vu/src/data/propers/octave-readings/sacred-heart-octave-day-2.yml

# Sourced directly from the raw reference files (web/www/horas/Latin+English/
# Tempora/Pent02-6.txt) -- day 2 of the Sacred Heart's own movable octave
# (per user direction 2026-08-28: movable-feast octave content lives in the
# Tempora/TemporaM directories, keyed by liturgical offset, not a calendar
# date -- Sacred Heart itself is Pent02-5.txt, sacred-heart.yml's own
# reference; its octave runs Pent02-6 through Pent03-5, one week further
# out than an earlier miscalculation in this project's own working notes
# had assumed -- confirmed by checking each day's own `[Officium]` line
# for "infra Octavam SSmi Cordis," not by offset arithmetic alone). Joins
# an excerpt from Pope Pius XI's encyclical "Miserentissimus Redemptor"
# (Lectio4-6) with a homily of St. John Chrysostom on John 19:31-37
# (Lectio7-9, the Gospel's bare incipit dropped). Responsory not sourced,
# same reason as the other movable octaves in this pass.
id: sacred-heart-octave-day-2
source:
  la: "Ex lítteris Encýclicis Pii Papæ undécimi; Homilía sancti Joánnis Chrysóstomi"
  en: "From the Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XI; Homily of St. John Chrysostom"
text:
  la: |
    Inter cétera infinítæ Redemptóris nostri benignitátis documénta, illud potíssimum elúcet, quod, defervescénte christifidélium caritáte, ipsa Dei cáritas ad honorándum peculiári cultu propósita est, ejúsque bonitátis divítiæ late patefáctæ sunt per eam religiónis formam qua sacratíssimum Cor Jesu cólitur, « in quo sunt omnes thesáuri sapiéntiæ et sciéntiæ abscónditi ». Nam, ut quondam humánæ genti a Noética arca exeúnti, amíci fœ́deris signum illucéscere Deus vóluit « arcum apparéntem in núbibus », sic turbulentíssimis recentióris ævi tempóribus, cum vaférrima ómnium sérperet hǽresis illa janseniána, amóri in Deum pietatíque inimíca, quæ Deum non tam diligéndum ut patrem quam extimescéndum ut implacábilem júdicem prædicábat, benigníssimus Jesus Cor suum sacratíssimum, quasi pacis et caritátis vexíllum elátum géntibus osténdit, haud dúbiam porténdens in certámine victóriam.

    Síquidem appósite felícis recordatiónis decéssor Noster Leo décimus tértius in Lítteris Encyclicis « Annum Sacrum », tantam cultus sacratíssimi Cordis Jesu opportunitátem admirátus, edícere non dubitávit: « Cum Ecclésia per próxima origínibus témpora cæsáreo jugo premerétur, conspécta sublíme adolescénti imperatóri crux, amplíssimæ victóriæ, quæ mox est consecúta, auspex simul atque efféctrix. En álterum hódie oblátum óculis auspicatíssimum divinissimúmque signum: vidélicet Cor Jesu Sacratíssimum, superimpósita cruce, splendidíssimo candóre inter flammas elúcens. In eo omnes collocándæ spes; ex eo hóminum peténda atque exspectánda salus ».

    Ac jure id quidem; in illo enim auspicatíssimo signo atque in ea, quæ exínde conséquitur, pietátis forma nonne totíus religiónis summa atque ádeo perfectióris vitæ norma continétur, quippe quæ et ad Christum Dóminum pénitus cognoscéndum mentes condúcat expedítius et ad eúndem veheméntius diligéndum pressiúsque imitándum ánimos infléctat efficácius? Nemo ígitur mirétur, hanc probatíssimam religiónis formam decessóres Nostros continénter et a calumniatórum criminatiónibus vindicásse et summis láudibus extulísse et veheménti provexísse stúdio, prout témporum rerúmque ratiónes postulárent. Dei autem adspiránte númine factum est ut pia christifidélium erga sacratíssimum Cor Jesu volúntas majóra in dies increménta cáperet.

