S. Isidori Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris

Matutinum Laudes Prima Tertia Sexta Nona Vesperae Completorium

Incipit

℣ Dómine, lábia ☩ mea apéries.

℣ O Lord, ☩ open my lips.

℟ Et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.

℟ And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

℣ Deus ✠ in adiutórium meum inténde.

℣ O God, ✠ come to my assistance.

℟ Dómine, ad adiuvándum me festína.

℟ Lord, make haste to help me.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Laus tibi, Dómine, Rex ætérnæ glóriæ.

Praise to you, O Lord, King of eternal glory.

Invitatorium

Ant. Regem Confessórum Dóminum, * Veníte, adorémus.

Ant. The Lord, King of Confessors, * come, let us adore.

Psalmus 94

Psalm 94

94:1 Veníte, exsultémus Dómino: * iubilémus Deo salutári nostro:
94:2 Præoccupémus fáciem eius in confessióne: * et in psalmis iubilémus ei.
repeat full invitatory antiphon
94:3 Quóniam Deus magnus Dóminus: * et Rex magnus super omnes deos.
94:4 Quia in manu eius sunt omnes fines terræ: * et altitúdines móntium ipsíus sunt.
repeat full invitatory antiphon
94:5 Quóniam ipsíus est mare, et ipse fecit illud: * et siccam manus eius formavérunt.
repeat full invitatory antiphon
94:7 Et nos pópulus páscuæ eius, et oves manus eius. * Hódie si vocem eius audiéritis, nolíte obduráre corda vestra:
94:8 Sicut in irritatióne secúndum diem tentatiónis in desérto: * ubi tentavérunt me patres vestri, probavérunt me, et vidérunt ópera mea.
repeat full invitatory antiphon
94:9 Quadragínta annis offénsus fui generatióni illi, * et dixi: Semper hi errant corde.
94:10 Et isti non cognovérunt vias meas, ut iurávi in ira mea: * Si introíbunt in réquiem meam.
repeat full invitatory antiphon

94:1 Come, let us exult in the Lord: * let us shout joyfully to God, our Savior:
94:2 Let us anticipate his presence with confession: * and let us sing joyfully to him with psalms.
Repeat the full invitatory antiphon.
94:3 For the Lord is a great God: * and a great King over all gods.
94:4 For in his hand are all the limits of the earth: * and the heights of the mountains are his.
Repeat the full invitatory antiphon.
94:5 For the sea is his, and he made it: * and his hands formed the dry land.
Repeat the full invitatory antiphon.
94:7 And we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. * If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts:
94:8 As in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness: * where your fathers tempted me; they tested me, though they had seen my works.
Repeat the full invitatory antiphon.
94:9 For forty years, I was offended by that generation, * and I said: These have always strayed in heart.
94:10 And these have not known my ways, so I swore in my wrath: * They shall not enter into my rest.
Repeat the full invitatory antiphon.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Regem Confessórum Dóminum, Veníte, adorémus.

Ant. The Lord, King of Confessors, come, let us adore.

Hymnus

Iste Conféssor Dómini, coléntes
Quem pie laudant pópuli per orbem,
Hac die lætus méruit beátas
Scándere sedes.

Qui pius, prudens, húmilis, pudícus,
Sóbriam duxit sine labe vitam,
Donec humános animávit auræ
Spíritus artus.

Cuius ob præstans méritum, frequénter,
Ægra quæ passim iacuére membra,
Víribus morbi dómitis, salúti
Restituúntur.

Noster hinc illi chorus obsequéntem
Cóncinit laudem celebrésque palmas,
Ut piis eius précibus iuvémur
Omne per ævum.

Sit salus illi, decus atque virtus,
Qui, super cæli sólio corúscans,
Tótius mundi sériem gubérnat,
Trinus et unus.
Amen.

This Confessor of the Lord, whom the peoples
piously praise and celebrate throughout the world,
on this day merited joyfully
to ascend the blessed seats.

Who, devout, prudent, humble, and pure,
led a sober life without stain,
until the breath of the Spirit
gave life to his mortal limbs.

By whose outstanding merit, frequently,
sick members that lay here and there,
with the power of disease overcome,
are restored to health.

Our choir sings to him
its dutiful praise and celebrated palms,
that we may be aided by his devout prayers
through every age.

Let salvation, honor, and power be to him
who, shining upon the throne of heaven,
governs the order of the whole world,
Three and One.
Amen.

Nocturni

Nocturnus 1

Nocturn 1

Ant. Beátus vir, * qui in lege Dómini meditátur: volúntas eius pérmanet die ac nocte, et ómnia quæcúmque fáciet, semper prosperabúntur.

Ant. Blessed is the man * who meditates on the law of the Lord: his will endures day and night, and all things whatsoever he shall do shall always prosper.

Psalmus 1

Psalm 1

1:1 Beátus vir, qui non ábiit in consílio impiórum, † et in via peccatórum non stetit, * et in cáthedra pestiléntiæ non sedit:
1:2 Sed in lege Dómini volúntas eius, * et in lege eius meditábitur die ac nocte.
1:3a Et erit tamquam lignum, quod plantátum est secus decúrsus aquárum, * quod fructum suum dabit in témpore suo:
1:3b Et fólium eius non défluet: * et ómnia quæcúmque fáciet, prosperabúntur.
1:4 Non sic ímpii, non sic: * sed tamquam pulvis, quem próicit ventus a fácie terræ.
1:5 Ídeo non resúrgent ímpii in iudício: * neque peccatóres in concílio iustórum.
1:6 Quóniam novit Dóminus viam iustórum: * et iter impiórum períbit.

1:1 Blessed is the man who has not followed the counsel of the impious, and has not remained in the way of sinners, * and has not sat in the chair of pestilence:
1:2 But his will is with the law of the Lord, * and he will meditate on his law, day and night.
1:3a And he will be like a tree that has been planted beside running waters, * which will provide its fruit in its time:
1:3b And its leaf will not fall away: * and all things whatsoever that he does will prosper.
1:4 Not so the impious, not so: * but they are like the dust that the wind casts along the face of the earth.
1:5 Therefore, the impious will not prevail again in judgment: * nor sinners in the council of the just.
1:6 For the Lord knows the way of the just: * and the path of the impious will pass away.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Beátus vir, qui in lege Dómini meditátur: volúntas eius pérmanet die ac nocte, et ómnia quæcúmque fáciet, semper prosperabúntur.

Ant. Blessed is the man who meditates on the law of the Lord: his will endures day and night, and all things whatsoever he shall do shall always prosper.

