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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 Doctor,
Sapientiam.
Scripture
Lessons
Lessons from Common of
Doctors
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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. Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), 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 |
Lisbon, where St. Anthony was born on the
Feast of the Assumption, in the year of grace 1195 |
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Antónius, Ulyssipóne in Lusitánia honéstis ortus
paréntibus, et ab iis pie educátus, adoléscens, institútum canonicórum
regulárium suscépit. Sed, cum córpora beatórum quinque Mártyrum
fratrum Minórum Conímbriam transferéntur, qui
paulo ante apud Marróchium pro Christi fide passi erant, martyrii
desidério incénsus ad Franciscánum órdinam transívit. Mox eódem
ardóre impúlsus, ad Saracénos ire perréxit ; sed, advérsa valetúdine
afflíctus et redíre coáctus, cum navi ad Hispániæ líttora ténderet,
ventórum vi in Sicíliam delátus est. |
Anthony was born of decent parents at Lisbon in
Portugal. They gave him a godly training, and while he was still a
young man, he joined an Institute of Canons Regular. However, when
the bodies of the five holy martyred Friars Minor, who had just suffered
in Morocco for Christ's sake, were brought to Coïmbra,
the desire to be himself a martyr took a strong hold upon him, and he left
the Canons Regular and became a Franciscan. The same yearning led
him to attempt to go among the Saracens, but he fell sick on the way, and
being obliged to turn back, the ship in which he had embarked for Spain
was driven by stress of weather to Sicily. |
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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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R. Honéstum
fecit illum Dóminus, et custodívit eum ab inimícis, et a seductóribus
tutávit illum :
* Et dedit illi claritátem
ætérnam.
V.
Justum dedúxit Dóminus per vias rectas,
et osténdit illi regnum Dei.
R. Et dedit illi claritátem
ætérnam. |
R. The Lord
multiplied the fruit of his labours and defended him from his enemies, and
kept him safe from those that lay in wait.
* And gave him perpetual glory.
V.
The Lord guided the righteous in right
paths, and shewed him the kingdom of God.
R. And gave him perpetual glory. |
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V.
Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere. |
V. Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), 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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Assísium e Sicília ad capítulum generále venit : inde
in erémum montis Pauli in Æmília secéssit,
ubi divínis contemplatiónibus, jejúniis et vigíliis diu vacávit.
Póstea, sacris ordínibus initiátus et ad prædicándum Evangélium missus,
dicéndi sapiéntia et cópia tantum profécit, tantámque sui admiratiónem
commóvit, ut eum summus Póntifex aliquándo concionántem áudiens, arcam
Testaménti appellárit. In primis vero hæreses summa vi profligávit,
ideóque perpétuus hæreticórum málleus est vocátus. |
From Sicily he came to Assisi to attend the General
Chapter of his Order, and thence withdrew himself to the Hermitage of
Monte Paolo near Bologna, where he gave himself up for a long while to
consideration of the things of God, to fastings, and to watchings.
Being afterward ordained Priest, and sent to preach the Gospel, his wisdom
and fluency were very marked, and drew on him such admiration of men, that
the Pope, once hearing him preach, called him The Ark of the Covenant.
One of his chief points was to expend all his strength in attacking
heresies, whence he gained the name of the Heretics' everlasting Hammer. |
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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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R. Amávit eum
Dóminus, et ornávit eum : stolam glóriæ
índuit eum, * Et
ad portas paradísi coronávit eum.
V.
Induit eum Dóminus lorícam
fídei, et ornávit eum.
R. Et
ad portas paradísi coronávit eum. |
R. The Lord
loved him and adorned him; he clothed him with a robe of glory :
* And crowned
him at the gates of Paradise.
V.
The Lord hath put on him the
breast-plate of faith, and hath adorned him.
R.
And crowned him at the gates of Paradise. |
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V.
