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St. Isidore of Seville, St. Vincent Ferrer, St. Hermenegild, St. Anselm, St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, St. Peter Canisius -- April complete. St. Peter Canisius is the second common-of-a-confessor-doctor saint (after St. John Damascene in March), same benedictusCommon reuse pattern. St. Hugh, Abbot (Apr 1) checked and correctly skipped: his own file is Commemoratio-rank with only a collect, no Lectio content at all to source. 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 reading for St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Martyr
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# (Apr 24). Sourced directly from web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/04-24.txt,
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# English/Sancti/04-24.txt. Lectio4-6 combined into one reading, one
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# continuous vita. No Lectio7-9 in the source (6-lesson office).
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id: st-fidelis-of-sigmaringen
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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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Fidélis, in oppido Sueviæ Sigmaringa ex honesta Reyórum família natus, ab
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ineunte ætate singularibus natúræ et gratiæ donis ornatus præfulsit. Egregiam
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quippe sortitus índolem, morúmque optima imbutus disciplína, dum Friburgi
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philosophíæ et juris utriusque lauream emeruit, in schola étiam Christi ad
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perfectiónis ápicem sedulo virtútum exercítio conténdere cœpit. Nobílium
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exínde virórum varias Europæ provincias lustrántium comes ascitus, eos ad
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christianam pietátem sectandam, tam verbis quam opéribus, excitare non
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déstitit. Quinimmo in eodem itinere crebris austeritátibus desidéria carnis
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mortificare, ac ita seípsum regere studuit, ut in tanta rerum vicissitúdine
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nullo umquam visus fúerit iræ motu perturbari. Juris præterea et justítiæ
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strenuus propugnator, post réditum in Germaniam celebre sibi nomen acquisívit
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in advocáti munere; in quo tamen cum fori pericula esset expertus, tutiórem
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ætérnæ salútis viam íngredi deliberávit, et superna vocatióne illustratus,
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paulo post ordini Seraphico inter fratres Minores Capuccinos adscribi pétiit.
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Piæ petitiónes compos redditus, mundi suique contemptor insígnis, in ipso
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statim tirocinio, magisque cum solemnis professióne vota in gáudio spíritus
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Dómino nuncupasset, in regulari observántia ómnibus admiratióni fuit et
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exemplo. Oratióni maxime et sacris litteris vacans, in verbi quoque ministerio
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singulari grátia excellens, nedum Catholicos ad meliórem frugem, verum étiam
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heterodoxos ad veritátis cognitiónem attraxit. Plúribus in locis cœnobii
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præfectus constitútus, prudéntia, justítia, mansuetúdine, discretióne et
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humilitátis laude, munus sibi demandátum exercuit. Arctíssimæ paupertátis
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zelator egregius, quidquid vel minus necessárium viderétur, e cœnobio
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pénitus eliminávit. Inter austera jejunia, vigílias et flagélla salutári
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seípsum prósequens ódio, in alios amórem, quasi mater in fílios, osténdit. Cum
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pestífera febris Austríacas militares copias dire affligeret, ipse in extremis
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infirmórum indigentiis ad assidua caritátis offícia toto spíritu incúbuit. In
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componéndis étiam animórum dissidiis, aliisque próximi necessitátibus
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sublevandis consílio et opere adeo præcláre se gessit, ut pater pátriæ
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merúerit appellari.
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Deíparæ Vírginis et rosarii cultor exímius, illíus præcipue aliorúmque
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Sanctórum patrocinio a Deo postulávit, ut in catholicæ fidei obsequium vitam
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sibi et sánguinem fúndere licéret. Cumque ardens hoc desidérium in quotidiana
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Sacri devota celebratióne magis accenderétur, mira Dei providéntia factum est,
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ut fortis Christi athleta præses eligerétur illárum missiónum, quas
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Congregátio de Propaganda Fide pro Rhætia tunc témporis institúerat. Quod
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arduum munus prompto hilaríque animo suscípiens, tanto fervore exsecutus est,
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ut, plúribus hæreticis ad orthodoxam fidem conversis, spes non modica
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effulserit totius illíus gentis Ecclésiæ et Christo reconciliandæ. Prophetíæ
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dono præditus, futuras Rhætiæ calamitátes, suique necem ab hæreticis
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inferéndam sæpius prædixit. Postquam vero insidiárum probe cónscius impendénti
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agoni se præparasset, die vigesima quarta Aprilis anno millesimo
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sexcentésimo vigesimo secundo, ad ecclésiam loci, Sevisium nuncupati, se
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cóntulit; ubi ab hæreticis, qui pridie conversiónem simulántes, eum dolóse ad
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prædicándum invitáverant, concióne tumultuárie interrupta, per verbera ac
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vulnera eídem crudeliter inflicta gloriósam mortem magno et álacri corde
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perpéssus, primítias Mártyrum memorátæ Congregatiónis proprio sánguine
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consecrávit; plúribus signis et miraculis exínde clarus, præsertim Curiæ et
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Feldkírchii, ubi summa pópuli veneratióne illíus relíquiæ asservántur.
