Add February Matins readings for pre-1955 sanctoral saints

Sts. Blaise, Apollonia, and Faustinus and Jovita. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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+# Matins Nocturn 2 reading for St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr (Feb 3) —
+# pre-1955-but-post-1617 (no SanctiM/02-03*.txt at all).
+# web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/02-03.txt, English/Sancti/02-03.txt. Single
+# lesson (simplex-feast Lectio93), one continuous account, no responsory
+# given in the source.
+id: st-blaise
+readings:
+  - nocturn: 2
+    isGospel: false
+    text:
+      la: >-
+        Blásius, Sebáste in Arménia cum virtútum laude floréret, ejúsdem civitátis epíscopus
+        elígitur. Qui, quo témpore Diocletiánus insatiábilem crudelitátem in Christiános exercébat,
+        se in spelúncam ábdidit montis Argǽi; ubi támdiu látuit, dum ab Agricolái prǽsidis milítibus
+        venántibus deprehénsus et ad prǽsidem ductus, ejus jussu conjéctus est in víncula. Quo in
+        loco multos ægrótos sanávit, qui ad Blásium, ejus fama sanctitátis addúcti, deferebántur. In
+        illis puer fuit, qui, desperáta a médicis salúte, transvérsa spina fáucibus inhærénte,
+        ánimam agébat. Prodúctus autem ad prǽsidem Blásius semel et íterum, cum nec blandítiis nec
+        minis addúci posset, ut diis sacrificáret, primum virgis cæsus, deínde in equúleo férreis
+        pectínibus dilaniátus est; postrémo, dempto cápite, illústre fídei testimónium Christo
+        Dómino dedit, tértio Nonas Februárii.
+      en: >-
+        This Blaise was chosen Bishop of the city of Sebaste in Armenia, in which place he enjoyed
+        a great reputation for virtue. When Diocletian began to make the Christians the objects of
+        his insatiable cruelty, the Saint hid himself in a cave on Mount Argaeus, where he lay till
+        he was found by some of the soldiers of Agricolaus the governor, who were out hunting. He
+        was brought before the governor, who commanded him to be thrown into irons. While he was in
+        prison, Blaise healed many of the sick, who were brought to him on account of his
+        reputation of saintliness, and among others a boy who had been despaired of by the
+        physicians, and who was at the point of death, from a fish bone which had become fixed in
+        his throat. Blaise appeared twice before the governor, but neither cajolements nor threats
+        could induce him to sacrifice to the gods. He was first beaten with rods, and afterwards put
+        on the rack, where his flesh was mangled with iron combs. At last his head was cut off,
+        whereby he finished a noble testimony to the faith which is in Christ our Lord. He bore
+        witness on the 3rd day of February.
+    status: { la: verified, en: verified }