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Matins |
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The
first part of Matins is in the Ordinary
Ravenna
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 Bishop Confessor,
Fidelis Sermo.
Scripture
Lessons
Lessons from Common of
Bishop Confessor
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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 |
The Rocca Sforzesca at Imola |
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Petrus, qui ob áuream ejus eloquéntiam Chrysólogi
cognómen adéptus est, Foro Cornélii in Æmília honéstis paréntibus natus, a
prima ætáte ánimum ad religiónem adjíciens, Cornélio Románo, tunc ejúsdem
urbis Corneliénsis epíscopo, óperam dedit : a quo étiam, sciéntia et vitæ
sanctitáte cum brevi profecísset, diáconus creátus est. Póstmodum
cóntigit, ut Ravennátes ob mortem archipræsulis sui álium (ut moris erat)
ab eis eléctum Romam ad sanctum Xystum Papam tértium pro confirmatióne
míserint una cum legátis suis et cum prædícto Cornélio, qui eúmdem levítam
secum perdúxit. Interim sanctus Petrus Apóstolus, et Martyr
Apollináris summo Pontífici in somnis apparuérunt, mediúmque habéntes hunc
júvenem, jussérunt, ut illum, et non álium, in archiepíscopum Ravénnæ
creáret. Hinc Póntifex, mox ut vidit Petrum, cognóvit eum a Dómino Deo præeléctum : proptérea, rejécto illo quem ipsi offerébant, hunc solum,
anno Christi quadringentésimo trigésimo tértio, illi metropolitánæ
præfécit ecclésiæ. Quod cum legáti Ravennaténses ægre ferrent,
audíta visióne, divínæ voluntáti libénter acquiescéntes, novum
archiepíscopum máxima cum reveréntia suscepérunt. |
Peter, called in Greek Chrysologus, or Of the Golden
Words, on account of his wonderful eloquence, was born of respectable
parents at Imola, near Ravenna. He displayed a very early leaning to
godliness, and became a disciple of Cornelius of Rome, Bishop of Imola.
This Prelate, having experience of his learning and holiness of life, soon
ordained him Deacon. On the death of the Archbishop of Ravenna, the
people of that place elected a successor, and sent him, according to
custom, to Rome, to be confirmed in his appointment by Pope Sixtus III.
The Archbishop elect accordingly set forth, along with the ambassadors of
the people of Ravenna and Cornelius, Bishop of Imola, attended by Peter
the Deacon. While they were yet on the way, the holy Apostle Peter
and Apollinaris the Martyr appeared to the Supreme Pontiff in a dream,
leading a young man between them, whom they commanded him to make
Archbishop. As soon as the embassy arrived at Rome the Pope knew in
Peter the young man of his dream, chosen of God to the Archbishoprick.
Wherefore he set aside him that the people of Ravenna had presented, and
preferred Peter to that Metropolitan Church, in the year of our Lord, 433.
The ambassadors of the people of Ravenna took it ill, till they heard the
vision : then they gave themselves up to the will of God, and received the
new Archbishop with great reverence. |
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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. |
Ravenna Cathedral |
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R. Invéni
David servum meum, óleo sancto meo unxi eum :
* Manus enim mea auxiliábitur ei.
V.
Nihil profíciet inimícus in eo, et
fílius iniquitátis non nocébit ei.
R. Manus enim mea auxiliábitur
ei. |
R. I have
found David my servant, with my holy oil have I anointed him.
* My hand shall hold him fast.
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. |
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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 |
Mosaic of the Good Shepherd in the
Mausoleum of the Empress Galla Placidia in Ravenna |
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Petrus ígitur, licet invítus, in archipræsulem
consecrátus, Ravénnam dedúcitur ; ubi a Valentiniáno imperatóre, et a
Galla Placídia ejus matre, ac ab univérso pópulo máxima lætítia excéptus
est. Et ille ab eis id unum pétere dixit, ut quando tantum óneris
pro ipsórum salúte subíre non recusávit, studérent ipsi mónitis suis
obtemperáre, divinísque præcéptis non obsístere. Duórum Sanctórum
tunc ibi defunctórum córpora óptimis unguéntis condíta sepelívit,
Barbatiáni vidélicet presbyteri, et Germáni Antisiodorénsis epíscopi ;
cujus étiam cucúllam et cilícium sibi vindicávit in hereditátem.
