with consecration as Bishop by the hands of
the said Pope himself. |
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V.
Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias. |
V.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God. |
The Cathedral Church of Gubbio |
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R. Invéni
David servum meum, óleo sancto meo unxi eum :
* Manus enim mea auxiliábitur ei, allelúja.
V.
Nihil profíciet inimícus in eo, et
fílius iniquitátis non nocébit ei.
R. Manus enim mea auxiliábitur
ei, allelúja. |
R. I have
found David my servant, with my holy oil have I anointed him.
* My hand shall hold him fast, alleluia.
V.
The enemy shall not be able to do him
violence ; the son of wickedness shall not hurt him.
R. My hand shall hold him fast,
alleluia. |
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V.
Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere. |
V.
Pray, Sir (Lord), give me thy blessing. |
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Benedíctio
5: Christus perpétuæ
det nobis gáudia vitæ.
R. Amen. |
Benediction
5: May Christ bestow upon us the joys of life eternal.
R. Amen. |
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Lesson v |
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Ad suam ítaque revértens ecclésiam, cum de consuéta vivéndi ratióne nihil ádmodum immutásset, in
omni tamen virtútum génere eo magis eminére cœpit, quo efficácius aliórum
étiam salútem verbo et exémplo procuráret, factus forma gregis ex ánimo. Nam victu parco, vestítu moderáto, léctulo áspero et paupérrimo, crucis
mortificatiónem júgiter in suo córpore circumferébat, dum inexplébili
oratiónis stúdio spíritum quotídie recreáret. Hinc admirábilem illam
mansuetúdinem est adéptus, qua gravíssimas injúrias et contumélias
non modo æquanímiter tulit, verum étiam mirífico dilectiónis afféctu
persecutóres suos omni benignitátis testimónio complectebátur. |
When Ubald came to live as Bishop in Gubbio, he changed
his way of life in no wise from that which he had led before, but his
virtues began to be more eminent because his word and ensample were now
more able to benefit his neighbours, to whom the shepherd of their souls
was a pattern, not by outward showing only, but from his heart. He
ate little, dressed simply, and slept upon a hard and very poor bed.
He always bore in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, while he daily fed
his soul in unceasing and earnest prayer. Hence he acquired such
wonderful meekness, that when he was most grievously wronged and insulted
he not only took it patiently, but, by a strange impulse of love for them,
embraced his persecutors with every proof of affection. |
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V.
Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias. |
V.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God. |
Gubbio |
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R. Pósui
adjutórium super poténtem, et exaltávi eléctum de plebe mea :
* Manus enim mea auxiliábitur ei, allelúja.
V.
Invéni David servum meum, óleo sancto
meo unxi eum.
R. Manus enim mea auxiliábitur
ei, allelúja. |
R. I have
laid help upon one that is mighty, I have exalted one chosen out of the
people. * My
hand shall hold him fast, alleluia.
V.
I have found David, my servant, with my holy oil have I anointed him.
R.
My hand shall hold him fast, alleluia. |
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V.
Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere. |
V.
Pray, Sir (Lord), give me thy blessing. |
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Benedíctio
6: Ignem sui amóris accéndat
Deus in córdibus nostris.
R. Amen. |
Benediction
6: May God enkindle in our hearts the fire of his holy love.
R. Amen. |
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Lesson vi |
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Biénnio, ántequam ex hac vita migráret, cum diútinis
afflictarétur infirmitátibus, inter acerbíssimos córporis cruciátus velut
aurum in fornáce purgátum, Deo grátias indesinénter agébat.
Adveniénte autem sacro Pentecóstes die, cum multis annis ecclésiam sibi
commíssam summa cum laude gubernásset, sanctis opéribus ac miráculis
clarus quiévit in pace. Quem Cælestínus
Papa tértius in Sanctórum númerum rétulit. Ejus virtus præcípue in
effugándis spirítibus immúndis elúcet. Corpus vero, per tot
sæcula incorrúptum, magna fidélium veneratióne in pátria cólitur, quam non
semel a præsénti discrímine liberávit. |
For the space of two years before Ubald passed away
from this present life, he was tried as gold in the furnace, by grievous
bodily weakness, and, day after day, amid the sharpest sufferings, he
never ceased patiently to give God thanks. He rested in peace on the
sacred day of Pentecost, having for many years governed with great praise
the Church which had been entrusted to him, and glorious for good works
and miracles. Pope Celestine III numbered him with the Saints.
