# Matins Nocturn 2-3 readings for St. Januarius, Bishop, and Companions,
# Martyrs (Sep 19) — pre-1955-but-post-1617 (no SanctiM/09-19*.txt at
# all). web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/09-19.txt,
# English/Sancti/09-19.txt.
#
# Lectio4-6 is this saint's own proper vita, one continuous account, no
# internal break, combined into a single reading.
#
# Nocturn 3's Lectio7 gives only the Gospel incipit ("Et réliqua", Matt
# 24:3-13) with no full pericope text, so the bare Gospel reading isn't
# authored here (deferred, pending the bulk Vulgate/Douay-Rheims
# import). Lectio7's own homily portion + Lectio8-9 is one continuous
# excerpt from St. Hilary's commentary, combined into a single reading.
# No responsory given for either reading in the source.
id: st-januarius
readings:
  - nocturn: 2
    isGospel: false
    text:
      la: >-
        Januarius, Benevénti epíscopus, Diocletiáno et Maximiáno in Christiános sæviéntibus, ad
        Timotheum Campaniæ præsidem ob christianæ fidei professiónem Nolam perducitur. Ibi, ejus
        constántia varie tentata, in ardentem fornacem conjéctus, ita illæsus evasit, ut ne
        vestiméntum aut capillum quidem flamma violáverit. Hinc præses, accénsus iracúndia, Mártyris
        corpus imperat usque eo dístrahi, quoad nervórum compages artuumque solvántur. Festus interea
        ejus diaconus et Desiderius lector, comprehénsi vinctique, una cum episcopo ante rhedam
        præsidis Puteleos pertrahúntur, et in eumdem carcerem, in quo Sosius Misenas et Próculus
        Puteolánus diáconus, Eutyches et Acutius láici, ad bestias damnati, detinebántur, simul
        conjiciúntur.


        Postero die omnes in amphitheatro feris objecti sunt; quæ, naturalis oblitæ feritátis, ad
        Januarii pedes se prostravére. Id Timótheus mágicis cantiónibus tribuens, cum senténtiam
        cápitis in Christi Mártyres pronuntiásset, óculis repénte captus, orante mox beato Januario,
        lumen recepit; quo miraculo hóminum míllia fere quinque Christi fidem suscepérunt. Verum
        ingrátus judex, níhilo placatior factus beneficio, sed conversióne tantæ multitúdinis actus
        in rábiem; véritus maxime príncipum decreta, sanctum Episcopum cum sociis gládio pércuti
        jussit.


        Horum córpora finítimæ urbes, pro suo quæque studio certum sibi patronum ex iis apud Deum
        adoptándi, sepelienda curarunt. Januarii corpus Neapolitani divino admónitu extulére; quod,
        primo Benevéntum, inde ad monastérium montis Vírginis, postremo Neapolim translátum et in
        majori ecclésia cónditum, multis miraculis cláruit. Sed illud in primis memorándum, quod
        erumpéntes olim e monte Vesuvio flammárum globos, nec vicínis modo sed longinquis étiam
        regiónibus vastitátis metum afferéntes, exstinxit. Præclárum illud quoque, quod ejus sanguis,
        qui in ampulla vitrea concretus asservátur, cum in conspéctu cápitis ejusdem Mártyris
        pónitur, admirándum in modum colliquefíeri et ebullire, perinde atque recens effúsus, ad hæc
        usque témpora cernitur.
      en: >-
        At that time the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian were furiously raging against Christians,
        Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, was taken to Nola, to Timothy, President of Campania, on the
        charge of professing the Christian faith. There his firmness was tried diverse ways, and he
        was cast into a burning fiery furnace, but came forth thence unhurt, for neither upon his
        raiment nor upon the hairs of his head did the flame take any hold. Thereupon the wrath of
        the President was enkindled, and he commanded the martyr to be torn limb from limb. But in
        the meanwhile Januarius' Deacon Festus and his Reader Desiderius were taken, and the whole
        three were led in bonds to Puzzuoli in front of the President's carriage, and there thrown
        into the same prison wherein were already held four other Christians condemned to be
        devoured by wild beasts, that is to say, Sosius, a Deacon of Miseno, Proculus, a Deacon of
        Puzzuoli, and two laymen, named respectively Eutyches and Acutius.


