# Matins Nocturn 2-3 readings for Ss. Seven Founders of the Servite
# Order (Feb 12). Sourced from web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/02-12.txt
# (Nocturn 2) and Commune/C1.txt ("Commune Apostolorum" — Nocturn 3,
# per that file's own `@Commune/C1:LectioN` cross-reference).
#
# Nocturn 2: Lectio4-6 combined into one reading, the founding
# narrative — one continuous piece.
# Nocturn 3: Lectio7's Gospel citation (Matt 19:27-29) is a bare
# incipit ("Et réliqua"), so only the homily is authored (not marked
# isGospel), St. Jerome's homily (Lectio7's homily + Lectio8-9
# combined) — the Common of Apostles' "we have forsaken all and
# followed thee" text, fitting for a group of founders even though not
# these saints' own proper text.
id: ss-seven-founders-of-the-servite-order
readings:
  - nocturn: 2
    isGospel: false
    text:
      la: >-
        Sǽculo tértio décimo cum Frideríci secúndi diro schísmate cruentísque factiónibus
        cultióres Itáliæ pópuli scinderéntur, próvidens Dei misericórdia, præter álios
        sanctitáte illústres, septem e Florentína nobilitáte viros suscitávit, qui in
        caritáte conjúncti, præclárum fratérnæ dilectiónis præbérent exémplum. Hi,
        nimírum Bonfílius Monáldius, Bonajúncta Manéttus, Manéttus Antellénsis, Amidéus de
        Amidéis, Ugúccio Ugucciónum, Sostenéus de Sostenéis et Aléxius Falconérius, cum,
        anno trigésimo tértio ejus sǽculi, die sacra Vírgini cælo recéptæ, in quodam
        piórum hóminum convéntu, Laudántium nuncupáto, fervéntius orárent; ab eádem
        Deípara síngulis apparénte sunt admóniti, ut sánctius perfectiúsque vitæ genus
        amplecteréntur. Re ítaque prius cum Florentíno prǽsule colláta, hi septem viri,
        géneris nobilitáte divitiísque posthábitis, sub vilíssimis detritísque véstibus
        cilício indúti, octáva die Septémbris in rurálem quamdam ædículam secessére, ut ea
        die primórdia vitæ sanctióris auspicaréntur, qua ipsa Dei Génetrix mortálibus orta
        sanctíssimam vitam incéperat.


        Hoc vitæ institútum quam sibi foret accéptum Deus miráculo osténdit. Nam cum paulo
        deínceps hi septem viri per Florentínam urbem ostiátim eleemósynam emendicárent,
        áccidit, ut repénte infántium voce, quos inter fuit sanctus Philíppus Benítius
        quintum ætátis mensem vix ingréssus, beátæ Maríæ Servi acclamaréntur: quo deínde
        nómine semper appelláti sunt. Quare, vitándi pópuli occúrsus ac solitúdinis amóre
        ducti, in Senárii montis recéssu omnes convenére, ibíque cæléste quoddam vitæ
        genus aggréssi sunt. Victitábant enim in spelúncis, sola aqua herbísque conténti;
        vigíliis aliísque asperitátibus corpus atterébant, Christi passiónem ac mæstíssimæ
        ejúsdem Genitrícis dolóres assídue meditántes. Quod cum olim sacra Parascéves die
        impénsius exsequeréntur, ipsa beáta Virgo illis iteráto appárens, lúgubrem vestem,
        quam indúerent, osténdit; sibíque acceptíssimum fore significávit, ut novum in
        Ecclésia regulárem órdinem excitárent, qui jugem recóleret ac promovéret memóriam
        dolórum, quos ipsa pértulit sub cruce Dómini. Hæc sanctus Petrus, ínclytus órdinis
        Prædicatórum Martyr, ex familiári cum sanctis illis viris consuetúdine ac
        peculiári étiam Deíparæ visióne cum didicísset; iis auctor fuit, ut órdinem
        regulárem sub appellatióne Servórum beátæ Vírginis institúerent: qui póstea ab
        Innocéntio quarto Pontífice máximo approbátus fuit.


