# Matins Nocturn 2-3 readings for St. Januarius, Bishop, and Companions, # Martyrs (Sep 19) — pre-1955-but-post-1617 (no SanctiM/09-19*.txt at # all). web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/09-19.txt, # English/Sancti/09-19.txt. # # Lectio4-6 is this saint's own proper vita, one continuous account, no # internal break, combined into a single reading. # # Nocturn 3's Lectio7 gives only the Gospel incipit ("Et réliqua", Matt # 24:3-13) with no full pericope text, so the bare Gospel reading isn't # authored here (deferred, pending the bulk Vulgate/Douay-Rheims # import). Lectio7's own homily portion + Lectio8-9 is one continuous # excerpt from St. Hilary's commentary, combined into a single reading. # No responsory given for either reading in the source. id: st-januarius readings: - nocturn: 2 isGospel: false text: la: >- Januarius, Benevénti epíscopus, Diocletiáno et Maximiáno in Christiános sæviéntibus, ad Timotheum Campaniæ præsidem ob christianæ fidei professiónem Nolam perducitur. Ibi, ejus constántia varie tentata, in ardentem fornacem conjéctus, ita illæsus evasit, ut ne vestiméntum aut capillum quidem flamma violáverit. Hinc præses, accénsus iracúndia, Mártyris corpus imperat usque eo dístrahi, quoad nervórum compages artuumque solvántur. Festus interea ejus diaconus et Desiderius lector, comprehénsi vinctique, una cum episcopo ante rhedam præsidis Puteleos pertrahúntur, et in eumdem carcerem, in quo Sosius Misenas et Próculus Puteolánus diáconus, Eutyches et Acutius láici, ad bestias damnati, detinebántur, simul conjiciúntur. Postero die omnes in amphitheatro feris objecti sunt; quæ, naturalis oblitæ feritátis, ad Januarii pedes se prostravére. Id Timótheus mágicis cantiónibus tribuens, cum senténtiam cápitis in Christi Mártyres pronuntiásset, óculis repénte captus, orante mox beato Januario, lumen recepit; quo miraculo hóminum míllia fere quinque Christi fidem suscepérunt. Verum ingrátus judex, níhilo placatior factus beneficio, sed conversióne tantæ multitúdinis actus in rábiem; véritus maxime príncipum decreta, sanctum Episcopum cum sociis gládio pércuti jussit. Horum córpora finítimæ urbes, pro suo quæque studio certum sibi patronum ex iis apud Deum adoptándi, sepelienda curarunt. Januarii corpus Neapolitani divino admónitu extulére; quod, primo Benevéntum, inde ad monastérium montis Vírginis, postremo Neapolim translátum et in majori ecclésia cónditum, multis miraculis cláruit. Sed illud in primis memorándum, quod erumpéntes olim e monte Vesuvio flammárum globos, nec vicínis modo sed longinquis étiam regiónibus vastitátis metum afferéntes, exstinxit. Præclárum illud quoque, quod ejus sanguis, qui in ampulla vitrea concretus asservátur, cum in conspéctu cápitis ejusdem Mártyris pónitur, admirándum in modum colliquefíeri et ebullire, perinde atque recens effúsus, ad hæc usque témpora cernitur. en: >- At that time the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian were furiously raging against Christians, Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, was taken to Nola, to Timothy, President of Campania, on the charge of professing the Christian faith. There his firmness was tried diverse ways, and he was cast into a burning fiery furnace, but came forth thence unhurt, for neither upon his raiment nor upon the hairs of his head did the flame take any hold. Thereupon the wrath of the President was enkindled, and he commanded the martyr to be torn limb from limb. But in the meanwhile Januarius' Deacon Festus and his Reader Desiderius were taken, and the whole three were led in bonds to Puzzuoli in front of the President's carriage, and there thrown into the same prison wherein were already held four other Christians condemned to be devoured by wild beasts, that is to say, Sosius, a Deacon of Miseno, Proculus, a Deacon of Puzzuoli, and two laymen, named respectively Eutyches and Acutius. The next day all seven were exposed to the wild beasts in the amphitheatre, but these creatures forgot their natural fierceness, and lay down at the feet of Januarius. Timothy would have it that this came from charms, and commanded the witnesses of Christ to be beheaded. Thereupon he became of a sudden blind, until Januarius had prayed for him, by the which miracle nearly five thousand persons were turned to Christ. But this good turn roused up no gratitude in the President, yea, rather, the conversion of so many drave him wild, and in his hot fear to obey the decrees of the Emperors he commanded that the holy