Ant. Beátus iste Sanctus, * qui confísus est in Dómino, prædicávit præcéptum Dómini, constitútus est in monte sancto eius.

Ant. Blessed is this holy one, * who has trusted in the Lord, who has proclaimed the precept of the Lord, established on his holy mountain.

Psalmus 2

Psalm 2

2:1 Quare fremuérunt gentes: * et pópuli meditáti sunt inánia?
2:2 Astitérunt reges terræ, et príncipes convenérunt in unum * advérsus Dóminum, et advérsus Christum eius.
2:3 Dirumpámus víncula eórum: * et proiciámus a nobis iugum ipsórum.
2:4 Qui hábitat in cælis, irridébit eos: * et Dóminus subsannábit eos.
2:5 Tunc loquétur ad eos in ira sua, * et in furóre suo conturbábit eos.
2:6 Ego autem constitútus sum Rex ab eo super Sion montem sanctum eius, * prǽdicans præcéptum eius.
2:7 Dóminus dixit ad me: * Fílius meus es tu, ego hódie génui te.
2:8 Póstula a me, et dabo tibi gentes hereditátem tuam, * et possessiónem tuam términos terræ.
2:9 Reges eos in virga férrea, * et tamquam vas fíguli confrínges eos.
2:10 Et nunc, reges, intellégite: * erudímini, qui iudicátis terram.
2:11 Servíte Dómino in timóre: * et exsultáte ei cum tremóre.
2:12 Apprehéndite disciplínam, nequándo irascátur Dóminus, * et pereátis de via iusta.
2:13 Cum exárserit in brevi ira eius: * beáti omnes qui confídunt in eo.

2:1 Why have the Gentiles been seething: * and why have the people been pondering nonsense?
2:2 The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one * against the Lord, and against his Christ:
2:3 Let us shatter their chains: * and cast their yoke away from us.
2:4 He who dwells in heaven will ridicule them: * and the Lord will mock them.
2:5 Then will he speak to them in his anger, * and trouble them with his fury.
2:6 Yet I have been appointed king by him over Zion, his holy mountain, * preaching his precepts.
2:7 The Lord has said to me: * You are my son, this day have I begotten you.
2:8 Ask of me, and I will give to you the Gentiles for your inheritance, * and the ends of the earth for your possession.
2:9 You will rule them with an iron rod, * and you will shatter them like a potter's vessel.
2:10 And now, O kings, understand: * be instructed, you who judge the earth.
2:11 Serve the Lord in fear: * and rejoice before him with trembling.
2:12 Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord be angry, * and you perish from the just way.
2:13 When his wrath shall be kindled in a short time: * blessed are all who trust in him.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Beátus iste Sanctus, qui confísus est in Dómino, prædicávit præcéptum Dómini, constitútus est in monte sancto eius.

Ant. Blessed is this holy one, who has trusted in the Lord, who has proclaimed the precept of the Lord, established on his holy mountain.

Ant. Tu es glória mea, * tu es suscéptor meus, Dómine; tu exáltans caput meum, et exaudísti me de monte sancto tuo.

Ant. You are my glory, * you are my protector, O Lord; you lift up my head, and you have heard me from your holy mountain.

Psalmus 3

Psalm 3

3:2 Dómine, quid multiplicáti sunt qui tríbulant me? * multi insúrgunt advérsum me.
3:3 Multi dicunt ánimæ meæ: * Non est salus ipsi in Deo eius.
3:4 Tu autem, Dómine, suscéptor meus es, * glória mea, et exáltans caput meum.
3:5 Voce mea ad Dóminum clamávi: * et exaudívit me de monte sancto suo.
3:6 Ego dormívi, et soporátus sum: * et exsurréxi, quia Dóminus suscépit me.
3:7 Non timébo míllia pópuli circumdántis me: * exsúrge, Dómine, salvum me fac, Deus meus.
3:8 Quóniam tu percussísti omnes adversántes mihi sine causa: * dentes peccatórum contrivísti.
3:9 Dómini est salus: * et super pópulum tuum benedíctio tua.

3:2 Lord, why have they who trouble me been multiplied? * Many rise up against me.
3:3 Many say of my soul: * There is no salvation for him in his God.
3:4 But you, O Lord, are my sustainer, * my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
3:5 With my voice I cried out to the Lord: * and he heard me from his holy mountain.
3:6 I slept, and took my rest: * and I arose, for the Lord sustained me.
3:7 I will not fear thousands of people surrounding me: * arise, O Lord, save me, O my God.
3:8 For you have struck all who oppose me without cause: * you have broken the teeth of sinners.
3:9 Salvation belongs to the Lord: * and your blessing is upon your people.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Tu es glória mea, tu es suscéptor meus, Dómine; tu exáltans caput meum, et exaudísti me de monte sancto tuo.

Ant. You are my glory, you are my protector, O Lord; you lift up my head, and you have heard me from your holy mountain.

℣ Lingua mea meditábitur iustítiam tuam.

℣ My tongue shall meditate on your justice.

℟ Tota die laudem tuam, Dómine.

℟ All the day long, your praise, O Lord.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis, sanctificétur nomen tuum: advéniat regnum tuum: fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra. Panem nostrum cotidiánum da nobis hódie: et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris:

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name: thy kingdom come: thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread: and forgive us our trespasses, as we also forgive those who trespass against us:

℣ Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:

℣ And lead us not into temptation:

℟ Sed líbera nos a malo.

℟ But deliver us from evil.

Absolutio. Exáudi, Dómine Iesu Christe, preces servórum tuórum, et miserére nobis: Qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivis et regnas in sǽcula sæculórum.

Absolutio. Hear us, Lord Jesus Christ, and have mercy on your servants: You who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Benedictióne perpétua benedícat nos Pater ætérnus.

Benedictio. May the eternal Father bless us with his everlasting blessing.

Lectio 1

Reading 1

Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Ioánnem

A Reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Ioannes 7:1-13

In illo témpore: Ambulábat Iesus in Galilǽam: non enim volébat in Iudǽam ambuláre, quia quærébant eum Iudǽi interfícere. Et réliqua.

Homilía sancti Augustíni Epíscopi

At that time: Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he was not willing to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. And so forth.

