Dómine, prævenísti eum in benedictiónibus dulcédinis: posuísti in cápite ejus corónam de lápide pretióso...
Intercéssio nos, quǽsumus, Dómine, beáti Romualdi Abbatis comméndet: ut, quod nostris méritis non valémus, ejus patrocínio assequámur. Per Dóminum.
Multis sátanæ insídiis et hóminum invidia oppugnatus, tanto humílior se assidue jejuniis et oratiónibus exercebat, et rerum cæléstium meditatióne, vim lacrimárum profúndens, fruebátur: vultu tamen adeo læto semper erat, ut intuéntes exhilararet.
Many were the snares laid for [Saint Romuald] by Satan, and envious men molested him with their persecutions; but these things only excited him to be more humble, and assiduous in fasting and prayer. In the heavenly contemplation where with he was favoured, he shed abundant tears. Yet such was the joy which ever beamed in his face, that it made all who looked at him cheerful.
from the 5th lesson at Matins; the translation is by Dom Laurence Shepherd OSB
Today is Friday in the 4th week post Epiphaniam, February 7, the feast of the Abbot Saint Romuald, Father of the Camaldolese Benedictines; his Mass Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam was sung at Le Barroux and will be said at Saint-Eugène, unless the votive Mass of the Most Sacred Heart, Cogitationes Cordis eius, is, on the First Friday of the month.
I remembered to check the parish site: indeed, the Mass Cogitationes Cordis eius is being said today at Saint-E. (that was the first page I found, using Blogger's lame search engine; the Mass is in second place) with the commemoration of the Holy Abbot.
Faithful servant and friend of God how different was thy life from ours! We love the world and We think we do wonders if we give, each day, passing thought to our Creator, and make Him, at long intervals, the sole end of some one of our occupations. Yet we know how each hour is bringing us nearer to that moment, when we must stand before the divine tribunal, with our good and our evil works, to receive the irrevocable sentence we shall have merited.
Dom Prosper Guéranger on today's feast, from l'Année liturgique
Introitus. Ps. 36, 30-31. Os justi meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua ejus loquétur judícium: lex Dei ejus in corde ipsíus. Ps. ibid., 1. Noli æmulári in malignántibus: neque zeláveris faciéntes iniquitátem. ℣. Glória Patri.
Kyrie, Gloria.
Oratio. Intercéssio nos, quǽsumus, Dómine, beáti Romualdi Abbatis comméndet: ut, quod nostris méritis non valémus, ejus patrocínio assequámur. Per Dóminum.
Léctio libri Sapientiæ.
Eccli. 45, 1-6.
Diléctus Deo et homínibus, cujus memória in benedictióne est. Símilem illum fecit in glória sanctórum, et magnificávit eum in timóre inimicórum, et in verbis suis monstra placávit. Gloríficávit illum in conspéctu regum, et jussit illi coram pópulo suo, et osténdit illi glóriam suam. In fide et lenitáte ipsíus sanctum fecit illum, et elégit eum; ex omni carne. Audívit enim eum et vocem ipsíus, et indúxit illum in nubem. Et dedit illi coram præcépta, et legem vitæ et disciplínæ.
Graduale. Ps. 20, 4-5. Dómine, prævenísti eum in benedictiónibus dulcédinis: posuísti in cápite ejus corónam de lápide pretióso. ℣. Vitam pétiit a te, et tribuísti ei longitúdinem diérum in sǽculum sǽculi.
Allelúja, allelúja. ℣. Ps. 91, 13. Justus ut palma florébit: sicut cedrus Líbani multiplicábitur. Allelúja.
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✠ Sequéntia sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum.
Matth. 19, 27-29.
In illo témpore: Dixit Petrus ad Jesum: Ecce, nos relíquimus ómnia, et secúti sumus te: quid ergo erit nobis? Jesus autem dixit illis: Amen, dico vobis, quod vos, qui secuti estis me, in regeneratióne, cum séderit Fílius hóminis in sede majestátis suæ, sedébitis et vos super sedes duódecim, judicántes duódecim tribus Israël. Et omnis, qui relíquerit domum, vel fratres, aut soróres, aut patrem, aut matrem, aut uxórem, aut fílios, aut agros, propter nomen meum, céntuplum accípiet, et vitam ætérnam possidébit.
Offertorium. Ps. 20, 3 et 4. Desidérium ánimæ ejus tribuísti ei, Dómine, et voluntáte labiórum ejus non fraudásti eum: posuísti in cápite ejus corónam de lápide pretióso.
Secreta. Sacris altáribus, Dómine, hóstias superpósitas sanctus Romualdus Abbas, quǽsumus, in salútem nobis proveníre depóscat. Per Dóminum.
Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei.
Communio. Luc. 12, 42. Fidélis servus et prudens, quem constítuit dóminus super famíliam suam: ut det illis in témpore trítici mensúram.
Postcommunio. Prótegat nos, Dómine, cum tui perceptióne sacraménti beátus Romualdus Abbas, pro nobis intercedéndo: ut et conversatiónis ejus experiámur insígnia, et intercessiónis percipiámus suffragia. Per Dominum.
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