# Matins Nocturn 2 reading for St. Apollonia, Virgin and Martyr (Feb 9) —
# pre-1955-but-post-1617. Plain Sancti/02-09.txt is a different, later
# saint (St. Cyril of Alexandria, added as a Doctor in 1882) who
# displaced Apollonia on the general calendar's own Feb 9 slot; her
# content survives at the suffixed sibling file (see memory
# vu-matins-pre1955-saints's "critical wrinkle").
# web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/02-09o.txt, English/Sancti/02-09o.txt.
# Single lesson (simplex-feast Lectio93), one continuous account, no
# responsory given in the source.
id: st-apollonia
readings:
  - nocturn: 2
    isGospel: false
    text:
      la: >-
        Apollónia virgo Alexandrína, sub Décio imperatóre, cum ingravescénte jam ætáte ad idóla
        sisterétur, ut eis veneratiónem adhibéret; illis contémptis, Jesum Christum verum Deum
        coléndum esse prædicábat. Quam ob rem omnes ei contúsi sunt et evúlsi dentes; ac, nisi
        Christum detestáta deos cóleret, accénso rogo combustúros vivam mináti sunt ímpii carnífices.
        Quibus illa, se quamvis mortem pro Jesu Christi fide subitúram, respóndit. Itaque
        comprehénsa ut comburerétur, cum paulísper, quasi delíberans quid agéndum esset, stetísset,
        ex illórum mánibus elápsa, álacris in ignem sibi parátum, majóri Spíritus Sancti flamma
        intus accénsa, se injécit. Unde brevi, consúmpto córpore, puríssimus spíritus in cælum ad
        sempitérnam martyrii corónam evolávit.
      en: >-
        Apollonia was an aged virgin of Alexandria, who, in the reign of the Emperor Decius, was
        brought before the idols to worship them, but refused, declaring that Christ Jesus is True
        God, and that to Him worship is due. The cruel executioners beat and pulled out all her
        teeth, and threatened to burn her alive if she would not deny Christ. To whom she answered,
        that for Christ Jesus' sake she was ready to die. Being taken to the place of execution she
        stood for a few moments as if in doubt, and then, the fire of the Holy Ghost burning up in
        her heart, she broke from those that held her, and leapt of her own accord into the flames.
        Her body was quickly consumed, and her soul departed pure to obtain the eternal crown of
        martyrdom.
    status: { la: verified, en: verified }
