Add St. Francis de Sales, St. Martina, St. John Bosco (Jan 29-31)
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# Matins Nocturn 2 reading for St. Francis de Sales, Bishop, Confessor,
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# Doctor of the Church (Jan 29). Sourced directly from
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# web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/01-29.txt, English/Sancti/01-29.txt.
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# Lectio4-6 combined into one reading, one continuous vita, no genuine
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# source break. No Lectio7-9 in the source at all (a 6-lesson, not
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# 9-lesson, office for this feast).
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id: st-francis-de-sales
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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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Franciscus in oppido Salesio, unde famíliæ cognomen, piis et nobílibus paréntibus
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natus, a téneris annis futuræ sanctitátis indícia præbuit, morum innocéntia et
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gravitáte. Adoléscens liberálibus disciplinis eruditus, mox philosophíæ ac theologíæ
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Parisiis operam dedit; et, ne quid sibi deésset ad animi culturam, juris utriusque
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lauream summa cum laude Patavii obtinuit. In sacra æde Lauretana perpetuæ
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virginitátis votum, quo pridem Parisiis se obstrinxerat, innovávit; a cujus virtútis
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proposito nullis umquam dæmonum fraudibus, nullis sensuum illécebris pótuit
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dimoveri.
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Recusáta in Sabáudiæ senatu amplíssima dignitate, clericali milítiæ nomen dedit. Tum
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sacerdotio initiátus et Genevénsis ecclésiæ præposituram adeptus, ejus muneris
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partes adeo perfecte explevit, ut eum Granerius epíscopus vindicándis ab hæresi
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Calviniana Chaballicensibus aliisque Genevæ finitimis pópulis, divini verbi
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præcónem destinarit. Quam expeditiónem álacri animo suscípiens, asperrima quæque
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perpéssus est, sæpe ab hæréticis conquisítus ad necem, variisque calumniis et
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insídiis vexatus. Sed inter tot discrímina et agones, insuperábilis ejus constántia
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semper enituit; Deique ope protectus, septuagínta duo míllia hæreticórum ad
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catholicam fidem reduxísse dícitur, inter quos multi nobilitate et doctrina
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insignes numerántur.
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Mortuo Granerio, qui eum sibi coadjutórem decerni curáverat, epíscopus consecratus,
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sanctitátis suæ radios circumquaque diffudit, zelo ecclesiásticæ disciplinæ, pacis
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studio, misericórdia in páuperes, omnique virtúte conspicuus. Ad divini cultus
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augméntum novum ordinem sanctimoniálium instituit, a Visitatióne beátæ Vírginis
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nuncupátum, sub regula sancti Augustíni; cui addidit constitutiónes sapiéntia,
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discretióne et suavitáte mirábiles. Suis étiam scriptis cælésti doctrina refertis
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Ecclésiam illustrávit, quibus iter ad christianam perfectiónem tutum et planum
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demonstrat. Annum denique agens quinquagesimum quintum, dum e Gállia Annesium
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regréditur, post Sacrum in die sancti Joánnis Evangelistæ Lugduni celebrátum, gravi
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morbo correptus, sequénti die migrávit in cælum, anno Dómini millesimo sexcentésimo
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vigesimo secundo. Ejus corpus Annesium delátum, in ecclésia moniálium dicti ordinis
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honorifice cónditum fuit, cœpitque statis miraculis claréscere. Quibus rite
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probátis, ab Alexandro septimo Pontifice máximo in Sanctórum númerum relátus est,
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assignáta ejus festivitáti die vigesima nona Januarii; et a summo Pontifice Pio
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nono, ex sacrórum Rituum Congregatiónis consulto, universalis Ecclésiæ Doctor fuit
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declaratus.
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Francis was born of godly and noble parents, in the town of Sales, from which his
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family take their name of de Sales. In his childish years his staid and godly
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demeanour gave promise of his future sanctity. He received a liberal education as he
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grew up, and afterwards studied Philosophy and Theology at Paris. In order to the
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complete furnishing of his mind, he took the degree of Doctor of Laws, both Civil and
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Ecclesiastical, at Padua, with much distinction. He had already bound himself with a
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vow of perpetual virginity at Paris, and he renewed the same in the Holy House of
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Loreto. From this path of virtue, neither the temptations of the devil nor the
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allurements of the world ever induced him to depart.