A Homily of Saint Augustine the Bishop

Tractatus 28 in Ioannem

In isto Evangélii capítulo, fratres, Dóminus noster Iesus Christus secúndum hóminem se plúrimum commendávit fídei nostræ. Etenim semper hoc egit dictis et factis suis, ut Deus credátur et homo: Deus qui nos fecit, homo qui nos quæsívit: Deus cum Patre semper, homo nobíscum ex témpore. Non enim quǽreret quem fécerat, nisi fíeret ipse quod fécerat. Verum hoc mementóte, et de córdibus vestris nolíte dimíttere: sic esse Christum hóminem factum, ut non destíterit Deus esse. Manens Deus accépit hóminem, qui fecit hóminem.

In this chapter of the Gospel, brothers, our Lord Jesus Christ commended himself most fully, according to his humanity, to our faith. For he always did this through his words and deeds, that he might be believed to be both God and man: God who made us, man who sought us; God always with the Father, man with us in time. For he would not have sought him whom he had made, unless he himself had become what he had made. But remember this, and do not let it depart from your hearts: Christ became man in such a way that he did not cease to be God. Remaining God, he took on man, he who had made man.

℟ Adiútor et suscéptor meus es tu, Dómine: et in verbum tuum sperávi:

℟ You are my helper and my support, O Lord, and in your word I have hoped:

Declináte a me, malígni: et scrutábor mandáta Dei mei.

Depart from me, you evildoers: and I will search out the commandments of my God.

℣ Iníquos ódio hábui: et legem tuam diléxi.

℣ I have hated the wicked: and I have loved your law.

℟ Declináte a me, malígni: et scrutábor mandáta Dei mei.

℟ Depart from me, you evildoers: and I will search out the commandments of my God.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Unigénitus Dei Fílius nos benedícere et adiuváre dignétur.

Benedictio. May the Only Begotten Son of God be pleased to bless and assist us.

Lectio 2

Reading 2

Quando ergo látuit ut homo, non poténtiam perdidísse putándus est, sed exémplum infirmitáti præbuísse. Ille enim quando vóluit, deténtus est: quando vóluit, occísus est. Sed quóniam futúra erant membra eius, id est, fidéles eius, qui non habérent illam potestátem, quam habébat ipse Deus noster: quod latébat, quod se tamquam ne occiderétur, occultábat, hoc indicábat factúra esse membra sua, in quibus útique membris suis ipse erat.

When, therefore, he hid himself as a man, he is not to be thought to have lost his power, but to have given an example to our weakness. For he was detained when he willed, and killed when he willed. But because his members — that is, his faithful — were yet to come, who would not have that power which he himself had as our God: what he did in hiding, what he concealed as if to avoid being killed, indicated what his members would do — in which members he himself, of course, was present.

℟ Docébo iníquos vias tuas: et ímpii ad te converténtur:

℟ I will teach the unjust your ways, and the impious will be converted to you.

Líbera me de sanguínibus, Deus, Deus salútis meæ.

Free me from blood, O God, the God of my salvation.

℣ Dómine, lábia mea apéries: et os meum annuntiábit laudem tuam.

℣ O Lord, you will open my lips, and my mouth will announce your praise.

℟ Líbera me de sanguínibus, Deus, Deus salútis meæ.

℟ Free me from blood, O God, the God of my salvation.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Ad gáudia paradísi perdúcat nos misericórdia Christi.

Benedictio. May the mercy of Christ lead us to the joys of paradise.

Lectio 3

Reading 3

Non enim Christus in cápite, et non in córpore: sed Christus totus in cápite, et in córpore. Quod ergo membra eius, ipse: quod autem ipse, non contínuo membra eius. Nam si non ipsi essent membra eius, non díceret Saulo: Quid me perséqueris? Non enim Saulus ipsum, sed membra eius, id est, fidéles eius, in terra persequebátur. Nóluit tamen dícere sanctos meos, servos meos, postrémo honorabílius, fratres meos: sed me, hoc est membra mea, quibus ego sum caput.

For Christ is not in the head without being in the body: rather, Christ whole is in the head and in the body. Therefore what his members are, he is; but what he is, his members are not necessarily. For if they were not his members, he would not have said to Saul: Why do you persecute me? For it was not Saul who persecuted him, but his members — that is, his faithful ones — on earth. Yet he did not choose to say my saints, my servants, or, in a yet more honorable way, my brothers; but me, that is, my members, of whom I am the head.

℟ Ne perdas cum ímpiis, Deus, ánimam meam, et cum viris sánguinum vitam meam:

℟ Destroy not my soul with the wicked, O God, nor my life with men of blood:

Rédime me, Dómine.

Redeem me, O Lord.

℣ Eripe me, Dómine, ab hómine malo, a viro iníquo líbera me.

℣ Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man; rescue me from the unjust man.

℟ Rédime me, Dómine.

℟ Redeem me, O Lord.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

℟ Ne perdas cum ímpiis, Deus, ánimam meam, et cum viris sánguinum vitam meam: * Rédime me, Dómine.

℟ Destroy not my soul with the wicked, O God, nor my life with men of blood: * Redeem me, O Lord.

Nocturnus 2

Nocturn 2

Ant. Invocántem * exaudívit Dóminus Sanctum suum; Dóminus exaudívit eum, et constítuit eum in pace.

Ant. The Lord heard * his holy one when he called; the Lord heard him, and set him in peace.

Psalmus 4

Psalm 4

4:2a Cum invocárem exaudívit me Deus iustítiæ meæ: * in tribulatióne dilatásti mihi.
4:2b Miserére mei, * et exáudi oratiónem meam.
4:3 Fílii hóminum, úsquequo gravi corde? * ut quid dilígitis vanitátem, et quǽritis mendácium?
4:4 Et scitóte quóniam mirificávit Dóminus sanctum suum: * Dóminus exáudiet me cum clamávero ad eum.
4:5 Irascímini, et nolíte peccáre: ‡ quæ dícitis in córdibus vestris, * in cubílibus vestris compungímini.
4:6 Sacrificáte sacrifícium iustítiæ, † et speráte in Dómino. * Multi dicunt: Quis osténdit nobis bona?
4:7 Signátum est super nos lumen vultus tui, Dómine: * dedísti lætítiam in corde meo.
4:8 A fructu fruménti, vini, et ólei sui * multiplicáti sunt.
4:9 In pace in idípsum * dórmiam, et requiéscam;
4:10 Quóniam tu, Dómine, singuláriter in spe * constituísti me.

