# Matins Nocturn 2-3 readings for St. John of Matha, Confessor (Feb 8).
# Sourced directly from web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/02-08.txt,
# English/Sancti/02-08.txt.
#
# Nocturn 2: Lectio4-6 combined into one reading, one continuous vita.
# Nocturn 3: his own file's Lectio7-9 are a direct `@Commune/C5:LectioN`
# cross-reference (not his own proper text) -- the Common of a
# Confessor's own Gospel-incipit-plus-homily (Luke 12:35-40, Pope St.
# Gregory the Great), sourced from Commune/C5.txt directly. Lectio7's
# Gospel citation is a bare incipit ("Et réliqua"), so only the homily
# is authored (not marked isGospel), Lectio7's homily + Lectio8-9
# combined.
id: st-john-of-matha
readings:
  - nocturn: 2
    isGospel: false
    text:
      la: >-
        Joánnes de Matha, ordinis sanctíssimæ Trinitátis redemptiónis captivórum
        institutor, Falcone in Provincia natus est paréntibus pietáte et nobilitate
        conspicuis. Studiórum causa Aquas Sextias, mox Parisios profectus, confectóque
        theologíæ curriculo, magisterii lauream adeptus, doctrinæ et virtútum splendore
        enituit. Quibus motus Parisiénsis antístes, ad sacrum presbyterátus ordinem præ
        humilitate reluctántem promovit, eo consílio, ut in ea civitáte cómmorans, sapiéntia
        et móribus studiosæ juventúti prælucéret. Cum autem in sacello ejusdem epíscopi,
        ipso cum aliis astante, primum Deo Sacrum offerret, cælésti favore meruit recreari.
        Nam Angelus cándida et fulgénti veste indútus, cui in péctore crux rúbei et cærúlei
        coloris assuta erat, brácchiis cancellátis et super duos captivos ad látera
        positos, Christianum unum, álterum Maurum, exténsis, appáruit. Qua visióne in
        éxtasim raptus, intelléxit prótinus vir Dei, se ad redimendos ab infidelibus
        captivos destinari.


        Quo vero matúrius in re tanti moménti procéderet, in solitúdinem secessit, ibique
        divino nutu factum est, ut Felicem Valesium in ipsa erémo jam multis annis degentem
        repérerit: cum quo ínita societáte, se per triennium in oratióne, et contemplatióne,
        omniúmque virtútum studio exercuit. Cóntigit autem, ut, dum secum de rebus divinis
        prope fontem colloqueréntur, cervus ad eos accesserit, crucem inter córnua gerens
        rúbei et cærúlei coloris. Cumque Felix ob rei novitátem mirarétur, narrávit ei
        Joánnes visiónem in prima Missa hábitam; et exínde ferventius oratióni incumbéntes,
        ter in somnis admoniti, Romam proficísci decrevérunt, ut a summo Pontifice novi
        ordinis pro rediméndis captivis institutiónem impetrarent. Electus fuerat eo témpore
        Innocentius tertius; qui, illis benígne acceptis, dum secum de re proposita
        deliberat, in festo sanctæ Agnetis secundo, Laterani intra Missárum solemnia ad
        sacræ Hostiæ elevatiónem, Angelus ei cándida veste, cruce bicolori, spécie
        redimentis captivos appáruit. Quo viso, Pontifex institutum approbávit, et novum
        ordinem sanctíssimæ Trinitátis redemptiónis captivórum vocari jussit, ejusque
        professóribus albas vestes cum cruce rúbei et cærúlei coloris præbuit.