Bishop and his companions should be smitten with the sword. The cities of those coasts strove to obtain their bodies for honourable burial, so as to make sure of having in them advocates with God. By God's will the relics of Januarius were taken to Naples at last, after having been carried from Puzzuoli to Benevento, and from Benevento to Monte Vergine; when they were brought thence to Naples, they were laid in the chief Church there, and there have been famous on account of many miracles. Among these is remarkable the stopping of eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, whereby both that neighbourhood and also places afar off have been like to have been brought to desolation. It is also well known, and is the plain fact, seen even unto this day, that when the blood of Januarius, kept dried up in a small glass phial, is put in sight of the head of the same martyr, it is used to melt and bubble in a very strange way, as though it had but freshly been shed. status: { la: verified, en: verified } - nocturn: 3 isGospel: false source: "St. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Commentary on Matthew, ch. 25" text: la: >- Discipuli Dóminum intérrogant quando hæc fíerent, quodve signum et adventus sui et consummatiónis sæculi nóscerent. Et, quia tria hæc in unum quæsíta sunt, distinctis et témporis et intelligéntiæ significatiónibus separántur. Respondétur ígitur primum de civitátis occasu, et confirmántur veritáte doctrinæ, ne quis fallax ignorántibus posset obrépere; venturi enim erant étiam eórum témpore, qui se Christum essent nuncupatúri. Ut ígitur fides pestífero mendácio détrahi posset, admonítio præcessit. Confírmat ígitur eos ad tolerántiam passiónum, fugæ, verberatiónis, intéritus et publici in eos odii propter nomen ejus. Atque his quidem vexatiónibus multi turbabúntur, et, tantis insurgéntibus malis scandalizabúntur, et usque in mutuum ódium excitabúntur. Et falsi prophetæ erunt, multosque ementíta veritáte pervertent; et, abundante nequitia, caritas refrigéscet. Sed usque in finem perseverántibus salus reserváta est; ac tum, per omnes orbis partes viris apostolicis dispersis, Evangélii véritas prædicábitur. Et, cum univérsis fúerit cognítio sacraménti cæléstis invecta, tum Jerúsalem occasus et finis incumbet; ut prædicatiónis fidem, et infidelium pœna et metus civitátis érutæ consequátur. Hæc ígitur in eam, ut fuerant prædicta, perfécta sunt; et, lapidatis, fugatis, peremptis Apóstolis, fame, bello, captivitáte consumpta est. Ac tum fuit digna non esse, cum, ejectis prædicatóribus Christi, indignam Dei prædicatióne se præbuit. en: >- His disciples came unto Him privately, saying: "Tell us, when shall these things be, and what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world?" Here are in one question three several points, and the answers are to be understood of three several times, and by three several interpretations. "When shall these things be?" And herein He taught them concerning the fall of the city, whereof He made plain announcement, lest the unlearned might fall a prey to any deceiver. For within the lifetime of His then hearers were to come many, saying: I am Christ. He giveth warning therefore beforehand, lest such pestilential liars should gain any belief. He confirms them, therefore, to endure sufferings, flight, scourging, death, and the public hatred of all men for His Name's sake. And by these very troubles many shall be troubled, and as such great evils arise they shall be offended, and shall even be stirred up to hatred of one another. And false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many by their pretended truth; and because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But unto them that endure unto the end salvation is reserved; and then, the apostolic men having been scattered through every part of the world, the truth of the Gospel shall be preached. And when the knowledge of the heavenly mystery has been carried to all, then the fall and end of Jerusalem shall come to pass; so that the faith of the preaching, and the punishment and terror of the unbelievers, may follow from the destroyed city. These things therefore were fulfilled in her, just as they had been foretold; and, the Apostles having been stoned, put to flight, and slain, she was consumed by famine, war, and captivity. And she then proved unworthy to continue, when, having cast out the preachers of Christ, she showed herself unworthy of God's preaching. status: { la: verified, en: verified }