Projéctum et Marcellínum in epíscopos ordinávit. In Classe fontem
exstrúxit magnitúdinis vere admirábilis, et templa quædam magnífica
ædificávit tum beáto Andréæ Apóstolo, tum áliis Sanctis. Ludos ab
homínibus personátis cum váriis saltatiónibus Kaléndis Januárii fíeri
sólitos concióne cohíbuit acérrima ; ubi inter ália illud præcláre dixit :
Qui jocári volúerit cum diábolo, non póterit gaudére cum Christo.
Jussu sancti Leónis Papæ primi scripsit póstea ad Chalcedonénse Concílium
advérsus hæresim Eutychétis. Respóndit prætérea ad Eutychen ipsum et
ália epístola, quæ eídem concílio in novis editiónibus præfíxa, et in
annáles ecclesiásticos reláta fuit. |
Peter being against his will consecrated Archbishop,
arrived at Ravenna, where he was received with great joy by the Emperor
Valentinian, the Empress-Mother Galla Placidia, and all the people.
And this one thing he asked of them, that, as he, for the saving of their
souls, had not refused to bear the heavy weight of the Archbishoprick, so
they would strive to follow his warnings, and live in submission to the
law of God. He took the bodies of the two Saints, namely, Barbatian
the Priest, and German, Bishop of Auxerre, and caused them to be embalmed
with rich ointments and honourably buried, and he kept the cowl and
haircloth shirt of German for a legacy for himself. At Classis,
three miles from Ravenna, he built a Baptistery of extraordinary size, and
several splendid churches, in honour of the blessed Apostle Andrew and
other Saints. He preached a most severe sermon against the acting
and dancing of guisards about New Year time, in which discourse he said
among other things, He that jesteth with the devil will never rejoice with
Christ. By command of Pope Leo I he addressed an Epistle to the
Council of Chalcedon against the heretic Eutyches. He also confuted
Eutyches himself in another letter, which is likewise published in the new
editions of the Acts of the Council, and is matter of Church History. |
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Tu autem, Dómine, miserére nobis.
R. Deo grátias. |
V.
But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God. |
The Baptistery at Ravenna Cathedral |
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R. Pósui
adjutórium super poténtem, et exaltávi eléctum de plebe mea :
* Manus enim mea auxiliábitur ei.
V.
Invéni David servum meum, óleo sancto
meo unxi eum.
R. Manus enim mea auxiliábitur
ei. |
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.
V.
I have found David, my servant, with my holy oil have I anointed him.
R.
My hand shall hold him fast. |
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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 |
The Cathedral Church of San Cassiano, Imola
Site of the Tomb of St. Peter Chrysologus |
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Dum públice sermónes habéret ad pópulum, ádeo véhemens
erat in dicéndo, ut præ nímio ardóre vox illi
intérdum defécerit, sicut cóntigit in concióne mulíeris hæmorrhoíssæ.
Unde Ravennátes commóti, tot lácrimis, clamóribus et oratiónibus locum
replevérunt, ut póstea ipse grátias ágeret Deo, quod in lucrum amóris
vérterit damnum ejúsdem sermónis. Cum tandem annos círciter decem et
octo eam ecclésiam sanctíssime rexísset, labórum suórum finem adésse
divínitus prænóscens, in pátriam se cóntulit ; ubi sancti Cassiáni templum
ingréssus, magnum diadéma áureum gemmis distínctum pretiosíssimis ófferens,
super altáre majus pósuit, necnon áureum cratérem, et paténam argénteam,
quam tum rábidi canis morsus, tum febres sanáre sæpius expértum est, aqua
inde demíssa. Ex tunc Ravennátes, qui eúmdem secúti fúerant, dimísit,
ádmonens, ut in eligéndo óptimo pastóre invigilárent atténte. Mox
Deum humíliter precátus et sanctum Cassiánum patrónum, ut benígne ánimam
ejus excíperet, quarto Nonas Decémbris
plácide ex hac vita migrávit, anno
Dómini círciter quadringentésimo quinquagésimo. Sacrum illíus
corpus, commúni totíus civitátis fletu ac pietáte prope corpus ejúsdem
sancti Cassiáni honorífice cónditum, nostris étiam tempóribus religióse
cólitur : cujus tamen bráchium, auro et gemmis ornátum Ravénnam delátum,
in Ursiána æde venerátur. |
When he preached in public his vehemence was such that
he sometimes became speechless from excitement. This happened to him
once when he was preaching on the subject of the woman who had an issue of
blood. The congregation on this occasion were so wrought up, that
they filled the whole place with tears, cries, and prayers, and Peter
afterwards thanked God, who had turned his failure to the profit of their
souls. When he had ruled the Church of Ravenna in holiness for about
eighteen years, God gave him knowledge that the end of his labours was at
hand, and he returned to his home at Imola, to die. When he arrived
at Imola, he entered the church of St. Cassian, and offered upon the High
Altar a great circlet of gold, set with stones of great price, a golden
chalice and a silver paten. Water poured out of these vessels hath
often healed hydrophobia and fevers. Some of the people of Ravenna
had followed the Archbishop, but he now dismissed them, with a charge to
use great prudence in the choice of his successor. Then he fell to
prayer, that God would mercifully receive his spirit, asking the same
likewise for the sake of his patron St. Cassian, and so he passed in peace
to a better life, on a 2nd of December, about the year of our Lord 450.