4:2a When I called upon him, the God of my justice heard me: * in tribulation you gave me room.
4:2b Have mercy on me, * and hear my prayer.
4:3 O children of men, how long will you be dull of heart? * Why do you love vanity and seek falsehood?
4:4 Know also that the Lord has made his holy one wonderful: * the Lord will hear me when I cry out to him.
4:5 Be angry, and sin not: ‡ the things you say in your hearts, * repent of them upon your beds.
4:6 Offer a sacrifice of justice, † and trust in the Lord. * Many say: Who shows us good things?
4:7 The light of your face, O Lord, is signed upon us: * you have given gladness to my heart.
4:8 By the fruit of their grain, wine, and oil * they have been multiplied.
4:9 In peace, in the selfsame, * I will sleep and take my rest;
4:10 For you, O Lord, alone * have established me in hope.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Invocántem exaudívit Dóminus Sanctum suum; Dóminus exaudívit eum, et constítuit eum in pace.

Ant. The Lord heard his holy one when he called; the Lord heard him, and set him in peace.

Ant. Læténtur omnes * qui sperant in te, Dómine; quóniam tu benedixísti iusto, scuto bonæ voluntátis tuæ coronásti eum.

Ant. Let all rejoice * who hope in you, O Lord; for you have blessed the just, and crowned him with the shield of your goodwill.

Psalmus 5

Psalm 5

5:2 Verba mea áuribus pércipe, Dómine, * intéllege clamórem meum.
5:3 Inténde voci oratiónis meæ, * Rex meus et Deus meus.
5:4 Quóniam ad te orábo: * Dómine, mane exáudies vocem meam.
5:5 Mane astábo tibi et vidébo: * quóniam non Deus volens iniquitátem tu es.
5:6 Neque habitábit iuxta te malígnus: * neque permanébunt iniústi ante óculos tuos.
5:7a Odísti omnes, qui operántur iniquitátem: * perdes omnes, qui loquúntur mendácium.
5:7b Virum sánguinum et dolósum abominábitur Dóminus: * (8a) ego autem in multitúdine misericórdiæ tuæ.
5:8b Introíbo in domum tuam: * adorábo ad templum sanctum tuum in timóre tuo.
5:9 Dómine, deduc me in iustítia tua: * propter inimícos meos dírige in conspéctu tuo viam meam.
5:10 Quóniam non est in ore eórum véritas: * cor eórum vanum est.
5:11a Sepúlcrum patens est guttur eórum, † linguis suis dolóse agébant, * iúdica illos, Deus.
5:11b Décidant a cogitatiónibus suis, † secúndum multitúdinem impietátum eórum expélle eos, * quóniam irritavérunt te, Dómine.
5:12a Et læténtur omnes, qui sperant in te, * in ætérnum exsultábunt: et habitábis in eis.
5:12b Et gloriabúntur in te omnes, qui díligunt nomen tuum, * (13a) quóniam tu benedíces iusto.
5:13b Dómine, ut scuto bonæ voluntátis tuæ * coronásti nos.

5:2 Give ear to my words, O Lord, * attend to my cry.
5:3 Hearken to the voice of my prayer, * my King and my God.
5:4 For to you I will pray: * O Lord, in the morning you will hear my voice.
5:5 In the morning I will stand before you and watch: * for you are not a God who desires iniquity.
5:6 Neither will the wicked dwell beside you: * nor will the unjust endure before your eyes.
5:7a You have hated all who work iniquity: * you will destroy all who speak falsehood.
5:7b The Lord will abhor the man of blood and deceit: * (8a) but I, through the abundance of your mercy.
5:8b I will enter your house: * I will worship toward your holy temple in your fear.
5:9 O Lord, lead me in your justice: * because of my enemies, direct my way in your sight.
5:10 For there is no truth in their mouth: * their heart is vain.
5:11a Their throat is an open sepulchre, † they dealt treacherously with their tongues, * judge them, O God.
5:11b Let them fall from their counsels, † according to the multitude of their impieties cast them out, * for they have provoked you, O Lord.
5:12a And let all who hope in you rejoice, * they shall exult forever: and you will dwell in them.
5:12b And all who love your name shall glory in you, * (13a) for you will bless the just.
5:13b O Lord, as with a shield of your good will * you have crowned us.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Læténtur omnes qui sperant in te, Dómine; quóniam tu benedixísti iusto, scuto bonæ voluntátis tuæ coronásti eum.

Ant. Let all rejoice who hope in you, O Lord; for you have blessed the just, and crowned him with the shield of your goodwill.

Ant. Dómine, Dóminus noster, * quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra! quia glória et honóre coronásti Sanctum tuum, et constituísti eum super ópera mánuum tuárum.

Ant. O Lord, our Lord, * how wonderful is your name throughout all the earth! For you have crowned your holy one with glory and honor, and set him over the works of your hands.

Psalmus 8

Psalm 8

8:2a Dómine, Dóminus noster, * quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!
8:2b Quóniam eleváta est magnificéntia tua, * super cælos.
8:3 Ex ore infántium et lacténtium perfecísti laudem propter inimícos tuos, * ut déstruas inimícum et ultórem.
8:4 Quóniam vidébo cælos tuos, ópera digitórum tuórum: * lunam et stellas, quæ tu fundásti.
8:5 Quid est homo quod memor es eius? * aut fílius hóminis, quóniam vísitas eum?
8:6 Minuísti eum paulo minus ab Ángelis, † glória et honóre coronásti eum: * (7) et constituísti eum super ópera mánuum tuárum.
8:8 Ómnia subiecísti sub pédibus eius, * oves et boves univérsas: ínsuper et pécora campi.
8:9 Vólucres cæli, et pisces maris, * qui perámbulant sémitas maris.
8:10 Dómine, Dóminus noster, * quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra!

8:2a O Lord, our Lord, * how admirable is your name throughout all the earth!
8:2b For your magnificence is elevated * above the heavens.
8:3 Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have perfected praise, because of your enemies, * so that you may destroy the enemy and the revenger.
8:4 For I will behold your heavens, the works of your fingers: * the moon and the stars, which you have founded.
8:5 What is man, that you are mindful of him? * or the son of man, that you visit him?
8:6 You reduced him to a little less than the Angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor: * and you have set him over the works of your hands.
8:8 You have subjected all things under his feet, * all sheep and oxen, and in addition the beasts of the field.
8:9 The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, * which pass through the paths of the sea.
8:10 O Lord, our Lord, * how admirable is your name throughout all the earth!

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Dómine, Dóminus noster, quam admirábile est nomen tuum in univérsa terra! quia glória et honóre coronásti Sanctum tuum, et constituísti eum super ópera mánuum tuárum.

Ant. O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is your name throughout all the earth! For you have crowned your holy one with glory and honor, and set him over the works of your hands.