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en: >-
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Fidelis was born of the respectable family of Rey in the town of Sigmaringen in
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Swabia. From his childhood he was adorned with many bright gifts of nature and
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grace. Intellectually distinguished, and assisted by all the advantages of
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education, he took at Fribourg the degrees of Philosophy and of Civil and Canon
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Law, and it was while engaged in these studies, that he began to strive after
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the height of perfection in the school of Christ, to which end he earnestly
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trained himself in all the exercises of godliness. He ceased not to exhort to
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Christian godliness, both by his words and works, the noblemen who made him
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their companion, and who were drawn from the chief families of diverse parts of
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Europe. While on his travels, he was careful to mortify the lusts of the flesh
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by frequent austerities, and so to get the command of himself, that he was
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never seen under any circumstances to be moved to anger. He was a zealous
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champion of law and justice, and when he returned into Germany, he won a most
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distinguished name in his profession as an advocate. After a while, however, in
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view of the dangers which beset him at the Bar, he determined to enter on a
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path safer as regarded his eternal salvation, and, in obedience to an inward
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call from above, he sought admission into the Seraphic Order, among the
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Capuchin Friars Minor.
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After he had obtained his holy wish, he showed himself even in his noviceship a
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singular despiser of the world and of himself, and still more so when with
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great spiritual joy he had made his solemn profession to the Lord. By his
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observance of the Rule, he became the wonder and the example of all. He gave
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himself chiefly to prayer and sacred learning, but he excelled, by a remarkable
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grace, in the ministry of the Word, and thereby not only stirred up the
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Catholics to bring forth more fruit, but also drew misbelievers to the
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knowledge of the truth. He was set at the head of communities of Friars in
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diverse places, and discharged the duty so laid upon him with great praise for
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prudence, justice, meekness, wisdom, and lowliness. He was animated by a
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vehement love of the strictest poverty, and cleansed the convent of whatever
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was not altogether needful. While he pursued himself with an healthy hatred,
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and most stern fastings, watchings, and scourgings, he showed to all others a
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love like the love of a mother for her sons. When a contagious fever made
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horrid ravages among the Austrian soldiers, he gave himself up with his whole
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soul to unwearied offices of tenderness toward the helpless sick. In allaying
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quarrels and relieving the temporal distress of his neighbour, he bore himself
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with such wisdom and zeal as to earn the name of Father of his country.
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He tenderly and warmly loved the maiden Mother of God and her Rosary, and he
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besought God under the patronage of many of His holy servants, but especially
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under that of the same blessed Mother, to vouchsafe to let him offer his life
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and his blood together for the sake of the Catholic faith. This burning desire
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came upon him more and more, day by day, and by the unexpected Providence of
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God it came to pass that this brave soldier of Christ was chosen President of
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the Missions which the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith had at
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that time just founded for the Grisons. He accepted this hard task with a
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willing and joyful heart, and discharged it with such zeal, that many heretics
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were turned to the orthodox faith, and great hope was engendered that the
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whole of that people would return to the peace of Christ and His Church.
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Fidelis, who was gifted with the spirit of Prophecy, often foretold the great
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woes which afterwards came upon the Grisons, and that he himself would be
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murdered by the heretics. At last, some of the heretics, who pretended to be
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converted, entreated him to come and preach at the Church of a place which is
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called Sevis. On the 24th day of April, in the year 1622, he went to Sevis, and
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began to preach, but his discourse was interrupted by a riot, and he was
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brutally murdered. By this glorious death, which he suffered with a willing
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and cheerful heart, he offered to God in his own blood the first-fruits of
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martyrdom from the abovementioned Congregation. God hath since glorified him by
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many signs and wonders, especially at Chur and Feldkirch, where his relics are
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kept with much popular veneration.
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status: { la: verified, en: verified }
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