Purification of the BVM (Feb 2), St. Andrew Corsini (Feb 4), St. John of Matha (Feb 8), Apparition of the Immaculate BVM at Lourdes (Feb 11), Ss. Seven Founders of the Servite Order (Feb 12), St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Feb 27) -- all had real, complete Matins content in the reference engine and no exclusion comment; simply never reached during the earlier month-by-month sanctoral pulls. Continuing the same sweep as January's St. Francis de Sales/St. Martina/St. John Bosco. Test update (not a regression): St. Andrew Corsini transfers onto Feb 5 in years where Sexagesima falls on his own Feb 4, outranking St. Agatha when it does -- february-sanctoral.test.ts's proof year for Agatha moved from 2029 (now a collision year) to 2025 (clean). npm test (365 tests) and tsc --noEmit both pass. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Matins Nocturn 2-3 readings for St. John of Matha, Confessor (Feb 8).
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# Sourced directly from web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/02-08.txt,
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# English/Sancti/02-08.txt.
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#
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# Nocturn 2: Lectio4-6 combined into one reading, one continuous vita.
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# Nocturn 3: his own file's Lectio7-9 are a direct `@Commune/C5:LectioN`
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# cross-reference (not his own proper text) -- the Common of a
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# Confessor's own Gospel-incipit-plus-homily (Luke 12:35-40, Pope St.
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# Gregory the Great), sourced from Commune/C5.txt directly. Lectio7's
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# Gospel citation is a bare incipit ("Et réliqua"), so only the homily
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# is authored (not marked isGospel), Lectio7's homily + Lectio8-9
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# combined.
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id: st-john-of-matha
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readings:
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- nocturn: 2
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isGospel: false
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text:
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la: >-
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Joánnes de Matha, ordinis sanctíssimæ Trinitátis redemptiónis captivórum
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institutor, Falcone in Provincia natus est paréntibus pietáte et nobilitate
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conspicuis. Studiórum causa Aquas Sextias, mox Parisios profectus, confectóque
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theologíæ curriculo, magisterii lauream adeptus, doctrinæ et virtútum splendore
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enituit. Quibus motus Parisiénsis antístes, ad sacrum presbyterátus ordinem præ
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humilitate reluctántem promovit, eo consílio, ut in ea civitáte cómmorans, sapiéntia
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et móribus studiosæ juventúti prælucéret. Cum autem in sacello ejusdem epíscopi,
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ipso cum aliis astante, primum Deo Sacrum offerret, cælésti favore meruit recreari.
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Nam Angelus cándida et fulgénti veste indútus, cui in péctore crux rúbei et cærúlei
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coloris assuta erat, brácchiis cancellátis et super duos captivos ad látera
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positos, Christianum unum, álterum Maurum, exténsis, appáruit. Qua visióne in
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éxtasim raptus, intelléxit prótinus vir Dei, se ad redimendos ab infidelibus
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captivos destinari.
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Quo vero matúrius in re tanti moménti procéderet, in solitúdinem secessit, ibique
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divino nutu factum est, ut Felicem Valesium in ipsa erémo jam multis annis degentem
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repérerit: cum quo ínita societáte, se per triennium in oratióne, et contemplatióne,
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omniúmque virtútum studio exercuit. Cóntigit autem, ut, dum secum de rebus divinis
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prope fontem colloqueréntur, cervus ad eos accesserit, crucem inter córnua gerens
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rúbei et cærúlei coloris. Cumque Felix ob rei novitátem mirarétur, narrávit ei
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Joánnes visiónem in prima Missa hábitam; et exínde ferventius oratióni incumbéntes,
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ter in somnis admoniti, Romam proficísci decrevérunt, ut a summo Pontifice novi
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ordinis pro rediméndis captivis institutiónem impetrarent. Electus fuerat eo témpore
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Innocentius tertius; qui, illis benígne acceptis, dum secum de re proposita
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deliberat, in festo sanctæ Agnetis secundo, Laterani intra Missárum solemnia ad
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sacræ Hostiæ elevatiónem, Angelus ei cándida veste, cruce bicolori, spécie
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redimentis captivos appáruit. Quo viso, Pontifex institutum approbávit, et novum
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ordinem sanctíssimæ Trinitátis redemptiónis captivórum vocari jussit, ejusque
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professóribus albas vestes cum cruce rúbei et cærúlei coloris præbuit.