        The next day all seven were exposed to the wild beasts in the amphitheatre, but these
        creatures forgot their natural fierceness, and lay down at the feet of Januarius. Timothy
        would have it that this came from charms, and commanded the witnesses of Christ to be
        beheaded. Thereupon he became of a sudden blind, until Januarius had prayed for him, by the
        which miracle nearly five thousand persons were turned to Christ. But this good turn roused
        up no gratitude in the President, yea, rather, the conversion of so many drave him wild, and
        in his hot fear to obey the decrees of the Emperors he commanded that the holy Bishop and his
        companions should be smitten with the sword.


        The cities of those coasts strove to obtain their bodies for honourable burial, so as to
        make sure of having in them advocates with God. By God's will the relics of Januarius were
        taken to Naples at last, after having been carried from Puzzuoli to Benevento, and from
        Benevento to Monte Vergine; when they were brought thence to Naples, they were laid in the
        chief Church there, and there have been famous on account of many miracles. Among these is
        remarkable the stopping of eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, whereby both that neighbourhood and
        also places afar off have been like to have been brought to desolation. It is also well
        known, and is the plain fact, seen even unto this day, that when the blood of Januarius, kept
        dried up in a small glass phial, is put in sight of the head of the same martyr, it is used
        to melt and bubble in a very strange way, as though it had but freshly been shed.
    status: { la: verified, en: verified }

  - nocturn: 3
    isGospel: false
    source: "St. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Commentary on Matthew, ch. 25"
    text:
      la: >-
        Discipuli Dóminum intérrogant quando hæc fíerent, quodve signum et adventus sui et
        consummatiónis sæculi nóscerent. Et, quia tria hæc in unum quæsíta sunt, distinctis et
        témporis et intelligéntiæ significatiónibus separántur. Respondétur ígitur primum de
        civitátis occasu, et confirmántur veritáte doctrinæ, ne quis fallax ignorántibus posset
        obrépere; venturi enim erant étiam eórum témpore, qui se Christum essent nuncupatúri. Ut
        ígitur fides pestífero mendácio détrahi posset, admonítio præcessit.


        Confírmat ígitur eos ad tolerántiam passiónum, fugæ, verberatiónis, intéritus et publici in
        eos odii propter nomen ejus. Atque his quidem vexatiónibus multi turbabúntur, et, tantis
        insurgéntibus malis scandalizabúntur, et usque in mutuum ódium excitabúntur. Et falsi
        prophetæ erunt, multosque ementíta veritáte pervertent; et, abundante nequitia, caritas
        refrigéscet.


        Sed usque in finem perseverántibus salus reserváta est; ac tum, per omnes orbis partes viris
        apostolicis dispersis, Evangélii véritas prædicábitur. Et, cum univérsis fúerit cognítio
        sacraménti cæléstis invecta, tum Jerúsalem occasus et finis incumbet; ut prædicatiónis fidem,
        et infidelium pœna et metus civitátis érutæ consequátur. Hæc ígitur in eam, ut fuerant
        prædicta, perfécta sunt; et, lapidatis, fugatis, peremptis Apóstolis, fame, bello,
        captivitáte consumpta est. Ac tum fuit digna non esse, cum, ejectis prædicatóribus Christi,
        indignam Dei prædicatióne se præbuit.
      en: >-
        His disciples came unto Him privately, saying: "Tell us, when shall these things be, and
        what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world?" Here are in one question
        three several points, and the answers are to be understood of three several times, and by
        three several interpretations. "When shall these things be?" And herein He taught them
        concerning the fall of the city, whereof He made plain announcement, lest the unlearned
        might fall a prey to any deceiver. For within the lifetime of His then hearers were to come
        many, saying: I am Christ. He giveth warning therefore beforehand, lest such pestilential
        liars should gain any belief.


        He confirms them, therefore, to endure sufferings, flight, scourging, death, and the public
        hatred of all men for His Name's sake. And by these very troubles many shall be troubled, and
        as such great evils arise they shall be offended, and shall even be stirred up to hatred of
        one another. And false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many by their pretended truth;
        and because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.


        But unto them that endure unto the end salvation is reserved; and then, the apostolic men
        having been scattered through every part of the world, the truth of the Gospel shall be
        preached. And when the knowledge of the heavenly mystery has been carried to all, then the
        fall and end of Jerusalem shall come to pass; so that the faith of the preaching, and the
        punishment and terror of the unbelievers, may follow from the destroyed city. These things
        therefore were fulfilled in her, just as they had been foretold; and, the Apostles having
        been stoned, put to flight, and slain, she was consumed by famine, war, and captivity. And
        she then proved unworthy to continue, when, having cast out the preachers of Christ, she
        showed herself unworthy of God's preaching.
    status: { la: verified, en: verified }