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He refused to be made Counsellor of the Parliament of Chambery, for which his family
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had obtained for him patents from the Duke of Savoy, and determined to become a
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clergyman. He was appointed to the Provostship of the Church of Geneva, and, being
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shortly afterwards ordained Priest, discharged so admirably the duties of his
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position, that he was sent by Granier, his Bishop, to preach the word of God in
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Chablais, and other places in the outskirts of the diocese, where the inhabitants had
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embraced the heresy of Calvin. He joyfully undertook this mission, in which he
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suffered much, being often hunted by the Protestants to murder him, and assailed by
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many calumnies and plots. Amid all these dangers and struggles his constancy remained
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invincible, and under the blessing and care of God he is said to have recalled
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seventy-two thousand of these heretics to the Faith of Christ's Universal Church,
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among whom were many distinguished by rank and learning.
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After the death of Bishop Granier, who had procured his appointment as Coadjutor, he
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was consecrated Bishop. In that office he was truly a burning and a shining light,
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showing all around a bright example of godliness, zeal for the discipline of the
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Church, ardent love of peace, tenderness to the poor, and, indeed, of all graces. For
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the greater ornament of God's worship he established a new Order of Nuns, which is
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named from the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin. These nuns follow the Rule of St.
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Augustine, but Francis added thereto several additional constitutions distinguished by
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wisdom, prudence, and tenderness. He enlightened the Church by writings full of
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heavenly teaching, and pointing out a safe and simple road to Christian perfection. In
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the 55th year of his age, while on his way from France to Annecy, after saying mass at
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Lyons on the Feast of St. John the Evangelist, he was seized with fatal illness, and on
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the next day passed from earth to heaven, in the year of our Lord 1622. His body was
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carried to Annecy and honourably buried in the Church of the nuns of the Visitation,
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where it soon began to be distinguished for miracles. The truth of these having been
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proved, the Supreme Pontiff, Alexander VII., enrolled his name among those of the
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Saints, and appointed for his Feast-day the 29th of January. And the Supreme Pontiff,
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Pius IX., on the advice of the Congregation of Sacred Rites, declared him a Doctor of
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the Universal Church.
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status: { la: verified, en: verified }
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# Matins Nocturn 2-3 readings for St. John Bosco, Confessor (Jan 31).
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# Sourced directly from web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/01-31.txt,
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# English/Sancti/01-31.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: Lectio7's Gospel citation (Matt 18:1-5) is a bare incipit
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# ("Et réliqua") with no full pericope text given, so — per the
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# established convention of not transcribing bare incipits — only the
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# homily portion is authored (not marked isGospel), St. John
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# Chrysostom's homily (Lectio7's homily + Lectio8-9 combined, one
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# continuous piece).
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id: st-john-bosco
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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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Joánnes Bosco, humili loco natus apud Castum Novum in Astensibus atque sanctíssime,
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patre amisso, disciplína materna institútus, mira de se vel a prima ætate
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portendit. Ingenio enim mitis atque ad pietátem pronus, singulari se gerebat
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auctoritate inter æquales, quorum lites dirímere, faciles rixas compónere, turpia
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verba jocosque lascivos compéscere mature cœpit. Tum verbis eos jucundis ad se
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advocare, ludis preces insérere, quæ sacra elóquia in templo audivísset mirábili
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sermónis copia ac dulcédine referre, ad Pœniténtiæ et Eucharistiæ sacraménta rite
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suscipienda puerulos quam primum quamque creberrime inducere sategit. Oris quoque
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decor verecundus, morum suávitas, atque innocentíssimæ vitæ candor ómnium animos ad
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eum pertrahebant. Licet vero, familiáris rei angustia pressus labórum ærumnarúmque
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plenam adolescéntiam égerit, in id tamen unum hílaris ac Deo fidens contendit, ut
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sacerdotio augerétur.