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Sic stabilito ordine, sancti fundatores in Gálliam rediérunt, primoque cœnobio
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Cervi Frígidi in diœcesi Meldénsi constructo, ad ejus regimen Felix remánsit; et
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Joánnes Romam cum aliquot sociis reversus est, ubi Innocentius domum, ecclésiam et
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hospitale sancti Thomæ de Formis in monte Cælio eis donávit cum multis redítibus et
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possessiónibus. Datis quoque litteris ad Miramolínum regem Marochii, opus
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redemptiónis felici auspicio inchoátum fuit. Tum ad Hispánias, sub jugo Saracenórum
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magna ex parte oppressas, Joánnes profectus est, regumque, príncipum atque aliórum
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fidelium animos ad captivórum et páuperum commiseratiónem commovit. Monasteria
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ædificávit, hospitalia eréxit, magnoque lucro animárum plures captivos redémit.
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Romam tandem reversus, sanctisque opéribus incumbens, assiduis labóribus attritus et
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morbo confectus, ardentíssimo Dei et próximi amóre exæstuans, ad extremum devenit.
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Quare frátribus convocatis, eisque ad opus redemptiónis cælitus præmonstrátum
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efficaciter cohortátis, obdormívit in Dómino sextodecimo Kalendas Januarii, anno
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salútis millesimo ducentésimo décimo tertio; ejusque corpus in ipsa ecclésia sancti
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Thomæ de Formis condigno honóre tumulátum fuit.
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en: >-
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John de la Mata, the founder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity for the Ransom of
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Prisoners, was born at Faucon, in Provence, and was the child of parents equally
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distinguished for their rank and their godly life. He went for his education first to
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Aix and then to Paris. At the University of Paris, where he went through the course
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of Divinity and took the degree of Doctor, he became eminent for learning and virtue.
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For this reason the Bishop of Paris ordained him Priest, an honour from which his
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lowliness caused him to shrink, in the hope that he should induce him to remain at
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Paris, and be a bright example of wisdom and manners to the students who resorted
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thither. He offered up the Holy Sacrifice to God for the first time in the private
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Chapel of the Bishop, and in the presence of that Prelate and diverse other persons.
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In the midst of the ceremony, a vision from God appeared to John. There appeared to
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him an angel, clad in raiment white and glistering; having sewn on his breast a
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cross of red and blue. His arms were crossed before him, and his hands were upon the
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heads of two slaves, one a Christian and the other a Moor. And immediately the man of
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God was in the spirit, and knew that he was called to the work of ransoming bondsmen
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from the power of the unbelievers.
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That he might set himself with due forethought to the carrying out of his work, he
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withdrew into a certain desert, and there, by the will of God, he found Felix de
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Valois, who had already spent many years in that place. With him he joined company,
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and they passed three years together in continual prayer, meditation, and all
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spiritual exercises. It came to pass, one day, when they were sitting on the bank of
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a spring, that there came to them a stag having between his horns a cross of red and
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blue. Felix cried out in wonder at that sight, and John then told him of the vision
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that had appeared to him when he was saying his first Mass. Thenceforth they gave
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themselves with redoubled fervour to prayer, and, being three times warned in
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sleep, they determined to go to Rome, and pray the Pope to institute an Order for the
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ransom of prisoners. They arrived at the time of the election of Innocent III., who
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received them courteously, and entertained in his mind their petition. While he was
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in consideration, he went to the Lateran Cathedral, on the second Feast of St.
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Agnes, and there, while Mass was being solemnly sung, at the moment of the
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elevation of the Sacred Host, there appeared to him an angel, clad in raiment white
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and glistering, having sewn on his breast a cross of red and blue, and making as
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though he would free prisoners. Thereupon the Pope founded the Order, commanding
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that it should be called the Order of the Most Holy Trinity for the Ransom of
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prisoners, and that they who professed in it should be clad in white raiment,
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having sewn on their breasts a cross of red and blue.
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The Order being thus established, the holy Founders returned into France, and built
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their first Convent at Cerfroid, in the diocese of Meaux. Felix remained in charge of
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this house, and John went back to Rome with several companions. To them Innocent
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gave the house, Church, and hospital of St. Thomas de Formis on the Coelian Mount,
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with great endowments and property. Moreover he gave them a letter of introduction to
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Miramolin, King of Morocco, and they began with bright hopes the work of ransoming
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prisoners. John next betook himself to Spain, great part of which was then in the
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hands of the Saracens, and stirred up the hearts of the kings, princes, and all the
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faithful to have pity on slaves and the poor. He built Convents, founded Hospitals,
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and ransomed many bondsmen, to the great gain of souls. At last he returned to Rome,
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still busied in good works, but worn out by unceasing toil, and weakened by
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sickness. As he drew near the end of his earthly pilgrimage, his burning love for God
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and for his neighbour suffered no diminution. He called together his brethren, and
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earnestly exhorted them to go on with that work of ransom which had been pointed out
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to them from heaven, and then fell asleep in the Lord, on the 21st day of December,
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1213. His body was buried with due honour in the Church of St. Thomas de Formis.