    Viden, quam fortis sit véritas? Per Judæórum stúdia implétur prophetía. Alia quoque prædíctio finem áccipit. Veniéntes enim mílites aliórum fregérunt crura, Christi non item. Attamen hi, in grátiam Judæórum, ejus latus láncea pérforant, et mórtuo córpori contuméliam ínferunt. O sceléstum et exsecrándum fácinus! Sed ne turbéris, ne dejiciáris, dilécte. Nam quæ mala illi voluntáte faciébant, veritátem propugnábant; prophetía namque erat: Vidébunt in quem transfixérunt. Neque hoc tantum; sed étiam iis qui infidéles futúri erant, hoc fácinus demonstratióni fuit, ut Thomæ et ipsi simílibus. Ad hæc étiam mystérium ineffábile consummabátur. Exívit enim sanguis et aqua. Non sine causa vel casu hi fontes manárunt, sed quia ex hoc utróque Ecclésia constitúta est.

    Hoc sciunt initiáti, qui per aquam regenerántur, ac per sánguinem et carnem nutriúntur. Hinc inítium mystéria sumunt, ut, cum ad treméndum póculum accésseris, sic vénias ac si ex hoc látere potatúrus esses. Et qui vidit testimónium perhíbuit, et verum est testimónium ejus. Hoc est: Non ab áliis audívi, sed ipse præsens vidi, et verum est testimónium. Mérito sane. Contuméliam narrat, non magnum quid et mirábile, ut possis contra suspicári; verum ille hæreticórum ora cómprimens et futúra prænúntians mystéria, atque conténtum in ipsis thesáurum consíderans, minutátim recénset et quæ gesta sunt. Impléta est autem prophetía illa: Os ejus non commínuent. Etiámsi enim hoc de Judæórum agno dictum sit, tamen propter veritátem figúra præcéssit, et in hoc magis complétum est. Ideo prophétam in médium addúcit.

    Cum sese testem áfferens ubíque non viderétur fide dignum habéri, addúcit Móysen, ut ínnuat hoc non casu factum esse, sed jam olim scripto fuísse prænuntiátum. Hoc illud dictum est: Os ejus non comminuétur. Rursúmque ex seípso Prophétæ fidem facit. Hæc dixi, inquit, ut discátis magnam esse affinitátem inter figúram et veritátem. Viden, quantam curam adhíbeat, ut credátur illud quod turpe et ignominiósum vidétur? Nam corpus a mílite contumélia áffici, longe pejus erat quam crucifígi. Attamen et hæc dixi, inquit, et cum magna diligéntia dixi, ut credátis. Nemo ítaque fidem neget, neque præ pudóre nostris nóceat. Nam quæ máxime contumeliósa vidéntur, hæc sunt bonórum nostrórum honestíssima.
  en: |
    Among all other proofs of the infinite kindness of our Redeemer, this one is especially conspicuous, that, as the love of the Christian believers grew cold, He, Divine Love itself, was proposed to be honoured by a special devotion, and that the rich treasures of His goodness were thrown wide open by means of that form of worship with which we honour the most Sacred Heart of Jesus, "in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." For, as formerly God wished to give light to the human race as they came out of Noah's ark by the signal of a treaty of friendship, "a bow appearing in the clouds," so, in those most troublous times of a more recent age, when that most subtle of heresies, Jansenism — an enemy of the love of God and of piety, preaching that God was not so much to be loved as a father, as to be feared as an unrelenting judge — was everywhere creeping in, the most kind Jesus manifested unto the nations His most Sacred Heart, borne on high like unto a banner of peace and love, an augury of certain victory in battle.