℣ Elégit eum Dóminus sacerdótem sibi.

℣ The Lord has chosen him as a priest for himself.

℟ Ad sacrificándum ei hóstiam laudis.

℟ To offer to him the sacrificial victim of praise.

℣ Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:

℣ And lead us not into temptation:

℟ Sed líbera nos a malo.

℟ But deliver us from evil.

Absolutio. Ipsíus píetas et misericórdia nos ádiuvet, qui cum Patre et Spíritu Sancto vivit et regnat in sǽcula sæculórum.

Absolutio. May his loving kindness and mercy assist us, he who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Deus Pater omnípotens sit nobis propítius et clemens.

Benedictio. May God the almighty Father be gracious and merciful to us.

Lectio 4

Reading 4

Isidorus, natione Hispanus, Doctor egregius, ex nova Carthagine Severiano patre provinciæ duce natus, a sanctis episcopis Leandro Hispalensi, et Fulgentio Carthaginiensi fratribus suis pie et liberaliter educatus, Latinis, Græcis, et Hebraicis litteris, divinisque et humanis legibus instructus, omni scientiarum, atque christianarum virtutum genere præstantissimus evasit. Adhuc adolescens hæresim Arianam, quæ gentem Gotharum Hispaniæ latissime dominantem iampridem invaserat, tanta constantia palam oppugnavit, ut parum abfuerit, quin ab hæreticis necaretur. Leandro vita functo ad Hispalensem cathedram invitus quidem, sed urgente in primis Reccaredo rege, magnoque étiam cleri populique consensu assumitur, eitisque electionem sanctus Gregorius Magnus, nedum auctoritate apostolica confirmasse, sed et electum transmisso de more pallio decorasse, quin étiam suum et apostolicæ Sedis in universa Hispania Vicarium constituisse perhibetur.

Isidore, a distinguished Doctor, a Spaniard by birth, born at Cartagena of his father Severianus, governor of the province, was devoutly and liberally educated by the holy bishops Leander of Seville and Fulgentius of Cartagena, his brothers, and instructed in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew letters, as well as in divine and human law; he excelled in every kind of learning and Christian virtue. While still a youth, he publicly opposed the Arian heresy, which had long held sway over the Visigothic nation that ruled over vast stretches of Spain, with such constancy that he came near to being killed by the heretics. When Leander died, he was appointed, though unwillingly, to the See of Seville, urged especially by King Recared and by the great consensus of clergy and people; it is held that the holy Gregory the Great not only confirmed his election by apostolic authority, but also honored the elect by sending him the pallium according to custom, and furthermore constituted him his own Vicar and that of the Apostolic See throughout all Spain.

℟ Deus meus es tu, ne discédas a me:

℟ You are my God, do not depart from me:

Quóniam tribulátio próxima est, et non est qui ádiuvet.

For tribulation is near, and there is none to help.

℣ Tu autem, Dómine, ne elongáveris auxílium tuum a me: ad defensiónem meam áspice.

℣ But you, O Lord, do not withdraw your help far from me: look to my defense.

℟ Quóniam tribulátio próxima est, et non est qui ádiuvet.

℟ For tribulation is near, and there is none to help.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Christus perpétuæ det nobis gáudia vitæ.

Benedictio. May Christ grant us the joys of eternal life.

Lectio 5

Reading 5

In episcopatu quantum fuerit constans, humilis, patiens, misericors, in christiana et ecclesiastica disciplina instauranda sollicitus, edque verbo et scriptis stabilienda indefessus, atque omni demum virtutum ornamento insignitus, nullius lingua enarrare sufficeret. Monastici quoque instituti per Hispaniam promotor et amplificator eximius plura construxit monasteria, collegia itidem ædificavit, ubi studiis sacris et lectionibus vacans, plurimos discipulos, qui ad eum confluebant, erudivit, quos inter sancti Ildefonsus Toletanus, et Brauho Cæsaraugustanus episcopi emicuerunt. Coacto Hispali concilio, Acephalorum hæresim Hispaniæ iam minitantem, acri et eloquenti disputatidne fregit atque contrivit. Tantam apud omnes sanctitatis et doctrinæ famam adeptus est, ut elapso vix ab eius obitu sextodecimo anno, universa Toletana synodo duorum supra quinquaginta episcoporum plaudente, ipsoque étiam sancto Ildefonso suffragante, Doctor egregius, catholicæ Ecclesiæ novissimum decus, in sæculorum fine doctissimus, et cum reverentia nominandus appellari meruerit; eumque sanctus Braulio non modo Gregorio Magno comparaverit, sed et erudiendæ Hispaniæ loco Iacobi Apostoli cælitus datum esse censuerit.

How steadfast, humble, patient, and merciful he was in the episcopate, how solicitous for restoring Christian and ecclesiastical discipline, how tireless in confirming it by word and writings, and how adorned with every ornament of virtue — no tongue would suffice to recount. He was also a distinguished promoter and amplifier of the monastic life throughout Spain, building many monasteries; he likewise founded colleges where, devoting himself to sacred studies and lectures, he educated many disciples who flocked to him, among whom the holy Bishops Ildefonsus of Toledo and Braulio of Caesaraugusta shone forth. Having convened a council at Seville, he broke and shattered by sharp and eloquent disputation the heresy of the Acephali, which was threatening Spain. He acquired such a reputation for holiness and learning among all that scarcely sixteen years after his death, with the entire Council of Toledo of more than fifty-two bishops applauding, and with the holy Ildefonsus himself concurring, he merited to be called an eminent Doctor, the last glory of the Catholic Church, most learned at the end of the ages, and worthy to be named with reverence; and Saint Braulio not only compared him to Gregory the Great, but also judged that he had been given from heaven in place of the Apostle James for the instruction of Spain.

℟ In te iactátus sum ex útero, de ventre matris meæ Deus meus es tu, ne discédas a me:

℟ Upon you have I been cast from the womb, from my mother's womb you are my God, do not depart from me:

Quóniam tribulátio próxima est, et non est qui ádiuvet.

For tribulation is near, and there is none to help.

℣ Salva me ex ore leónis, et a córnibus unicórnium humilitátem meam.

℣ Save me from the mouth of the lion, and my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns.

℟ Quóniam tribulátio próxima est, et non est qui ádiuvet.

℟ For tribulation is near, and there is none to help.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Ignem sui amóris accéndat Deus in córdibus nostris.

Benedictio. May God kindle the fire of his love in our hearts.

