# Matins Nocturn 2 reading for the Apparition of St. Michael the
# Archangel (May 8) — pre-1955-but-post-1617 (no SanctiM/05-08*.txt at
# all). web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/05-08.txt,
# English/Sancti/05-08.txt. Lectio4-6 is one continuous narrative (the
# Monte Gargano apparition), no internal source break, combined into a
# single reading. Each of Lectio4-6 has its own responsory in the
# source; per this project's established "first one, when several
# collapse" convention (see octave-readings.ts), only Responsory4 is
# kept.
#
# Update (2026-09-05): this 9-lesson duplex-majus feast also has its
# own Nocturn 3 Gospel + homily, added below — Lectio7 (Matt 18:1-10,
# on becoming as little children) with St. Hilary of Poitiers'
# homily on it, and Lectio8-9 continuing that same homily (combined
# into one reading, same "recombine split lessons" convention as
# elsewhere). Source: web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/05-08.txt Lectio7-9,
# English/Sancti/05-08.txt Lectio7-9.
id: apparition-of-st-michael
readings:
  - nocturn: 2
    isGospel: false
    text:
      la: >-
        Beátum Michaélem Archángelum sǽpius homínibus apparuísse, et sacrórum Librórum auctoritáte
        et véteri Sanctórum traditióne comprobátur. Quam ob rem multis in locis facti memória
        celebrátur. Eum, ut olim synagóga Judæórum, sic nunc custódem et patrónum Dei venerátur
        Ecclésia. Gelásio autem primo, Pontífice máximo, in Apúlia in vértice Gargáni montis, ad
        cujus radíces íncolunt Sipontíni, Archángeli Michaélis fuit illústris apparítio.


        Factum est enim, ut ex grégibus armentórum Gargáni cujúsdam taurus longe discéderet; quem
        diu conquisítum, in áditu spelúncæ hæréntem invenérunt. Cum vero quidam ex illis, ut taurum
        confígeret, sagíttam emisísset retórta sagítta in ipsum récidit sagittárium. Quæ res cum
        præséntes ac deínceps céteros tanto timóre affecísset, ut ad eam spelúncam própius accédere
        nemo audéret, Sipontíni epíscopum cónsulunt; qui, indícto trium diérum jejúnio et oratióne,
        rem a Deo respóndit quæri oportére.


        Post tríduum Míchaël Archángelus epíscopum monet in sua tutéla esse eum locum, eóque indício
        demonstrásse, velle ibi cultum Deo in sui et Angelórum memóriam adhibéri. Quare epíscopus una
        cum cívibus ad eam spelúncam ire pergit. Quam cum in templi cujúsdam similitúdinem
        conformátam vidíssent, locum illum divínis offíciis celebráre cœpérunt: qui multis póstea
        miráculis illustrátus est. Nec ita multo post Bonifátius Papa, Romæ in summo circo, sancti
        Michaélis ecclésiam dedicávit tértio Kaléndas Octóbris; quo die étiam ómnium Angelórum
        memóriam Ecclésia celébrat. Hodiérnus autem dies Archángeli Michaélis apparitióne
        consecrátus est.
      en: >-
        That the blessed Archangel Michael hath oftentimes been seen of men is attested on the
        authority of the Holy Bible, and also by the ancient traditions of the Saints. For this
        reason such visions are held in remembrance in many places. As of old time did the Synagogue
        of the Jews, so now doth the Church of God venerate Michael as her watcher and defender. But
        during the papacy of Gelasius I, the summit of Mount Gargano in Apulia, at whose foot lieth
        the town of Siponto, was the scene of an extraordinary appearance of this same Archangel
        Michael.


        And it came to pass on this wise. A certain man had a bull grazing with the flock upon Mount
        Gargano, and it strayed. And when they had sought it for a long while they found it jammed
        in the mouth of a cavern. Then one that stood there shot an arrow at it to slay it, but the
        arrow turned round and came back against him that had shot it. They therefore that saw it,
        and all those that heard it, were sore afraid because of that which had come to pass, so
        that no man dared any more to draw near to the cavern. But when they had sought counsel of
        the Bishop of Siponto, he answered, that it behoved to seek the interpretation from God, and
        proclaimed three days of fasting and prayer.


        After three days the Archangel Michael gave warning to the Bishop that that place was under
        his protection, and that he had thus pointed out by a sign that he wished that worship
        should be offered to God there, with remembrance of himself and of the Angels. Then the
        Bishop and the citizens made haste and came to the cavern, and when they found that the form
        thereof was somewhat after the fashion of a Church, they began to perform the public worship
        of God therein, which sanctuary hath been glorified with many miracles. It was not long
        after these things that Pope Boniface IV hallowed the Church of St. Michael on Hadrian's
        Mole at Rome, on the 29th day of September, on the which day the Church also holdeth in
        remembrance All Angels. But this present day is hallowed in remembrance of the manifestation
        of the Archangel Michael.
    responsory:
      la: "R. Hic est Míchaël Archángelus, princeps milítiæ Angelórum, * Cujus honor præstat benefícia populórum, et orátio perdúcit ad regna cælórum.\nV. Archángelus Míchaël præpósitus paradísi, quem honoríficant Angelórum cives.\nR. Cujus honor præstat benefícia populórum, et orátio perdúcit ad regna cælórum."
      en: "R. This is Michael, who to battle leads the armies of the skies; * Whosoever on him calleth blessed within his wardship lies, his a prayer whose voice availing aids from earth toward heaven to rise.\nV. The Archangel Michael is the Vice-Roy of Paradise, and the Angels that are the dwellers therein, do hold him in worship.\nR. Whosoever on him calleth blessed within his wardship lies, his a prayer whose voice availing aids from earth toward heaven to rise."
    status: { la: verified, en: verified }