        Porro sancti illi viri, cum plures sibi sócios adjunxíssent, Itáliæ civitátes
        atque óppida, præsértim Etrúriæ excúrrere cœpérunt, prædicántes ubíque Christum
        crucifíxum, civíles discórdias compescéntes et innúmeros fere dévios ad virtútis
        sémitam revocántes. Neque Itáliam modo, sed et Gálliam, Germániam ac Polóniam
        suis evangélicis labóribus excoluérunt. Dénique cum bonum Christi odórem longe
        latéque diffudíssent, portentórum quoque glória illústres, migrárunt ad Dóminum.
        Sed quos unus veræ fraternitátis ac religiónis amor in vita sociáverat, unum
        páriter demórtuos contéxit sepúlcrum, únaque pópuli venerátio prosecúta est.
        Quaprópter Clemens undécimus et Benedíctus décimus tértius Pontífices máximi
        delátum iísdem a plúribus sǽculis indivíduum cultum confírmarunt; ac Leo décimus
        tértius, approbátis ántea miráculis, post indúltam veneratiónem ad collectívam
        eorúmdem invocatiónem a Deo patrátis, eósdem anno quinquagésimo sacerdótii sui
        Sanctórum honóribus cumulávit, eorúmque memóriam Offício et Missa in univérsa
        Ecclésia quotánnis recoléndam instítuit.
      en: >-
        In the thirteenth century, when the more cultured parts of Italy were rent by the
        dread dissension of the Emperor Frederick the Second and by bloody civil wars, the
        mercy of God set forth diverse men eminent for holiness, and among others raised up
        seven nobles of Florence, who were bound one to another in charity and gave an
        illustrious example of brotherly love. Their names were Bonfiglio Monaldi,
        Bonajuncta Manetti, Manetto Antalli, Amadeo de' Amidei, Uguccio de' Uguccioni,
        Sosteneo de' Sostenei, and Alexis de' Falconieri. Upon the holiday of the Assumption
        of the Virgin into heaven, in the year 1233, they were praying in the oratory of a
        guild called the Guild of Praise, when the same Mother of God appeared to each one
        of them, and bade them embrace a life of greater holiness and perfection. These seven
        men discussed the matter with the Bishop of Florence, and then, considering neither
        the nobility of their birth nor their wealth, and clad in haircloth under vile and
        worn-out garments, withdrew into a little house in the country upon the eighth day of
        September, that they might begin their holier life upon the same day whereon the
        Mother of God herself had by her birth begun her life of holiness upon earth.


        She showed by a miracle how acceptable in His sight should be their manner of life,
        for a short while after, when these seven men were begging alms from door to door
        through the city of Florence, it came to pass that some children, among whom was
        holy Philip Benizi, who had then scarcely entered the fifth month of his age, called
        them blessed Mary's servants, by the which name they were called ever after. To
        avoid meeting people, and in the desire to be alone, they all withdrew together to
        the solitude of Monte Senario, and there began a kind of heavenly life. They lived in
        caves and upon herbs and water only, while they wore out their bodies with watching
        and other hardships, while they contemplated unweariedly the sufferings of Christ
        and the woes of His most sorrowful Mother. One Good Friday, when their thoughts were
        fixed thereon more than ever, the Blessed Virgin appeared to them twice, and showed
        them her garments of mourning as those wherein they should clothe themselves. She
        bade them know that she would take it right well that they should raise up in the
        Church a new order to recall the memory of the sorrows which she bore beneath the
        Cross of the Lord. Holy Peter, the illustrious martyr of the Order of Friars
        Preachers, learnt this not only from his familiar converse with these holy men, but
        also from a special vision of the Mother of God, and it was on his incitement that
        they founded the regular Order called that of the Servites, or servants of the
        Blessed Virgin, the which Order was afterward approved by the Supreme Pontiff
        Innocent IV.


        These holy men, when they had gathered to themselves some companions, began to go
        through the cities and towns of Italy, and especially of Tuscany, everywhere
        preaching Christ crucified, stilling contests among the citizens, and calling back
        almost countless backsliders into the path of grace. Neither did they make Italy
        only the field of their Gospel labours, but also France, Germany, and Poland. They
        passed away to be ever with the Lord when they had spread far and wide a sweet
        savour of Christ, and were famous also for the glory of signs and wonders. As one
        love of brotherhood and of the monastic life had joined them together upon earth, so
        one grave held their dead bodies, and one honour was paid them by the people. For
        this reason the Supreme Pontiffs Clement XI. and Benedict XIII. confirmed the honour
        which had for centuries been paid to them individually, and Leo XIII., after proof of
        their miracles which had been wrought by God on the common invocation of these
        saints, after their veneration had been sanctioned in the jubilee year of his
        priesthood, decreed to them the honours paid to Saints, and ordered that their
        memory should every year be kept throughout the universal Church with an office and
        Mass.
    status: { la: verified, en: verified }