Jube domne, (Dómine) benedícere. |
V. Vouchsafe, Reverend Father (O Lord), 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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Primus ex suo ordine, ob doctrínæ
præstántiam, Bonóniæ et álibi sacras lítteras est interpretátus,
fratrúmque suórum stúdiis præfuit. Multis vero peragrátis provínciis,
anno ante óbitum Patávium venit, ubi illústria sanctitátis suæ monuménta
relíquit. Dénique magnis labóribus pro glória Dei perfúnctus,
méritis et miráculis clarus obdormívit in Dómino Idibus Júnii, anno
salútis millésimo ducentésimo trigésimo primo. Quem Gregórius nonus,
Póntifex máximus, sanctórum Confessórum número adscrípsit, et Pius
duodécimus, ex Sacrórum Rítuum Congregatiónis consúlto, universális
Ecclésiæ Doctórem declarávit. |
He was the first of his Order who, on account of his
excellent gift of teaching, publicly lectured at Bologna on the
interpretation of Holy Scripture, and directed the studies of his
brethren. He travelled through many provinces. The year before
his death he came to Padua, where he left some remarkable records of his
holy life. After having undergone much toil for the glory of God,
full of good works and miracles, he fell asleep in the Lord upon the 13th
day of June, in the year of salvation 1231. Pope Gregory IX enrolled
his name among those of the Holy Confessors, and Pius XII, having
consulted the Congregation of Sacred Rites, declared him a Doctor of the
universal Church. |
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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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R. Iste homo
perfécit ómnia quæ locútus est ei Deus, et
dixit ad eum : Ingrédere in réquiem meam : *
Quia te vidi justum coram me ex ómnibus géntibus.
V.
Iste est, qui contémpsit vitam mundi, et
pervénit ad cæléstia regna.
R. Quia te vidi justum coram me
ex ómnibus géntibus.
V.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui
Sancto.
R. Quia te vidi justum coram me
ex ómnibus géntibus. |
R. This is he
which did according to all that God commanded him ; and God said unto him
: Enter thou into my rest :
* For thee have
I seen righteous before me among all people.
V.
This is he which despised his life in
this world, and is come unto an everlasting kingdom.
R.
For thee have I seen righteous before me among all people.
V.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost.
R.
For thee have I seen righteous before me among all people. |
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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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Antónius, Ulyssipóne in Lusitánia
honéstis piísque ortus paréntibus, adoléscens institútum canonicórum
regulárium suscépit ; sed, martyrii desidério incénsus, ad Franciscánum órdinem transívit. Ad Saracénos missus, et advérsa valetúdine redíre
coáctus, vi ventórum in Sicíliam delátus est. Mox sacris ordínibus
initiátus et prædicatóris
múnere fungens, tantam sui admiratiónem commóvit, ut ad sacras lítteras
interpretándas Bonóniæ et álibi vocátus sit, fratrum suórum stúdiis fúerit
præféctus, et arca Testaménti atque hæresum málleus merúerit appellári.
Multis autem peragrátis provínciis, anno ante óbitum Patávium venit, ubi
illústria sanctitátis suæ monuménta relíquit. Méritis et miráculis
clarus obdormívit in Dómino Idibus Júnii, anno salútis millésimo
ducentésimo trigésimo primo, ætátis suæ trigésimo sexto, et a summo
Pontífice Pio duodécimo universális Ecclésiæ Doctor fuit declarátus. |
Anthony came of good and devout parents
at Lisbon in Portugal. As a young man, he entered the Institute of
Canons Regular, but, fired with the desire for martyrdom, he changed to
the Franciscan Order. He was sent to the Saracens, but was forced to
return because of ill-health. On the return voyage, strong winds
blew the ship off course to Sicily. Anthony was soon given holy
orders and took up the work of preaching, in which he aroused so much
admiration that he was called to interpret Sacred Scriptures at Bologna
and other places. He was put in charge of this brethren's studies,
and was deservedly called the Ark of the Covenant. and Hammer of Heretics.
After many travels, he came, a year before his death, to Padua, where left
shining memories of his holiness. Famous for both merits and
miracles, he fell asleep in the Lord on the 13th day of June in the year
of salvation 1231, at the age of thirty-six. He was declared a
Doctor of the universal Church by Pope Pius XII. |
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The Basilica of St. Anthony, Padua |
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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 Vos estis sal terræ
is read from the Common of Doctors, Series 1.
Gospel Homily
from Common of Doctors
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