    Because Our predecessor, Leo XIII, of happy memory, desiring to obtain the advantages of such a great devotion to the most Sacred Heart of Jesus, in his Encyclical Letter "Annum Sacrum" most fittingly did not hesitate to proclaim: "When the Church, in the early period of her history, was oppressed by the yoke of the Caesars, a cross appeared in the heavens to a youthful emperor, which was at the same time both the sign and the cause of that most complete victory, which was soon to follow. Behold this day another most auspicious and most holy sign presented to our eyes: that is to say, the most Sacred Heart of Jesus, with a Cross set upon it, shining forth among flames of a most brilliant radiance. In this, all our hopes are to be placed; from this, the salvation of mankind is to be asked for and to be awaited."

    And it is indeed justly so; for in this most auspicious sign, and in that form of piety which doth follow from it, is there not contained the sum of the whole of religion, and therefore the rule of the more perfect life, inasmuch as it leadeth our minds the more easily to a deeper knowledge of Christ the Lord, and moveth our souls more effectually to a more vehement love of Him and a closer imitation of Him? Therefore no one will be surprised that Our predecessors have continuously vindicated this most approved form of devotion from the accusations of its detractors, that they have extolled it with the highest praises, and have promoted it with the most ardent zeal, according as considerations of the period and of affairs in general have demanded. And it hath come to pass by the providence of God, that the devout affection of Christ's faithful people towards the most Sacred Heart of Jesus obtaineth daily a greater increase.

    See ye not how mighty is the Truth? Through the zeal of the Jews the prophecy is fulfilled. And more than one prophecy was fulfilled. For when the soldiers came and brake the legs of the others, they brake not the legs of Christ. But yet these soldiers, to please the Jews, did pierce His side with a lance, and treat His body with contumely. O wicked and accursed crime! But be not troubled, beloved, or cast down. They indeed did it in ill-will, but they unwittingly contended for the truth, as verily the prophecy foretold: "They shall look on Him whom they have pierced." And more than this, the evil deed served as a demonstration even afterwards to those who were without faith, such as Thomas and others like him. This ineffable mystery was also consummated to another end: "Forthwith came there out blood and water." Nor causelessly or by mere chance did these fountains flow, but because the Church was founded with Water and Blood.

    This is well-known to those who have been initiated, namely, to all who have been regenerated by the Water, and nourished with the Flesh and Blood, so that when thou dost approach to the awesome Cup, thou shouldst come as if thou wert about to drink from this very side of Christ. "And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true": as though to say, "Not from others have I heard it, but I myself was present, and saw it, and therefore my record of it is true." Truly indeed doth he thus speak. For he speaketh to us as of an insult, and not as of something great and wonderful, else thou mightest doubt his testimony; but he, thus shutting the mouth of heretics, and foretelling future mysteries, and mindful of the treasure to be contained in them, doth enumerate one by one the events as they took place. These things were done that the Scriptures should be fulfilled: "A bone of him shall not be broken." For even though this was written concerning the lamb which the Jews used for their Passover, nevertheless this lamb was a figure which came first to shew forth the reality yet to come, wherein the prophecy was to be perfectly fulfilled; and that is why the Evangelist quoteth the passage as a prophecy.

    Since the testimony he himself beareth might not everywhere be held worthy of belief, he citeth Moses, to intimate that this thing was not done by chance, but had already long ago been foretold in writing. By Moses it was said: "A bone of him shall not be broken." And again he resteth his faith on the same Prophet: "These things I have said," saith he, "that ye may learn how great is the resemblance between the figure and the reality." Seest thou what great care he taketh, that what appeareth as disgraceful and ignominious may be believed? For that the body should be treated with contempt by the soldier, was far worse than its crucifixion. But nevertheless, saith he, I have both said these things, and have said them most emphatically, that ye may believe. Let no one, therefore, deny credence to these things, nor in shame tamper with our beliefs. For those things which seem to be the most dishonouring, are in fact our greatest pride.
status:
  la: verified
  en: verified