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Voti tandem compos effectus, Cheriensem civitátem primum, ac dein Augustam
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Taurinórum pétiit, quo acrius, beato Josepho Cafasso magistro, et in sciéntia
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sanctórum profíceret et ad sacram morum doctrinam addiscéndam ánimum adjungeret.
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Ibi autem, cum voluntátis inclinatióne tum superno instinctu incitatus, suum in
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adolescéntulos ánimum convértit, ut prima iis christianæ sapiéntiæ traderet
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rudimenta. Quorum cum fieret in dies major numerus, sedem ad eos coadunándos
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stábilem ac firmam, haud sine cælésti afflatu, ásperis et diuturnis difficultátibus
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superatis, in illa urbis parte collocávit, quæ vulgo Valdocco appellátur, in eamque
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rem totus incúbuit. Paulo vero post, Vírgine Deípara auxiliante, quæ ei puérulo per
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visum in somnis futura innúerat, Joánnes Salesianórum Societátem institúere
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decrevit, cujus esset præsertim juveníles ánimas Christo lucrifácere; item novam
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familiam suscépit constituéndam sacrárum vírginum, quæ, ab Auxiliatrice Dei Matre
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nuncupátæ, adolescéntulas dirígerent in vias Dómini; quibus demum pium
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Cooperatórum cœtum adjecit ad Salesianórum ópera studio ac pietáte fovenda. Itaque
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brevi factum est, ut permagnam et christianæ et civíli societáti utilitátem
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afferret.
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Animárum enim studio flagrans, nulli pepércit labori nullique impensæ, ut festórum
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diérum asceteria pro adolescentulis, pupillórum hospitia, pusiónum operariórum
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scholas, ædes púeris alendis, instituéndis, templa Deo longe lateque per orbem
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excitaret. Simul Christi fidem in Subalpinis verbo et exemplo fovére, per totam
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Italiam optimos libros conficiendo, edendo, divulgando tutari, Evangélii præcones
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ad gentes infidéles sæpius mitténdo propagare non desiit. Simplex ac rectus homo
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Dei, ad omne opus bonum instructus, omnígenis virtútibus flóruit, quas incensíssimæ
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caritátis ardor alebat. Mente in Deum constanter erecta ac supernis charismátibus
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cumulátus, nullis sanctíssimus vir, nec minis terreri, nec labóribus fatigari, nec
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curis ópprimi, neque rebus adversis perturbari videbátur. Tria autem pietátis
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offícia suis maxime commendávit: ut quam sæpíssime ad sacram exhomologésim
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sacramque synáxim accederent, ut Mariam Auxiliatricem peramanter cólerent, ut
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Pontifici máximo ceu fílii addictíssimi obsequeréntur. Vitæ cursum, tot tantisque
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opéribus ac labóribus refertum, confecit pridie Kalendas Februarias anno salútis
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millesimo octingentésimo octogesimo octavo, ætátis septuagesimo tertio. Quem
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multis clarum miraculis Pius undecimus, Pontifex maximus, anno millesimo
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nongentésimo vigesimo nono Beatórum, quinquennio post, die solemni Paschæ, décimo
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nono exeunte sæculo a peracta humani generis Redemptióne, géntibus ex orbe
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universo in Urbem confluéntibus, Sanctórum ordínibus adserebat.
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John Bosco, born in the poor town of Castelnuovo d'Asti, and having lost his father
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at the age of two, was raised by his mother in a most saintly manner, and from his
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earliest years gave evidence of an extraordinary future. Docile and pious, he had a
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remarkable influence over those of his own age, whose fights he soon began to settle,
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and whose indecent words and improper jokes he stopped. Then he busied himself with
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drawing them to him by good stories, by including prayers in their games, by
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repeating in an attractive way the complete sermons he had heard in church, and with
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persuading them to receive the sacraments of Penance and of the Holy Eucharist
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without delay and frequently. His unassuming manner, his affability, and his
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innocence drew everyone to him. Although pressed with difficulties at home, and
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forced to work hard in his youth, he ardently desired with trust in God to become a
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priest.