Lectio 6

Reading 6

Scripsit Isidorus libros etymologiarum, et de ecclesiasticis officiis, aliosque quam plurimos christianæ, et ecclesiasticæ disciplinæ adeo utiles, ut sanctus Leo Papa quartus ad episcopos Britanniæ scribere non dubitaverit, sicut Hierónymi et Augustíni, ita Isidori dicta retinenda esse, ubi contigerit inusitatum negotium, quod per Canones minime definiri possit. Plures étiam ex eiusdem scriptis sententiæ inter canonicas Ecclesiæ leges relatæ conspiciuntur. Præfuit concilio Toletano quarto, omnium Hispaniæ celeberrimo. Denique cum ab Hispania Arianam hæresim eliminasset, morte sua, et regni vastatione a Saracenorum armis publice prænuntiata, postquam quadraginta circiter annos suam rexisset ecclesiam, Hispali migravit in cælum anno sexcentesimo trigesimo sexto. Eius corpus inter Leandrum fratrem, et Florentinam sororem, ut ipse mandaverat, primo conditum, Ferdinandus primus Castellæ et Legionis rex, ab Eneto Saraceno Hispali dominante, magno pretio redemptum Legionem transtulit, et in eius honorem templum ædificatum est, ubi miraculis clarus magna populi devotione colitur.

Isidore wrote the books of Etymologies, and On Ecclesiastical Offices, and very many others so useful to Christian and ecclesiastical discipline, that Pope Leo IV did not hesitate to write to the bishops of Britain that, just as the sayings of Jerome and Augustine, so also the sayings of Isidore were to be retained, when an unusual matter arose that could not be determined by the Canons. Several sentences from his writings are also found included among the canonical laws of the Church. He presided over the Fourth Council of Toledo, the most celebrated of all the councils of Spain. Finally, having banished the Arian heresy from Spain, and having publicly foretold his own death and the devastation of the kingdom by the arms of the Saracens, after having governed his church for about forty years, he passed to heaven from Seville in the year six hundred and thirty-six. His body, first buried between his brother Leander and his sister Florentina, as he himself had commanded, was bought for a great price from Benavet the Saracen who ruled in Seville by Ferdinand I, king of Castile and Leon, and transferred to Leon, and a temple was built in his honor, where, renowned for miracles, he is venerated with great devotion by the people.

℟ In próximo est tribulátio mea, Dómine, et non est qui ádiuvet; ut fódiant manus meas et pedes meos: líbera me de ore leónis,

℟ My tribulation is near, O Lord, and there is no one to help; that they dig through my hands and feet: deliver me from the mouth of the lion,

Ut enárrem nomen tuum frátribus meis.

That I may declare your name to my brethren.

℣ Erue a frámea, Deus, ánimam meam, et de manu canis únicam meam.

℣ Rescue, O God, my soul from the sword, and my only one from the hand of the dog.

℟ Ut enárrem nomen tuum frátribus meis.

℟ That I may declare your name to my brethren.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

℟ In próximo est tribulátio mea, Dómine, et non est qui ádiuvet; ut fódiant manus meas et pedes meos: líbera me de ore leónis, * Ut enárrem nomen tuum frátribus meis.

℟ My tribulation is near, O Lord, and there is no one to help; that they dig through my hands and feet: deliver me from the mouth of the lion, * That I may declare your name to my brethren.

Nocturnus 3

Nocturn 3

Ant. Dómine, * iste Sanctus habitábit in tabernáculo tuo, operátus est iustítiam, requiéscet in monte sancto tuo.

Ant. O Lord, * this holy one shall dwell in your tabernacle; he has worked justice, and shall rest on your holy mountain.

Psalmus 14

Psalm 14

14:1 Dómine, quis habitábit in tabernáculo tuo? * aut quis requiéscet in monte sancto tuo?
14:2 Qui ingréditur sine mácula, * et operátur iustítiam:
14:3a Qui lóquitur veritátem in corde suo, * qui non egit dolum in lingua sua:
14:3b Nec fecit próximo suo malum, * et oppróbrium non accépit advérsus próximos suos.
14:4a Ad níhilum dedúctus est in conspéctu eius malígnus: * timéntes autem Dóminum gloríficat:
14:4b Qui iurat próximo suo, et non décipit, * (5a) qui pecúniam suam non dedit ad usúram, et múnera super innocéntem non accépit.
14:5b Qui facit hæc: * non movébitur in ætérnum.

14:1 O Lord, who will dwell in your tabernacle? * or who will rest on your holy mountain?
14:2 He who walks without blemish, * and who works justice:
14:3a He who speaks the truth in his heart, * who has not acted deceitfully with his tongue:
14:3b Nor has he done evil to his neighbor, * and has not taken up a reproach against his neighbors.
14:4a In his sight, the malicious one has been reduced to nothing: * but he glorifies those who fear the Lord.
14:4b He who swears to his neighbor and does not deceive, * (5a) he who has not given his money in usury, nor accepted bribes against the innocent.
14:5b He who does these things: * will be undisturbed for eternity.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Dómine, iste Sanctus habitábit in tabernáculo tuo, operátus est iustítiam, requiéscet in monte sancto tuo.

Ant. O Lord, this holy one shall dwell in your tabernacle; he has worked justice, and shall rest on your holy mountain.

Ant. Vitam pétiit * a te, et tribuísti ei, Dómine: glóriam et magnum decórem imposuísti super eum; posuísti in cápite eius corónam de lápide pretióso.

Ant. He has asked life * of you, and you have granted it to him, O Lord: you have set glory and great beauty upon him; you have placed on his head a crown of precious stone.

Psalmus 20

Psalm 20

20:2 Dómine, in virtúte tua lætábitur rex: * et super salutáre tuum exsultábit veheménter.
20:3 Desidérium cordis eius tribuísti ei: * et voluntáte labiórum eius non fraudásti eum.
20:4 Quóniam prævenísti eum in benedictiónibus dulcédinis: * posuísti in cápite eius corónam de lápide pretióso.
20:5 Vitam pétiit a te: * et tribuísti ei longitúdinem diérum in sǽculum, et in sǽculum sǽculi.
20:6 Magna est glória eius in salutári tuo: * glóriam et magnum decórem impónes super eum.
20:7 Quóniam dabis eum in benedictiónem in sǽculum sǽculi: * lætificábis eum in gáudio cum vultu tuo.
20:8 Quóniam rex sperat in Dómino: * et in misericórdia Altíssimi non commovébitur.
20:9 Inveniátur manus tua ómnibus inimícis tuis: * déxtera tua invéniat omnes, qui te odérunt.
20:10 Pones eos ut clíbanum ignis in témpore vultus tui: * Dóminus in ira sua conturbábit eos, et devorábit eos ignis.
20:11 Fructum eórum de terra perdes: * et semen eórum a fíliis hóminum.
20:12 Quóniam declinavérunt in te mala: * cogitavérunt consília, quæ non potuérunt stabilíre.
20:13 Quóniam pones eos dorsum: * in relíquiis tuis præparábis vultum eórum.
20:14 Exaltáre, Dómine, in virtúte tua: * cantábimus et psallémus virtútes tuas.