        Sic stabilito ordine, sancti fundatores in Gálliam rediérunt, primoque cœnobio
        Cervi Frígidi in diœcesi Meldénsi constructo, ad ejus regimen Felix remánsit; et
        Joánnes Romam cum aliquot sociis reversus est, ubi Innocentius domum, ecclésiam et
        hospitale sancti Thomæ de Formis in monte Cælio eis donávit cum multis redítibus et
        possessiónibus. Datis quoque litteris ad Miramolínum regem Marochii, opus
        redemptiónis felici auspicio inchoátum fuit. Tum ad Hispánias, sub jugo Saracenórum
        magna ex parte oppressas, Joánnes profectus est, regumque, príncipum atque aliórum
        fidelium animos ad captivórum et páuperum commiseratiónem commovit. Monasteria
        ædificávit, hospitalia eréxit, magnoque lucro animárum plures captivos redémit.
        Romam tandem reversus, sanctisque opéribus incumbens, assiduis labóribus attritus et
        morbo confectus, ardentíssimo Dei et próximi amóre exæstuans, ad extremum devenit.
        Quare frátribus convocatis, eisque ad opus redemptiónis cælitus præmonstrátum
        efficaciter cohortátis, obdormívit in Dómino sextodecimo Kalendas Januarii, anno
        salútis millesimo ducentésimo décimo tertio; ejusque corpus in ipsa ecclésia sancti
        Thomæ de Formis condigno honóre tumulátum fuit.
      en: >-
        John de la Mata, the founder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity for the Ransom of
        Prisoners, was born at Faucon, in Provence, and was the child of parents equally
        distinguished for their rank and their godly life. He went for his education first to
        Aix and then to Paris. At the University of Paris, where he went through the course
        of Divinity and took the degree of Doctor, he became eminent for learning and virtue.
        For this reason the Bishop of Paris ordained him Priest, an honour from which his
        lowliness caused him to shrink, in the hope that he should induce him to remain at
        Paris, and be a bright example of wisdom and manners to the students who resorted
        thither. He offered up the Holy Sacrifice to God for the first time in the private
        Chapel of the Bishop, and in the presence of that Prelate and diverse other persons.
        In the midst of the ceremony, a vision from God appeared to John. There appeared to
        him an angel, clad in raiment white and glistering; having sewn on his breast a
        cross of red and blue. His arms were crossed before him, and his hands were upon the
        heads of two slaves, one a Christian and the other a Moor. And immediately the man of
        God was in the spirit, and knew that he was called to the work of ransoming bondsmen
        from the power of the unbelievers.


        That he might set himself with due forethought to the carrying out of his work, he
        withdrew into a certain desert, and there, by the will of God, he found Felix de
        Valois, who had already spent many years in that place. With him he joined company,
        and they passed three years together in continual prayer, meditation, and all
        spiritual exercises. It came to pass, one day, when they were sitting on the bank of
        a spring, that there came to them a stag having between his horns a cross of red and
        blue. Felix cried out in wonder at that sight, and John then told him of the vision
        that had appeared to him when he was saying his first Mass. Thenceforth they gave
        themselves with redoubled fervour to prayer, and, being three times warned in
        sleep, they determined to go to Rome, and pray the Pope to institute an Order for the
        ransom of prisoners. They arrived at the time of the election of Innocent III., who
        received them courteously, and entertained in his mind their petition. While he was
        in consideration, he went to the Lateran Cathedral, on the second Feast of St.
        Agnes, and there, while Mass was being solemnly sung, at the moment of the
        elevation of the Sacred Host, there appeared to him an angel, clad in raiment white
        and glistering, having sewn on his breast a cross of red and blue, and making as
        though he would free prisoners. Thereupon the Pope founded the Order, commanding
        that it should be called the Order of the Most Holy Trinity for the Ransom of
        prisoners, and that they who professed in it should be clad in white raiment,
        having sewn on their breasts a cross of red and blue.


        The Order being thus established, the holy Founders returned into France, and built
        their first Convent at Cerfroid, in the diocese of Meaux. Felix remained in charge of
        this house, and John went back to Rome with several companions. To them Innocent
        gave the house, Church, and hospital of St. Thomas de Formis on the Coelian Mount,
        with great endowments and property. Moreover he gave them a letter of introduction to
        Miramolin, King of Morocco, and they began with bright hopes the work of ransoming
        prisoners. John next betook himself to Spain, great part of which was then in the
        hands of the Saracens, and stirred up the hearts of the kings, princes, and all the
        faithful to have pity on slaves and the poor. He built Convents, founded Hospitals,
        and ransomed many bondsmen, to the great gain of souls. At last he returned to Rome,
        still busied in good works, but worn out by unceasing toil, and weakened by
        sickness. As he drew near the end of his earthly pilgrimage, his burning love for God
        and for his neighbour suffered no diminution. He called together his brethren, and
        earnestly exhorted them to go on with that work of ransom which had been pointed out
        to them from heaven, and then fell asleep in the Lord, on the 21st day of December,
        1213. His body was buried with due honour in the Church of St. Thomas de Formis.
    status: { la: verified, en: verified }