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His wish was fulfilled, and he went first to Chieri, and then to Turin, where under
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the direction of Blessed Joseph Cafasso, he made rapid progress in the science of
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the Saints and in the learning of moral theology. There moved by divine grace and
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personal liking he began to take an interest in the youths, whom he taught the
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rudiments of the Christian religion. Their number increased day by day, and
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notwithstanding great and persistent difficulties, under divine inspiration he made
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a foundation for them in that section of the city called the Valdocco, on which he
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began to spend all his energy. Shortly after, with the help of the Blessed Virgin,
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who in a vision to him when a boy had revealed his future, John founded the Society
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of the Salesians, whose principal purpose was to be the saving of youthful souls for
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Christ. In like manner he founded a new family of nuns, who were called the
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daughters of St. Mary Auxiliatrix, and who would do for poor girls what the
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Salesians were doing for boys. To these he finally attached the Third Order of
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Salesian Cooperators, who by their piety and zeal were to assist in the educational
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work of the Salesians. And so in a short time he made great contributions both to
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the Church and to the State.
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Filled with zeal for souls, he spared himself no labour and no expense to build
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recreational centres for the young, orphanages, schools for working children,
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schools and homes for the training of the young, and churches far and wide
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throughout the world. At the same time he did not stop spreading the Faith
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throughout the Subalpine country by word and by example, and throughout the whole of
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Italy, by writing and editing good books and by distributing the same, and in the
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foreign missions to which he sent numerous preachers. A simple and upright man, bent
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on every good work, he shone with all manner of virtue, which was fostered by his
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intense and ardent charity. With his mind always on God, and showered with heavenly
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gifts, this holy man of God was not disturbed by threats, nor tired by work, nor
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overwhelmed by care, nor upset by adversity. He recommended three works of piety to
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his followers: to receive as frequently as possible the sacraments of Penance and of
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Holy Eucharist, to cultivate a devotion to St. Mary Auxiliatrix, and to be the most
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loyal children of the Sovereign Pontiff. With a life of such accomplishments he died
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on the 31st day of January, 1888. Illustrious for his many miracles, the Supreme
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Pontiff, Pius XI, beatified him in 1929. Five years later, in the nineteenth
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centenary of the anniversary of our redemption, he was canonized among a vast
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gathering come to the Eternal City from every part of the world.
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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: "St. John Chrysostom, Homily 60 on Matthew (on Matt 18:1-5)"
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text:
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Vide quot modis nos inducat Dóminus ad curam vel minórum fratrum? Ne ítaque
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dixeris: Ærarius est ille, aut calceórum sutor, agricola, insípiens, ut ideo
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despícias illum. Ne enim in illud mali íncidas, perpende quot modis te inducat, ut
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modeste agas et eórum curam geras. Puerum in médio státuit et ait: Efficiámini ut
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párvuli: et: Quicúmque suscéperit párvulum talem, me suscipit: et: Qui
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scandalizaverit, extrema patiétur. Si ergo Deus ita gaudet de párvulo qui repertus
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est, cur tu despícias eos quos Deus tam sollicite curat, cum oporteret ánimam ipsam
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tradere pro uno ex párvulis istis? Tanta quippe est Deo cura de anima, ut ne Fílio
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quidem suo pepércerit. Quare, óbsecro, primo dilúculo cum a domo exiérimus, hunc
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unum scopum habeámus et hanc præcipue sollicitúdinem, ut periclitántem eripiámus.
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Non loquor hic de sensibili periculo; hoc enim ne periculum quidem est; sed de
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periculo ánimæ, quod homínibus parat diabolus.
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Improbus, inquis, difficile tolerátur. Atque ideo debes illi amóre jungi, ut eum a
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vítio removeas, ut convértas et ad virtútem redúcas. At non obtemperat, inquis,
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neque consílium admittit. Unde hoc nosti? An exhortátus es et emendare studuísti?
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Hortátus sæpe sum, inquies. Quóties? Sæpius: semel et íterum. Idne sæpius vocas?
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Etiamsi per totam vitam id fecisses, nec deficere, nec desperáre oportebat. Non
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vides quómodo nos Deus semper hortátur per Prophétas, per Apóstolos, per
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Evangelistas? Quid ígitur? Num recte operamur? Num in ómnibus obtemperamus? Minime.