20:2 O Lord, in your strength the king shall rejoice: * and in your salvation he shall exult exceedingly.
20:3 You have given him his heart's desire: * and have not withheld from him the will of his lips.
20:4 For you have gone before him with the blessings of sweetness: * you have set upon his head a crown of precious stone.
20:5 He asked life of you: * and you gave him length of days for ever and ever.
20:6 Great is his glory in your salvation: * glory and great majesty you will lay upon him.
20:7 For you will give him a blessing for ever and ever: * you will make him joyful in gladness with your face.
20:8 For the king hopes in the Lord: * and through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
20:9 Let your hand be found upon all your enemies: * your right hand shall find all who hate you.
20:10 You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of your face: * the Lord in his anger shall trouble them, and fire shall devour them.
20:11 You shall destroy their fruit from the earth: * and their seed from among the sons of men.
20:12 For they have devised evils against you: * they thought up counsels which they could not establish.
20:13 For you shall make them turn their back: * among those that remain, you shall prepare their face.
20:14 Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength: * we will sing and praise your mighty deeds.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Vitam pétiit a te, et tribuísti ei, Dómine: glóriam et magnum decórem imposuísti super eum; posuísti in cápite eius corónam de lápide pretióso.

Ant. He has asked life of you, and you have granted it to him, O Lord: you have set glory and great beauty upon him; you have placed on his head a crown of precious stone.

Ant. Hic accípiet * benedictiónem a Dómino, et misericórdiam a Deo salutári suo: quia hæc est generátio quæréntium Dóminum.

Ant. He shall receive * a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God his Savior: for this is the generation of those who seek the Lord.

Psalmus 23

Psalm 23

23:1 Dómini est terra, et plenitúdo eius: * orbis terrárum, et univérsi qui hábitant in eo.
23:2 Quia ipse super mária fundávit eum: * et super flúmina præparávit eum.
23:3 Quis ascéndet in montem Dómini? * aut quis stabit in loco sancto eius?
23:4 Ínnocens mánibus et mundo corde, * qui non accépit in vano ánimam suam, nec iurávit in dolo próximo suo.
23:5 Hic accípiet benedictiónem a Dómino: * et misericórdiam a Deo, salutári suo.
23:6 Hæc est generátio quæréntium eum, * quæréntium fáciem Dei Iacob.
23:7 Attóllite portas, príncipes, vestras, et elevámini, portæ æternáles: * et introíbit Rex glóriæ.
23:8 Quis est iste Rex glóriæ? * Dóminus fortis et potens: Dóminus potens in prǽlio.
23:9 Attóllite portas, príncipes, vestras, et elevámini, portæ æternáles: * et introíbit Rex glóriæ.
23:10 Quis est iste Rex glóriæ? * Dóminus virtútum ipse est Rex glóriæ.

23:1 The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof: * the world, and all who dwell therein.
23:2 For he has founded it upon the seas: * and has prepared it upon the rivers.
23:3 Who shall ascend the mountain of the Lord? * or who shall stand in his holy place?
23:4 The innocent in hands and clean of heart, * who has not taken his soul in vain, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbor.
23:5 He shall receive a blessing from the Lord: * and mercy from God his savior.
23:6 This is the generation of those who seek him, * of those who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
23:7 Lift up your gates, O princes, and be lifted up, O eternal gates: * and the King of glory shall enter in.
23:8 Who is this King of glory? * The Lord who is strong and mighty: the Lord mighty in battle.
23:9 Lift up your gates, O princes, and be lifted up, O eternal gates: * and the King of glory shall enter in.
23:10 Who is this King of glory? * The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

Ant. Hic accípiet benedictiónem a Dómino, et misericórdiam a Deo salutári suo: quia hæc est generátio quæréntium Dóminum.

Ant. He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God his Savior: for this is the generation of those who seek the Lord.

℣ Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum.

℣ You are a Priest for ever.

℟ Secúndum órdinem Melchísedech.

℟ According to the order of Melchisedech.

℣ Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem:

℣ And lead us not into temptation:

℟ Sed líbera nos a malo.

℟ But deliver us from evil.

Absolutio. A vínculis peccatórum nostrórum absólvat nos omnípotens et miséricors Dóminus.

Absolutio. May the almighty and merciful Lord absolve us from the bonds of our sins.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Ille nos benedícat, qui sine fine vivit et regnat.

Benedictio. May he bless us who lives and reigns without end.

Lectio 7

Reading 7

Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum.

A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.

Matt 5:13-19

In illo témpore: Dixit Iesus discipulis suis: Vos estis sal terræ. Quod si sal evamierit, in quo salietur? Ad nihilum valet ultra, nisi ut mittatur foras, et conculcetur ab hominibus. Et réliqua.

Homilia sancti Isidori Epíscopi.

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples: You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is good for nothing further, except to be cast out and trodden upon by men. And so forth.

A Homily of Saint Isidore, Bishop.

Ex libro 2. Officiorum ad S. Fulgentium cap. 5.

Qui in erudiendis, atque instituendis ad virtutem populis præerit, necesse est, ut in omnibus sanctus sit, et in nullo reprehensibihs habeatur. Qui enim alium de peccatis arguit, ipse a peccato debet esse alienus. Nam qua fronte subiectos arguere poterit, cum illi statim possit correctus ingerere: Ante doce te quæ recta sunt? Primitus quippe semetipsum corrigere debet, qui alios ad bene vivendum admonere studet; ita ut in omnibus semetipsum formam vivendi præbeat, cunctosque ad bonum opus, et doctrina et opere provocet. Cui étiam scientia Scripturarum necessaria est: quia si episcopi tantum sancta sit vita, sibi soli prodest, sic vivens. Porro si et doctrina et sermone fuerit eruditus, potest ceteros quoque instruiere, et docere suos, et adversarios repercutere, qui nisi refutati fuerint atque convicti, facile possunt simplicium corda pervertere.