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status: { la: verified, en: verified }
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- nocturn: 3
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isGospel: false
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source: "Pope St. Gregory the Great, Homily 13 on the Gospels (on Luke 12:35-40)"
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text:
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Sancti Evangélii, fratres caríssimi, apérta vobis est léctio recitata. Sed ne
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alíquibus ipsa ejus planíties alta fortásse videátur, eam sub brevitáte transcúrrimus,
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quátenus ejus exposítio ita nesciéntibus fiat cógnita, ut tamen sciéntibus non sit
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onerósa. Dóminus dicit: Sint lumbi vestri præcíncti. Lumbos enim præcíngimus, cum
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carnis luxúriam per continéntiam coarctámus. Sed quia minus est, mala non ágere, nisi
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étiam quisque stúdeat, et bonis opéribus insudáre, prótinus ádditur: Et lucérnæ
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ardéntes in mánibus vestris. Lucérnas quippe ardéntes in mánibus tenémus, cum per
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bona ópera próximis nostris lucis exémpla monstrámus. De quibus profécto opéribus
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Dóminus dicit: Lúceat lux vestra coram homínibus, ut vídeant ópera vestra bona, et
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gloríficent Patrem vestrum qui in cælis est.
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Duo autem sunt, quæ jubéntur, et lumbos restríngere, et lucérnas tenére: ut et
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mundítia sit castitátis in córpore, et lumen veritátis in operatióne. Redemptóri
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étenim nostro unum sine áltero placére nequáquam potest: si aut is qui bona agit,
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adhuc luxúriæ inquinaménta non déserit: aut is qui castitáte præéminet, necdum se
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per bona ópera exércet. Nec cástitas ergo magna est sine bono ópere, nec opus bonum
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est áliquod sine castitáte. Sed et si utrúmque ágitur, restat, ut quisquis ille est,
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spe ad supérnam pátriam tendat, et nequáquam se a vítiis pro mundi hujus honestáte
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contíneat.
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Et vos símiles homínibus exspectántibus dóminum suum, quando revertátur a núptiis:
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ut cum vénerit et pulsáverit, conféstim apériant ei. Venit quippe Dóminus, cum ad
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judícium próperat: pulsat vero, cum jam per ægritúdinis moléstias esse mortem
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vicínam desígnat. Cui conféstim aperímus, si hunc cum amóre suscípimus. Aperíre enim
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júdici pulsánti non vult, qui exíre de córpore trépidat: et vidére eum, quem
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contempsísse se méminit, júdicem formídat. Qui autem de sua spe et operatióne
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secúrus est, pulsanti conféstim áperit, quia lætus júdicem sústinet; et, cum tempus
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propínquæ mortis advénerit, de glória retributiónis hilaréscit.
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en: >-
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Dearly beloved brethren, the words of the Holy Gospel, which have just been read, lie
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open before you, and, lest their very plainness should make them seem to some to be
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hard, we will go through them with such shortness as that neither may they which
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understand not remain unenlightened, nor they which understand be wearied. The Lord
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saith Let your loins be girded about. Now, we gird our loins about, when by
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continency we master the lustful inclination of the flesh. But, forasmuch as it
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sufficeth not for a man to abstain from evil deeds, if he strive not to join thereto
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the earnest doing of good works, it is immediately added And your lights burning.
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Our lights burn when, by good works, we give bright example to our neighbour;
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concerning which works the Lord saith Let your light so shine before men, that they
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may see your good works, and glorify your Father Which is in heaven.
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Here, then, are two commandments, to gird our loins about, and to keep our lights
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burning the cleanness of purity in our body, and the light of the truth in our
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works. Whoso hath the one and not the other, pleaseth not thereby our Redeemer; that
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is, he pleaseth Him not which doth good works, but bridleth not himself from the
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pollutions of lust, neither he which is eminent in chastity, but exerciseth not
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himself in good works. Neither is chastity a great thing without good works, nor
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good works anything without chastity. And if any man do both, it remaineth that he
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must look by hope toward our Fatherland above, and not have for his reason
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wherethrough he turneth himself away from vice, the love of honour in this present
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world.
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And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from
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the wedding that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
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The Lord cometh at the hour of judgment He knocketh when, by the pains of sickness,
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He biddeth us know that death is nigh. To Him open we immediately, if we receive Him
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in love. Whoso feareth to leave this body, will not open to the Judge when He
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knocketh, for he dreadeth to see that Judge, Whom he knoweth that he hath despised.
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But whosoever knoweth that his hope and works are built upon a good foundation, when
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he heareth the Judge knock, openeth to Him immediately, for to such an one that
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coming is blessed, yea, when the hour of death is at hand, such an one haileth with
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gladness a glorious reward.
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