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Num ideo finem fecit admonendi?
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Nihil quippe tam pretiósum est quam ánima: quid enim prodest homini, si mundum
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univérsum lucrétur, ánimæ vero suæ detriméntum patiátur? Verum ómnia pervértit et
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dejécit pecuniárum amor, Deique timórem decussit, sicut tyrannus arcem sic ánimas
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occupans. Idcirco et filiórum et nostram neglígimus salútem. Hinc magna insipiéntia;
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hinc líberi servis vilióres fiunt. Ecquid de servis loquor? Mulum si quis habeat,
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multum curat ut agasónem illi optimum provideat, non ímprobum, non furacem, non
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temuléntum, non artis suæ imperítum: si autem fílio pædagogum dare opus sit, casu et
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sine delectu obvium quemque excipimus; etsi hac arte nulla sit major. Quid par illi
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arti, quæ dirigendæ juvenis menti et índoli incumbit? Qui tali instructus est
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facultate, plus diligéntiæ exhibeat oportet, quam quivis pictor aut statuarius.
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Do ye see in how many ways the Lord leadeth us on to the care of our lesser brethren?
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Therefore do not say: He is only a taxpayer, or a shoemaker, or a farmer, or that he
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is foolish, that ye may in that way look down on him. So that ye will not fall into
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such evil, reflect on how many ways he leadeth you to act humbly and take care of
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them. He placed a child in their midst and said: Become like little children; and:
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Whosoever receiveth one such little child for my sake, receiveth me; and: Who
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causeth one to sin, will suffer the severest penalties. If therefore God so
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rejoiceth over a little one that hath been found, why do ye despise those for whom
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God is so solicitous, when ye should trade your own life for one of those little
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ones? So great indeed is God's care for a soul that he did not spare his own Son.
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Wherefore, I entreat you, the first thing in the morning when we go out of the
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house, let us have in mind this purpose and this concern, to save someone in danger.
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I do not speak here of a visible danger, for this is not danger at all, but of danger
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to the soul, which the devil prepareth for men.
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Ye say it is hard to tolerate the bad. Ye should be joined to him in love, to lead
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him away from vice, to convert him and lead him back to virtue. But he doth not
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follow, say ye, nor taketh he advice. How know ye this? Have ye exhorted him and have
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ye tried to correct him? I have often exhorted, ye will say. How often? Once or
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twice. Do ye call that very often? Even if ye were to do it for your whole life, ye
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should neither stop nor despair. Do ye not see how God always encourageth us through
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the Prophets, through the Apostles, and through the Evangelists? What followeth? Do
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we act right? Do we obey in everything? Not at all. Should there be an end, then, to
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admonishing?
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There is indeed nothing as precious as a soul. For what doth it profit a man if he
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gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul? But love of money hath
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destroyed and cast down everything, it hath thrust aside the fear of God, taking
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possession of the soul as a tyrant occupieth a fortress. And so we neglect our own
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salvation and that of our children. Great is that folly, and our children are worse
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than servants. Why do I speak of servants? If ye have a mule, ye take care to give it
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the best groom, one who is not worthless, nor a thief, nor a drunk, and one is not
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inexperienced in his work. If, however, it is necessary to have a preceptor for your
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son, ye take anyone ye may meet by chance and ye give no thought to selection,
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although there is no profession greater than this one. What is equal to that
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profession which is concerned with directing the soul and forming the mind and
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character of the young? He who hath such a task should shew more diligence than any
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painter or sculptor.
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status: { la: verified, en: verified }
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# Matins Nocturn 2 reading for St. Martina, Virgin, Martyr (Jan 30).
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# Sourced directly from web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/01-30.txt,
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# English/Sancti/01-30.txt. Lectio4-6 combined into one reading, one
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# continuous vita, no genuine source break. No Lectio7-9 in the source
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# at all (a 6-lesson, not 9-lesson, office for this feast).
