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Zephyrínus Románus, Sevéro imperatóre ad regéndam
Ecclésiam assúmptus, sancívit ut, qui ordinándi essent, opportúno témpore
et multis præséntibus cléricis et láicis, de
more sacris initiaréntur ; doctíque ac spectátæ vitæ hómines ad id offícii
munus deligeréntur. Decrévit prætérea ut rem divínam faciénti
epíscopo sacerdótes omnes astárent. Idem instítuit ut patriárcha,
primas, metropolitánus advérsus epíscopum non ferant senténtiam, nisi
apostólica auctoritáte fulti. Vixit in pontificátu annos decem et
octo, dies decem et octo. Hábuit ordinatiónes quátuor mense Decémbri,
quibus creávit presbyteros trédecim, diáconos septem, epíscopos per
divérsa loca trédecim. Antoníno imperatóre, martyrio coronátus est,
et sepúltus via Appia prope cœmetérium Callísti, séptimo Kaléndas
Septémbris. |
Pope Zephyrinus was a Roman, who was called to govern
the Church during the reign of the Emperor Severus. It was he who
decreed that they who are to be ordained should be ordained only at a fit
time, and in the presence of many clerks and laymen, as was indeed already
the custom, and that none but learned men and well known and spoken of
should be set apart to that office. He decreed also that when the
bishop celebrated the Holy Liturgy, all the priests should be present
around him. Also he decreed that no patriarch, primate, or
metropolitan should pronounce sentence on a bishop, unless they were
charged with the authority of the Apostolic See. He lived as Pope
eighteen years and eighteen days. He held four December ordinations,
wherein he made thirteen priests, seven deacons, and thirteen bishops for
divers places. He received the crown of martyrdom under the Emperor
Antoninus, and was buried on the Appian Way, near the cemetery of
Callistus, upon the 26th day of August. |
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Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias. |
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But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God. |