  - nocturn: 3
    isGospel: true
    citation: { la: "Matt 18:1-10", en: "Matthew 18:1-10" }
    text:
      la: >-
        In illo témpore: Accessérunt discípuli ad Jesum, dicéntes: Quis, putas, major est in regno
        cælórum? Et réliqua.
      en: >-
        At that time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying: Who is the greatest in the kingdom of
        heaven? And so on.
    status: { la: verified, en: verified }

  - nocturn: 3
    isGospel: false
    source: "St. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Commentary on Matthew, ch. 18"
    text:
      la: >-
        Nónnisi revérsos in natúram puerórum introíre regnum cælórum Dóminus docet: id est, per
        simplicitátem puerílem vítia córporum nostrórum animǽque revocánda. Púeros autem,
        credéntes omnes per audiéntiæ fidem nuncupávit. Hi enim patrem sequúntur, matrem amant,
        próximo velle malum nésciunt, curam opum négligunt; non insoléscunt, non odérunt, non
        mentiúntur, dictis credunt, et quod áudiunt, verum habent. Reverténdum ígitur est ad
        simplicitátem infántium; quia, in ea collocáti, spéciem humilitátis Domínicæ circumferémus.


        Væ huic mundo ab scándalis. Humílitas passiónis scándalum mundo est. In hoc enim máxime
        ignorántia detinétur humána, quod sub deformitáte crucis, ætérnæ glóriæ Dóminum nóluit
        accípere. Et quid mundo tam periculósum, quam non recepísse Christum? Ideo vero necésse
        esse ait veníre scándala; quia, ad sacraméntum reddéndæ nobis æternitátis, omnis in eo
        passiónis humílitas esset explénda.


        Vidéte ne contemnátis unum de pusíllis istis, qui credunt in me. Aptíssimum vínculum mútui
        amóris impósuit, ad eos præcípue qui vere in Dómino credidíssent. Pusillórum enim Angeli
        quotídie Deum vident: quia Fílius hóminis venit salváre quæ pérdita sunt. Ergo et Fílius
        hóminis salvat, et Deum Angeli vident, et Angeli pusillórum præsunt fidélium oratiónibus.
        Præésse Angelos absolúta auctóritas est. Salvatórum ígitur per Christum oratiónes Angeli
        quotídie Deo ófferunt. Ergo periculóse ille contémnitur, cujus desidéria ac postulatiónes
        ad ætérnum et invisíbilem Deum, ambitióso Angelórum famulátu ac ministério, pervehúntur.
      en: >-
        Unless ye become as little children,” saith the Lord, “ye shall not enter into the kingdom
        of heaven,” that is, unless by the uprooting of bodily and mental depravity, we bring our
        souls to the innocency of childhood. But He giveth the name of children to all such as
        believe by the hearing of faith. Children follow their father, love their mother, know not
        how to wish evil to their neighbours, are not careful for earthly riches they insult not,
        they hate not, they lie not, they believe what they are told, and take for truth what they
        hear. Us then it behoveth to return to the simpleness of little children, for when we are
        well rooted therein, we shall so far bear about in ourselves an image of the sublime
        simpleness of the Lord Jesus.


        Woe unto the world because of offences. The lowliness of the Passion is an offence unto the
        world. Such is the state of stupidity to which man's ignorance hath reduced itself, that it
        turneth away from the Lord of Eternal Glory, because of the unsightliness of the Cross. And
        what is so certain to bring woe unto the world as to turn away from Christ. And therefore He
        saith: "It must needs be that offences come," because His fulfilling the lowliness of the
        Passion was the predestined mean whereby He was to give us eternal life.


        Make heed that ye despise not one of these little ones that believe in Me. He hath laid on
        us a most meet tie to constrain us to love one another, especially such as indeed believe in
        the Lord. For I say unto you that in heaven their Angels do always behold the face of My
        Father Which is in heaven. For the Son of Man is come to save that which was lost. From
        these words we see, first, that the Son of Man saveth secondly, that the Angels do see God
        and thirdly, that the Angels of these little ones have the wardship over the prayers of the
        faithful. That the Angels have this wardship is taught us absolutely. The Angels therefore
        do every day offer to God the prayers which they which are saved do make to Him in the Name
        of Christ. Therefore it is dangerous for a man to despise them, seeing that these are they by
        whose watchful service and ministry, his wishes and requests are presented before the throne
        of the eternal and unseen God.
    status: { la: verified, en: verified }