His holy body was buried, amid the sorrow and veneration of the whole
city, hard by the remains of St. Cassian, where it lieth even to this day,
guarded with great reverence. One arm was cut off and sent to
Ravenna, where it is preserved in the Ursian Church, in a reliquary of
gold and precious stones. |
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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 Crypt of Ravenna Cathedral |
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Iste est, qui ante Deum magnas virtútes
operátus est, et omnis terra doctrína ejus repléta est :
* Ipse intercédat pro peccátis ómnium
populórum.
V.
Iste est, qui contémpsit vitam mundi, et
pervénit ad cæléstia regna.
R.
Ipse intercédat pro peccátis ómnium populórum.
V.
Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui
Sancto.
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Ipse intercédat pro peccátis ómnium populórum. |
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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.
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.
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. |
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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. |
Ravenna |
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Petrus, qui ob áuream ejus eloquéntiam
Chrysólogi cognómen adéptus est, Foro
Cornélii in Æmília honéstis
paréntibus natus, a prima ætáte ánimum ad religiónem adjíciens Cornélio
Románo, tunc ejúsdem urbis Corneliénsis epíscopo, óperam dedit ; a quo
diáconus mérito creátus est. A sancto Xysto Papa tértio
archiepíscopus Ravénnæ, licet invítus, renuntiátus, a Ravennátibus máxima
cum reveréntia suscéptus est. In pastoráli múnere exímius, ludos ab
homínibus personátis fíeri sólitos ut cohibéret concióne, illud præcláre
dixit : Qui jocári volúerit cum diábolo, non póterit gaudére cum Christo.
Vitæ suæ finem divínitus prænóscens, in pátriam se cóntulit ; et sancti
Cassiáni templum ingréssus, pretiósa dona cum obtulísset, Deum eumdémque
patrónum humíliter rogávit, ut benígne ánimam ejus excíperent.
Migrávit ex hac vita quarto Nonas Decémbris, décimo octávo episcopátus
anno. Ejus sacrum corpus prope corpus sancti Cassiáni honorífice
cónditum est. |
Peter, named Chrysologus because of the
golden quality of his eloquence, was born of good parents at Imola in
Aemilia. Turning to religion from his earliest youth, he put himself
under Cornélius of Rome, at that time Bishop of Imola, who recognized his
worth and ordained him deacon. In spite of his protests, Sixtus III
proclaimed him Archbishop of Ravenna, where he was received by the people
with the greatest reverence. He was outstanding for his pastoral
work and, in a sermon designed to put a stop to the customary games and
masques, he made the famous statement : He that jesteth with the devil
will never rejoice with Christ. Divinely forewarned that the end of
his life was approaching, he went back to his native town and, going into
the church of St. Cassian, offered gifts and humbly begged God and his
holy patron mercifully to receive his soul. He departed this life on
the 2nd day of December, in the eighteenth year of his episcopate.
His holy body was buried with great honour next to that of St. Cassian. |
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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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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 Vos estis sal terræ
is read from the Common of Doctors, Series 1.
Gospel Homily
from Common of Doctors |