  - nocturn: 3
    isGospel: false
    source: "Pope St. Gregory the Great, Homily 13 on the Gospels (on Luke 12:35-40)"
    text:
      la: >-
        Sancti Evangélii, fratres caríssimi, apérta vobis est léctio recitata. Sed ne
        alíquibus ipsa ejus planíties alta fortásse videátur, eam sub brevitáte transcúrrimus,
        quátenus ejus exposítio ita nesciéntibus fiat cógnita, ut tamen sciéntibus non sit
        onerósa. Dóminus dicit: Sint lumbi vestri præcíncti. Lumbos enim præcíngimus, cum
        carnis luxúriam per continéntiam coarctámus. Sed quia minus est, mala non ágere, nisi
        étiam quisque stúdeat, et bonis opéribus insudáre, prótinus ádditur: Et lucérnæ
        ardéntes in mánibus vestris. Lucérnas quippe ardéntes in mánibus tenémus, cum per
        bona ópera próximis nostris lucis exémpla monstrámus. De quibus profécto opéribus
        Dóminus dicit: Lúceat lux vestra coram homínibus, ut vídeant ópera vestra bona, et
        gloríficent Patrem vestrum qui in cælis est.


        Duo autem sunt, quæ jubéntur, et lumbos restríngere, et lucérnas tenére: ut et
        mundítia sit castitátis in córpore, et lumen veritátis in operatióne. Redemptóri
        étenim nostro unum sine áltero placére nequáquam potest: si aut is qui bona agit,
        adhuc luxúriæ inquinaménta non déserit: aut is qui castitáte præéminet, necdum se
        per bona ópera exércet. Nec cástitas ergo magna est sine bono ópere, nec opus bonum
        est áliquod sine castitáte. Sed et si utrúmque ágitur, restat, ut quisquis ille est,
        spe ad supérnam pátriam tendat, et nequáquam se a vítiis pro mundi hujus honestáte
        contíneat.


        Et vos símiles homínibus exspectántibus dóminum suum, quando revertátur a núptiis:
        ut cum vénerit et pulsáverit, conféstim apériant ei. Venit quippe Dóminus, cum ad
        judícium próperat: pulsat vero, cum jam per ægritúdinis moléstias esse mortem
        vicínam desígnat. Cui conféstim aperímus, si hunc cum amóre suscípimus. Aperíre enim
        júdici pulsánti non vult, qui exíre de córpore trépidat: et vidére eum, quem
        contempsísse se méminit, júdicem formídat. Qui autem de sua spe et operatióne
        secúrus est, pulsanti conféstim áperit, quia lætus júdicem sústinet; et, cum tempus
        propínquæ mortis advénerit, de glória retributiónis hilaréscit.
      en: >-
        Dearly beloved brethren, the words of the Holy Gospel, which have just been read, lie
        open before you, and, lest their very plainness should make them seem to some to be
        hard, we will go through them with such shortness as that neither may they which
        understand not remain unenlightened, nor they which understand be wearied. The Lord
        saith Let your loins be girded about. Now, we gird our loins about, when by
        continency we master the lustful inclination of the flesh. But, forasmuch as it
        sufficeth not for a man to abstain from evil deeds, if he strive not to join thereto
        the earnest doing of good works, it is immediately added And your lights burning.
        Our lights burn when, by good works, we give bright example to our neighbour;
        concerning which works the Lord saith Let your light so shine before men, that they
        may see your good works, and glorify your Father Which is in heaven.


        Here, then, are two commandments, to gird our loins about, and to keep our lights
        burning the cleanness of purity in our body, and the light of the truth in our
        works. Whoso hath the one and not the other, pleaseth not thereby our Redeemer; that
        is, he pleaseth Him not which doth good works, but bridleth not himself from the
        pollutions of lust, neither he which is eminent in chastity, but exerciseth not
        himself in good works. Neither is chastity a great thing without good works, nor
        good works anything without chastity. And if any man do both, it remaineth that he
        must look by hope toward our Fatherland above, and not have for his reason
        wherethrough he turneth himself away from vice, the love of honour in this present
        world.


        And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from
        the wedding that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
        The Lord cometh at the hour of judgment He knocketh when, by the pains of sickness,
        He biddeth us know that death is nigh. To Him open we immediately, if we receive Him
        in love. Whoso feareth to leave this body, will not open to the Judge when He
        knocketh, for he dreadeth to see that Judge, Whom he knoweth that he hath despised.
        But whosoever knoweth that his hope and works are built upon a good foundation, when
        he heareth the Judge knock, openeth to Him immediately, for to such an one that
        coming is blessed, yea, when the hour of death is at hand, such an one haileth with
        gladness a glorious reward.
    status: { la: verified, en: verified }
