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Add October Matins readings for SanctiM-track saints
9 of October's 13 SanctiM-track saints authored. Found a new wrinkle:
St. Justina and St. Gall are genuinely Monastic-only (no Tridentine
file at all) but their own SanctiM files turn out to be Common-only
with no proper Lectio content -- being Monastic-only doesn't guarantee
real text to transcribe.
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# Matins Nocturn 2 reading for St. Francis of Assisi, Confessor (Oct
# 4) — SanctiM/10-04.txt inherits the whole day (`@Sancti/10-04`) with
# no Nocturn 2/3 override, so this saint's own vita is sourced from
# the Tridentine track exactly as for a pre-1955 saint (see memory
# vu-matins-pre1955-saints, vu-matins-sanctim-saints).
# web/www/horas/Latin/Sancti/10-04.txt, English/Sancti/10-04.txt.
# Lectio4-6 combined into one reading, one continuous vita, no genuine
# source break. Lectio7-9 reference `@Sancti/02-24` (St. Matthias's
# own lessons, unrelated) — not proper to Francis, so not authored
# here. No responsory given for Lectio4-6.
id: st-francis
readings:
- nocturn: 2
isGospel: false
text:
la: >-
Francíscus, Assísii in Umbria natus, patris exémplum secútus, a prima ætáte
mercatúram fecit. Qui, quodam die, páuperem, pro Christi amóre flagitántem
pecúniam, cum præter consuetúdinem repulísset, repénte eo facto commótus, large ei
misericórdiam impertívit; et ex eo die Deo promísit se némini umquam poscénti
eleemósynam negatúrum. Cum vero post in gravem morbum incidísset, ex eo aliquándo
confirmátus, cœpit ardéntius cólere offícia caritátis; qua in exercitatióne tantum
profécit, ut, evangélicæ perfectiónis cúpidus, quidquid habéret, paupéribus
largirétur. Quod ferens iníquius pater, eum ad Assisinátem epíscopum duxit, ut coram
illo bonis céderet patérnis; qui, rejéctis étiam véstibus, patri concéssit ómnia,
illud subjúngens, sibi in pósterum majórem facultátem fore dicéndi: Pater noster, qui
es in cælis.
Cum autem illud ex Evangélio audísset: Nolíte possidére aurum, neque argéntum, neque
pecúniam in zonis vestris, non peram in via, neque duas túnicas, neque calceaménta;
sibi eam régulam servándam propósuit. Itaque, detráctis cálceis et una conténtus
túnica, cum duódecim sócios adhibuísset, órdinem Minórum instítuit. Quare Romam venit,
ut sui órdinis régula ab apostolica Sede confirmarétur. Quem cum accedéntem ad se
summus Póntifex Innocéntius tértius rejecísset; quod in somnis póstea sibi ille, quem
repúlerat, collabéntem Lateranénsem basílicam suis húmeris sustinére visus esset,
conquisítum accérsi jussit, benignéque accípiens, omnem ejus institutórum ratiónem
confirmávit. Francíscus ígitur, dimíssis in omnes orbis terræ partes frátribus ad
prædicándum Christi Evangélium, ipse cúpiens sibi áliquam dari martyrii occasiónem,
navigávit in Syriam; ubi, a rege soldáno liberalíssime tractátus, cum nihil
profíceret, rédiit in Itáliam.
Multis ígitur exstrúctis suæ famíliæ domicíliis, se in solitúdinem montis Alvérni
cóntulit; ubi quadragínta diérum, propter honórem sancti Michaélis Archángeli, jejúnio
inchoáto, festo die Exaltatiónis sanctæ Crucis, ei Séraphim crucifíxi effígiem inter
alas cóntinens appáruit; qui ejus et mánibus, et pédibus, et láteri vestígia clavórum
impréssit. Quæ sanctus Bonaventúra, cum Alexándri quarti summi Pontíficis
prædicatióni interésset, narrásse Pontíficem a se visa esse, lítteris commendávit.
His insígnibus summi in eum Christi amóris, máximam habébat ómnium admiratiónem. Ac
biénnio post, gráviter ægrótans, deférri vóluit in ecclésiam sanctæ Maríæ Angelórum;
ut, ubi grátiæ spíritum a Deo accéperat, ibi spíritum vitæ rédderet. Eo in loco
fratres ad paupertátem ac patiéntiam, et sanctæ Románæ Ecclésiæ fidem servándam
cohortátus, Psalmum illum pronúntians, Voce mea ad Dóminum clamávi; in eo versículo,
Me exspéctant justi, donec retríbuas mihi, efflávit ánimam quarto Nonas Octóbris.
Quem, miráculis clarum, Gregórius nonus Póntifex máximus in Sanctórum númerum
adscrípsit.
en: >-
Francis was born at Assisi in Umbria. From his early youth he followed the example of
his father, and busied himself with merchandise. It befell one day that, contrary to
his usage, he had thrust from him a beggar, who cried for money for Christ's sake, when,
being cut to the heart with regret, he gave him large alms, and promised to God from
that day forth never to deny to any that asked of him. He fell after this into a
grievous sickness, and from the time that he was healed thereof, he gave himself more
earnestly to works of love for his neighbour. At length he became fain in this sort to
be perfect, even as the Lord hath said in the Gospel, and gave to the poor whatsoever he
had. His father would not have it so, and brought him before the Bishop of Assisi, that
he might renounce all right to any inheritance. He cheerfully gave up all to his father,
even to his clothes, telling them that now he should be able with more utter dependence
to say Our Father, Who art in heaven.
When he heard read the words of the Gospel: Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor
brass in your purses, nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes,
thereupon he determined that that should be his rule of living. He took off his shoes,
and contented himself with one coat. When he had gathered twelve comrades, he founded
the Order of Friars Minor. He went to Rome to get from the Apostolic See a confirmation
of his Order. When he came Pope Innocent III. thrust him away. Thereafter he dreamt that
he saw the Church of the most Holy Saviour falling, and whom he had cast forth bearing
it up with his shoulders. He bade therefore that he should be sought for and brought
again before him, welcomed him kindly, and approved all the Rule which he had
established. Francis therefore sent his Friars into all quarters of the world to preach
the Gospel of Christ. He himself was fain to find some occasion of martyrdom, and
therefore made a voyage into Syria, but the Sultan treated him with the greatest
kindness, offering him many gifts, and, since he could do no good, he returned again to
Italy.
Many houses of Friars of his Order having already been built, he withdrew himself into
a most secret place upon Mount Alverno, and began to fast for forty days in honour of
the holy Archangel Michael. Upon the Feast-day of the Uplifting of the Holy Cross, he
saw a vision of a crucified Seraph, which left in his hands and feet holes with nails
therein, and in his side a great wound. Holy BuonaVentura hath left it in writing that
he once heard Pope Alexander IV., when preaching, testify that he had himself seen these
marks. It was a sign of such love of Christ toward him as stirred up the great wonder of
all men. Two years thereafter he fell sick unto death, and was fain to be carried into
the Church of St. Mary-of-the-Angels, that he might give up the breath of life in the
same place where God had breathed into him the breath of the life of grace. There he
exhorted the Friars to be poor and lowly, and to cleave to the faith of the Holy Church
of Rome, and began to recite the Psalm: I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and in
uttering the words, the righteous wait for me, till Thou deal bountifully with me, he
gave up the ghost. He was famous for miracles, and Pope Gregory IX. added his name to
the list of the Saints.
status: { la: verified, en: verified }