  - nocturn: 3
    isGospel: false
    source: "St. Jerome, Commentary on Matthew, Book III (on Matt 19:27-29)"
    text:
      la: >-
        Grandis fidúcia! Petrus piscátor erat, dives non fúerat, cibos manu et arte
        quærébat: et tamen lóquitur confidénter: Relíquimus ómnia. Et quia non súfficit
        tantum relínquere, jungit quod perféctum est: Et secúti sumus te. Fécimus quod
        jussísti: quid ígitur nobis dabis prǽmii? Jesus autem dixit illis: Amen dico vobis,
        quod vos qui secúti estis me, in regeneratióne, cum séderit Fílius hóminis in sede
        majestátis suæ, sedébitis et vos super sedes duódecim, judicántes duódecim tribus
        Ísraël. Non dixit: Qui reliquístis ómnia; hoc enim et Crates fecit philósophus, et
        multi álii divítias contempsérunt: sed, Qui secúti estis me: quod próprie
        Apostolórum est, atque credéntium.


        In regeneratióne, cum séderit Fílius hóminis in sede majestátis suæ (quando et
        mórtui de corruptióne resúrgent incorrúpti) sedébitis et vos in sóliis
        judicántium, condemnántes duódecim tribus Ísraël: quia vobis credéntibus, illi
        crédere noluérunt. Et omnis qui relíquerit domum, vel fratres, aut soróres, aut
        patrem, aut matrem, aut uxórem, aut fílios, aut agros propter nomen meum,
        céntuplum accípiet, et vitam ætérnam possidébit. Locus iste cum illa senténtia
        cóngruit, in qua Salvátor lóquitur: Non veni pacem míttere, sed gládium. Veni enim
        separáre hóminem a patre suo, et matrem a fília, et nurum a socru: et inimíci
        hóminis doméstici ejus. Qui ergo propter fidem Christi, et prædicatiónem
        Evangélii, omnes afféctus contémpserint, atque divítias et sǽculi voluptátes:
        isti céntuplum recípient, et vitam ætérnam possidébunt.


        Ex occasióne hujus senténtiæ quidam introdúcunt mille annos post resurrectiónem,
        dicéntes, tunc nobis céntuplum ómnium rerum quas dimísimus, et vitam ætérnam esse
        reddéndam: non intelligéntes, quod, si in céteris digna sit repromíssio, in
        uxóribus appáreat turpitúdo: ut qui unam pro Dómino dimíserit centum recípiat in
        futúro. Sensus ergo iste est: Qui carnália pro Salvatóre dimíserit, spirituália
        recípiet: quæ comparatióne et mérito sui ita erunt, quasi si parvo número
        centenárius númerus comparétur.
      en: >-
        Peter was a fisherman, he was not rich, he earned his bread by his hand and skill,
        and nevertheless he is thus bold, and saith confidently: We have forsaken all. And
        because it sufficeth not to forsake only, he addeth that which to do is to be
        perfect: and followed thee. We have done that which Thou hast commanded us, what
        reward therefore wilt Thou give us? And Jesus said unto them Amen I say unto you,
        that ye which have followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit
        in the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the
        twelve tribes of Israel. He said not, Ye which have forsaken all, for this did even
        Crates the philosopher, and they which have set nothing by riches are many, but, Ye
        which have followed Me. This did the Apostles, and this do believers do.


        In the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit in the throne of His glory, and
        when the dead shall rise again from corruption incorruptible, ye also shall sit upon
        twelve thrones of judgment, condemning the twelve tribes of Israel, because, when ye
        believed in Me, they would not. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or
        brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My
        Name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. This
        place agreeth well with that other where the Saviour saith I came not to send peace,
        but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the
        daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and
        a man's foes shall be they of his own household. Every one, therefore, that hath set
        no store by affection, and riches, and the pleasures of the world, for Christ's
        faith's sake, and the preaching of the Gospel, shall receive an hundred-fold, and
        shall inherit everlasting life.


        By reason of these words, an hundredfold, some will have that there shall be a
        thousand years after the resurrection, wherein they that have forsaken all things
        shall receive an hundredfold of those things which they have forsaken, and shall
        inherit everlasting life. Such men consider not that though in other things this
        were worthy, as touching wives it is unseemly for it becometh us not to think that
        he that hath forsaken one wife in this world, shall receive an hundred wives in that
        which is to come. But the meaning is this, that every one that for the Saviour's sake
        hath forsaken earthly things, shall receive spiritual things which things, being
        rightly weighed against earthly things, are as though an hundredfold were weighed
        against one.
    status: { la: verified, en: verified }