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id: st-martina
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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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Martina virgo Romana, patre consulari, illustri genere nata, teneris, adhuc annis
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orbáta paréntibus, christianæ pietátis ardore succensa, divítias, quibus affluebat,
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mira in páuperes liberalitate distríbuit. Sub Alexandro príncipe, cum deos inánes
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cólere juberétur, immane fácinus summa libertáte detestátur. Quapropter íterum
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atque íterum affecta verbéribus, uncis, úngulis férreis, testárum fragmentis
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lacerata, acutíssimis gládiis membratim concisa, ádipe fervénti peruncta, demum in
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amphitheatro damnátur ad bestias; a quibus illǽsa divinitus evadens, in ardentem
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rogum injecta, incólumis pari beneficio servátur.
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Ex ejus tortóribus nonnulli, miraculi novitate correpti, Dei aspirante grátia,
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Christi fidem ampléxi, post cruciátus gloriósam martyrii palmam cápitis abscissióne
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promeruére. Ad ejusdem preces nunc terræmótibus exórtis, nunc ignibus e cælo
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tonante delapsis, deórum templa prostráta sunt et simulacra consumpta. Interdum ex
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vulnéribus lac cum sánguine erupit, splendorque nitidíssimus ac suavíssimus odor e
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corpore emanávit: intérdum sublimis regia in sede divinis laudibus una cum
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cælítibus interesse visa est.
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Hisce prodigiis ejusque in primis constantia, acriter permotus judex, caput Virgini
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amputari præcepit: qua perempta, auditáque de cælo voce, qua ad Súperos
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evocabátur, Urbs tota contrémuit, ac multi idolórum cultores ad Christi fidem
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convérsi sunt. Sacrum Martinæ corpus, sedénte sancto Urbano primo, martyrio
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afféctum, Urbano octavo Pontifice máximo, in pervetusta ejusdem ecclésia, ad
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Mamertinum carcerem, in Capitolini clivi radicibus, cum sanctórum Mártyrum
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Concordii, Epiphanii et Sociórum corpóribus repertum, eodem loco in meliórem formam
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redacto, atque decentius ornato, magno pópuli concursu, totius Urbis lætítia,
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solemni ritu ac pompa repósitum est.
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en: >-
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Martina was a maiden of a most illustrious Roman family, daughter of a Consul. She
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lost her parents while still very young, and, being inflamed with Christian zeal, she
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distributed her wealth, whereof she had abundance, with great profusion among the
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poor. Under the Emperor Alexander, she was commanded to sacrifice to the imaginary
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gods, and refused with much boldness to commit this great wickedness. Upon this she
|
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was again and again scourged, and mangled with iron prongs and hooks, and pieces of
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broken pottery. Her limbs were cut off piece by piece with sharp swords, and boiling
|
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tallow poured upon the living trunk. Lastly she was sent to be eaten publicly by the
|
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wild beasts in the amphitheatre, but by the will of God they would not touch her, and
|
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she was then thrown upon a burning pile, but still remained alive.
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Some of her tormentors were so moved by the spectacle, that they repented, and, by
|
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the grace of God confessing the faith of Christ, through which she remained constant,
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were themselves tortured and beheaded. Martina herself lay praying, with a brightness
|
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on her face, while a matter like milk oozed from her body along with the blood,
|
||||
emitting a soft, sweet smell. She was as it were unconscious of an earthquake and
|
||||
most violent thunderstorm which arose and was raging, and while the lightning struck
|
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temples, and melted statues, she seemed in spirit rather to be seated above on a
|
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queenly throne, praising God in heaven among the Blessed.
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The judge being infuriated at what had taken place, and chiefly at her unbending
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firmness, ordered the head of the martyr to be cut off. At the moment this was done,
|
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a peal which shook the city was heard, like a voice calling her home, and so great was
|
||||
the consternation, that it was made the means of conversion to many idolaters. The
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holy body of Martina wherein she had suffered in the Pontificate of Urban I. was
|
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discovered in the time of Urban VIII., in the very old Church called after her,
|
||||
situated at the foot of the Capitoline Hill, near the Mamertine Prison, along with the
|
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bodies of the holy martyrs Concordius, Epiphanius, and others. The Church was then
|
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altered and restored and handsomely decorated, and then the body was replaced in it,
|
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amid public rejoicings, with a solemn ceremony and procession.
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