Whoever is set over people to instruct and form them in virtue must of necessity be holy in all things and held blameless in nothing. For he who rebukes another for sins must himself be free from sin. For with what face will he be able to reprove his subjects, when the one corrected can straightway retort: First teach yourself what is right? He who strives to admonish others to live well must first correct himself; so that in all things he may offer himself as a model of life, and provoke all to good work both by teaching and by example. For him, too, a knowledge of the Scriptures is necessary: because if a bishop's life alone be holy, he profits only himself by so living. But if he be also learned in doctrine and speech, he can instruct others as well, teach his own people, and repel adversaries, who, unless they are refuted and confounded, can easily pervert the hearts of the simple.

℟ Tota die contristátus ingrediébar, Dómine: quóniam ánima mea compléta est illusiónibus:

℟ All the day long I went about in sorrow, O Lord: for my soul was filled with illusions:

Et vim faciébant, qui quærébant ánimam meam.

And those who sought my soul did violence to me.

℣ Amíci mei et próximi mei advérsum me appropinquavérunt et stetérunt: et qui iuxta me erant, de longe stetérunt.

℣ My friends and my neighbors drew near and stood against me: and those who were close to me stood far off.

℟ Et vim faciébant, qui quærébant ánimam meam.

℟ And those who sought my soul did violence to me.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Divínum auxílium máneat semper nobíscum.

Benedictio. May the divine assistance remain always with us.

Lectio 8

Reading 8

Huius sermo debet esse purus, simplex, apertus, plenus gravitatis et honestatis, plenus suavitatis et gratiæ, tractans de mysterio legis, de doctrina fidei, de virtute continentiæ, de disciplina iustitiæ: unumquemque admonens diversa exhortatione, iuxta professionem, morumque qualitatem: scilicet ut prænoscat quid, cui, quando, vel quomodo proferat. Cuius præ ceteris speciale officium est, Scripturas legere, percurrere Canones, exempla sanctorum imitari, vigiliis, ieiuniis, orationibus incumbere, cum fratribus pacem habere, nec quemquam de membris suis discerpere; nullum damnare, nisi comprobatum, nullum excommunicare nisi discussum. Quique ita humilitate pariter, et auctoritate præesse debet, ut neque per nimiam humilitatem suam subditorum vitia convalescere faciat, neque per immoderantiam severitatis potestatem exerceat, sed tanto cautius erga commissos sibi, quanto durius a Christo indagari formidat.

His discourse ought to be pure, simple, open, full of gravity and honesty, full of sweetness and grace, treating of the mystery of the law, the doctrine of faith, the virtue of continence, the discipline of justice: admonishing each person with varied exhortation, according to his calling and the quality of his morals — namely, that he should know in advance what, to whom, when, or how he is to speak. His special duty above all others is to read the Scriptures, to study the Canons, to imitate the examples of the saints, to give himself to vigils, fasts, and prayers, to maintain peace with his brethren, and not to tear asunder any member of his body; to condemn no one unless proven guilty, to excommunicate no one unless examined. And he ought to preside with humility and authority alike, so that neither through excessive humility should he allow the vices of his subjects to grow strong, nor through immoderate severity should he exercise power, but be so much the more watchful over those entrusted to him as he fears more gravely to be searched out by Christ.

℟ Ne avértas fáciem tuam a púero tuo, Dómine:

℟ Do not turn away your face from your servant, O Lord:

Quóniam tríbulor, velóciter exáudi me.

For I am in tribulation, hear me quickly.

℣ Inténde ánimæ meæ, et líbera eam: propter inimícos meos éripe me.

℣ Attend to my soul, and deliver it: because of my enemies, rescue me.

℟ Quóniam tríbulor, velóciter exáudi me.

℟ For I am in tribulation, hear me quickly.

℣ Iube, Dómine, benedícere.

℣ Grant a blessing, O Lord.

Benedictio. Ad societátem cívium supernórum perdúcat nos Rex Angelórum.

Benedictio. May the King of Angels lead us to the company of the citizens on high.

Lectio 9

Reading 9

Tenebit quoque illam supereminentem donis omnibus caritatem, sine qua omnis virtus nihil est. Custos enim castitatis, caritas; locus autem huius custodis humilitas. Habebit étiam inter hæc omnia castitatis eminentiam: ita ut mens Christo dedita, ab omni inquinamento carnis sit munda et libera. Inter hæc oportebit cum sollicita dispensatione curam pauperum gerere, esurientes pascere, vestire nudos, suscipere peregrinos, captivos redimere, viduas ac pupillos tueri, pervigilem in cunctis exhibere curam, providentiam habere distributione discreta. In quo étiam hospitalitas ita erit præcipua, ut omnes cum benignitate et caritate suscipiat. Si enim omnes fideles illud Evangelium audire desiderant: Hospes fui, et suscepistis me; quanto magis episcopus, cuius diversorium cunctorum debet esse receptaculum?

He will also hold that charity which is surpassing above all gifts, without which every virtue is nothing. For the guardian of chastity is charity; and the dwelling place of this guardian is humility. He will also hold, among all these, the preeminence of chastity: so that a mind dedicated to Christ may be clean and free from every defilement of the flesh. Among these things it will be necessary to exercise care for the poor with diligent stewardship: to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to receive strangers, to ransom captives, to protect widows and orphans, to show vigilant care in all things, and to exercise foresight in distribution with discernment. In this also hospitality will be so excellent that he receives all with kindness and charity. For if all the faithful desire to hear those words of the Gospel: I was a stranger and you received me; how much more the bishop, whose house ought to be the lodging of all?

℟ Quis dabit cápiti meo aquam, et óculis meis fontem lacrimárum, et plorábo die ac nocte? quia frater propínquus supplantávit me,

℟ Who will give water to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyes, and I will weep day and night? For a close kinsman has supplanted me,

Et omnis amícus fraudulénter incéssit in me.

And every friend has dealt deceitfully with me.

℣ Fiant viæ eórum ténebræ et lúbricum: et Angelus Dómini pérsequens eos.

℣ Let their ways become darkness and slipperiness: and let the Angel of the Lord pursue them.

℟ Et omnis amícus fraudulénter incéssit in me.

℟ And every friend has dealt deceitfully with me.

℣ Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣ Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Spirit.

℟ Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

℟ As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen.

℟ Quis dabit cápiti meo aquam, et óculis meis fontem lacrimárum, et plorábo die ac nocte? quia frater propínquus supplantávit me, et omnis amícus fraudulénter incéssit in me.

℟ Who will give water to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyes, and I will weep day and night? For a close kinsman has supplanted me, and every friend has dealt deceitfully with me.