His strength is most chiefly shewn in the casting out of evil spirits.
His body hath remained without corruption for all these ages, and is
reverenced greatly in his native town by Christ's faithful people.
To them he hath more than once shewn himself good at need. |
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V.
Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias. |
V.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God. |
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The Tomb of the incorrupt St. Ubald of
Gubbio
lies in a church on the summit of Monte Ingino |
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R.
Iste est, qui ante Deum magnas virtútes
operátus est, et omnis terra doctrína ejus repléta est :
* Ipse intercédat pro peccátis ómnium
populórum, allelúja.
V.
Iste est, qui contémpsit vitam mundi, et
pervénit ad cæléstia regna.
R.
Ipse intercédat pro peccátis ómnium populórum, allelúja.
V.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui
Sancto.
R.
Ipse intercédat pro peccátis ómnium populórum, allelúja. |
R.
This is he who wrought mighty deeds and
valiant in the sight of God, and all the earth is filled with his
doctrine:
* May his intercession avail for the sins of
all the people, alleluia.
V.
He was a man who despised the life of
the world and attained unto the kingdom of heaven.
R.
May his intercession avail for the sins of
all the people, alleluia.
V.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost.
R.
May his intercession avail for the sins of
all the people, alleluia. |
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If this Feast be reduced to the
rank of Simple, and Lesson IX of this Feast is to be said according to the
Rubrics, the following abbreviated version may be used. |
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Gubbio |
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Ubáldus, Eugúbii in Umbria nóbili génere
natus, a primis annis pietáte et lítteris egrégie est institútus ; jamque
adoléscens, ut uxórem dúceret,
sæpe tentátus, numquam tamen a propósito servándæ virginitátis recéssit.
Sacérdos efféctus, patrimónium suum paupéribus et ecclésiis distríbuit.
Canonicórum regulárium órdinis sancti Augustíni institútum suscípiens,
illud in pátriam tránstulit. Ab Honório secúndo summo Pontífice
ecclésiæ Eugubínæ invítus præfícitur, et episcopális consecratiónis múnere
decorátur. Factus forma gregis ex ánimo, de consuéta vivéndi ratióne
nihil ádmodum immutávit, et in omni virtútum génere enítuit. Diútius
infirmitátibus afflíctus, Deo indesinénter grátias agébat. Cum
multis annis ecclésiam sibi commíssam summa cum laude gubernásset, sanctis
opéribus et miráculis clarus, quiévit in pace. |
St. Ubald was born of a noble family at
Gubbio in Umbria, and was well trained, from his earliest years, in
devotion and in letters. As a young man, he was often urged to
marry, but he never gave up his determination to preserve his virginity.
When he was made a priest, he distributed his patrimony to the poor and to
churches. He entered the Institute of the Canons Regular of St.
Augustine and brought it to his own country. Against his will, he
was put over the Church of Gubbio by Pope Honorius II and given episcopal
consecration. Making himself with his whole heart a model for his
flock, he changed nothing in his way of life and became illustrious for
every kind of virtue. Although he suffered from various infirmities
for a long time, he never ceased to give thanks to God. When he had
governed the Church entrusted to him for many years in a way deserving of
the highest praise, he fell asleep in peace, famous for his works and
miracles. |
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V.
Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias. |
V.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God. |
The incorrupt body of St. Ubald, Bishop of
Gubbio |
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TE DEUM LAUDAMUS |
TE DEUM |
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After the conclusion of the
Second Nocturn, the Third Nocturn is begun according to the current
weekday, as given in the table below. |
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Third Nocturn |
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In the
Third Nocturn, the Gospel Homily Homo
peregre is read from the Common of
Bishop Confessors, Series
1.
Gospel Homily
from Common of Bishop Confessors
The Skull Cap of the incorrupt Bishop of
Gubbio, St. Ubald |
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If this day should be Rogation
Monday or the Vigil of the Ascension,
Lesson ix is to be taken from
the Homily of that day, with a Commemoration at Lauds, as
is noted below.
Ninth Lesson of Rogation Monday
Ninth Lesson of the Vigil of the
Ascension
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