# Matins Nocturn 2 reading for the Apparition of St. Michael the
# Archangel (May 8) — pre-1955-but-post-1617 (no SanctiM/05-08*.txt at
# all). web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/05-08.txt,
# English/Sancti/05-08.txt. Lectio4-6 is one continuous narrative (the
# Monte Gargano apparition), no internal source break, combined into a
# single reading. Each of Lectio4-6 has its own responsory in the
# source; per this project's established "first one, when several
# collapse" convention (see octave-readings.ts), only Responsory4 is
# kept.
id: apparition-of-st-michael
readings:
  - nocturn: 2
    isGospel: false
    text:
      la: >-
        Beátum Michaélem Archángelum sǽpius homínibus apparuísse, et sacrórum Librórum auctoritáte
        et véteri Sanctórum traditióne comprobátur. Quam ob rem multis in locis facti memória
        celebrátur. Eum, ut olim synagóga Judæórum, sic nunc custódem et patrónum Dei venerátur
        Ecclésia. Gelásio autem primo, Pontífice máximo, in Apúlia in vértice Gargáni montis, ad
        cujus radíces íncolunt Sipontíni, Archángeli Michaélis fuit illústris apparítio.


        Factum est enim, ut ex grégibus armentórum Gargáni cujúsdam taurus longe discéderet; quem
        diu conquisítum, in áditu spelúncæ hæréntem invenérunt. Cum vero quidam ex illis, ut taurum
        confígeret, sagíttam emisísset retórta sagítta in ipsum récidit sagittárium. Quæ res cum
        præséntes ac deínceps céteros tanto timóre affecísset, ut ad eam spelúncam própius accédere
        nemo audéret, Sipontíni epíscopum cónsulunt; qui, indícto trium diérum jejúnio et oratióne,
        rem a Deo respóndit quæri oportére.


        Post tríduum Míchaël Archángelus epíscopum monet in sua tutéla esse eum locum, eóque indício
        demonstrásse, velle ibi cultum Deo in sui et Angelórum memóriam adhibéri. Quare epíscopus una
        cum cívibus ad eam spelúncam ire pergit. Quam cum in templi cujúsdam similitúdinem
        conformátam vidíssent, locum illum divínis offíciis celebráre cœpérunt: qui multis póstea
        miráculis illustrátus est. Nec ita multo post Bonifátius Papa, Romæ in summo circo, sancti
        Michaélis ecclésiam dedicávit tértio Kaléndas Octóbris; quo die étiam ómnium Angelórum
        memóriam Ecclésia celébrat. Hodiérnus autem dies Archángeli Michaélis apparitióne
        consecrátus est.
      en: >-
        That the blessed Archangel Michael hath oftentimes been seen of men is attested on the
        authority of the Holy Bible, and also by the ancient traditions of the Saints. For this
        reason such visions are held in remembrance in many places. As of old time did the Synagogue
        of the Jews, so now doth the Church of God venerate Michael as her watcher and defender. But
        during the papacy of Gelasius I, the summit of Mount Gargano in Apulia, at whose foot lieth
        the town of Siponto, was the scene of an extraordinary appearance of this same Archangel
        Michael.


        And it came to pass on this wise. A certain man had a bull grazing with the flock upon Mount
        Gargano, and it strayed. And when they had sought it for a long while they found it jammed
        in the mouth of a cavern. Then one that stood there shot an arrow at it to slay it, but the
        arrow turned round and came back against him that had shot it. They therefore that saw it,
        and all those that heard it, were sore afraid because of that which had come to pass, so
        that no man dared any more to draw near to the cavern. But when they had sought counsel of
        the Bishop of Siponto, he answered, that it behoved to seek the interpretation from God, and
        proclaimed three days of fasting and prayer.


        After three days the Archangel Michael gave warning to the Bishop that that place was under
        his protection, and that he had thus pointed out by a sign that he wished that worship
        should be offered to God there, with remembrance of himself and of the Angels. Then the
        Bishop and the citizens made haste and came to the cavern, and when they found that the form
        thereof was somewhat after the fashion of a Church, they began to perform the public worship
        of God therein, which sanctuary hath been glorified with many miracles. It was not long
        after these things that Pope Boniface IV hallowed the Church of St. Michael on Hadrian's
        Mole at Rome, on the 29th day of September, on the which day the Church also holdeth in
        remembrance All Angels. But this present day is hallowed in remembrance of the manifestation
        of the Archangel Michael.
    responsory:
      la: "R. Hic est Míchaël Archángelus, princeps milítiæ Angelórum, * Cujus honor præstat benefícia populórum, et orátio perdúcit ad regna cælórum.\nV. Archángelus Míchaël præpósitus paradísi, quem honoríficant Angelórum cives.\nR. Cujus honor præstat benefícia populórum, et orátio perdúcit ad regna cælórum."
      en: "R. This is Michael, who to battle leads the armies of the skies; * Whosoever on him calleth blessed within his wardship lies, his a prayer whose voice availing aids from earth toward heaven to rise.\nV. The Archangel Michael is the Vice-Roy of Paradise, and the Angels that are the dwellers therein, do hold him in worship.\nR. Whosoever on him calleth blessed within his wardship lies, his a prayer whose voice availing aids from earth toward heaven to rise."
    status: { la: verified, en: verified }
