The Lessons of Matins

THE LESSONS OF MATINS

Second Nocturn

According to the Extraordinary Form
of the Roman Rite

LECTIO IV LESSON IV

Bruno, Carthusianæ religiónis institutor, Coloniæ Agrippinæ natus est. Ab ipsis incunabulis specimen futuræ sanctitátis præferens, morum gravitáte, puerília illíus ætátis, divina favénte grátia, declinans, adeo excelluit, ut jam inde monachórum pater vitæque anachoreticæ futurus instaurátor agnoscerétur. A paréntibus, génere ac virtúte claris, Lutétiam Parisiórum missus, tantum ibi in philosophíæ ac theologíæ stúdiis profecit, ut doctoris ac magistri munus in utraque facultate sit adeptus ; nec multo post, ob egregias ipsíus virtútes, ecclésiæ Rheménsis canonicatu potítus.

Bruno, the Founder of the Charterhouse Monks, was born at Cologne. From his earliest years he was a very grave child, turning away from childish things, and that so manifestly, that by the grace of God the tokens of holiness already pointed him out as a Father of monks, and a restorer of the life of hermits. His parents, who were eminent for rank and goodness, sent him to Paris, where he studied so well in Philosophy and Theology, that he took the degree of Doctor in both faculties ; and a short while after, for his famous graces, he was made a Canon of Rheims.

LECTIO V LESSON V

Elapsis aliquot annis, cum sex áliis famíliaribus mundo renuntians, sanctum Hugónem episcopum Gratianopolitánum adiit. Qui, causa eórum adventus cógnita, eosdemque intélligens esse quos eádem nocte véluti septem stellas ad suos pedes corruéntes in somnis viderat, montes suæ diœcesis asperrimos, quos Carthusiános appellant, illis concessit. Illuc Bruno cum sociis, ipso Hugone comitante, secédens, cum per aliquot annos eremiticam vitam egísset, ab Urbano secundo, qui ejúsdem Brunónis discípulus fuerat, Romam accersitur. Ejus consílio ac doctrína Póntifex in tot illis Ecclésiæ calamitátibus, per aliquot annos usus est ; donec Bruno, recusato Rhegiénsi archiepiscopatu, discedéndi facultátem obtinuit.

After some years, he, and six comrades, forsook the world and betook themselves to Hugh, the holy Bishop of Grenoble, who, when he learned the reason of their coming, and believing them to have been figured by seven stars which he had seen that night in a dream falling at his feet, gave them a grant of land in some very wild mountains in his Diocese, which are called the Chartreuses. Thither Bruno and his companions, together with Hugh, withdrew themselves, and led for some years the life of hermits. Pope Urban II, who had formerly been his disciple, commanded him to come to Rome, and amid the afflictions which then scourged the Church, held him for some time as his counsellor. But at last Bruno, who had refused the Archbishopric of Reggio, got his leave to go away.

LECTIO VI LESSON VI

Igitur, solitúdinis amore, eremum quamdam apud Squillácum in Calabriæ fínibus pétiit. Quo in loco, cum ipsum orántem Rogerius comes Calabriæ inter venándum, latrántibus ad illíus spelúncam cánibus, reperísset, sanctitáte viri permotus, illum ac socios fovére et cólere impense cœpit. Nec liberalitas sine præmio fuit ; cum enim idem Rogerius Capuam obsidéret, eumque Sergius quidam excubiárum magister pródere statuísset, Bruno, adhuc in dicta erémo vivens, in somnis illi ómnia apériens, ab imminénti periculo cómitem liberávit. Tandem virtútibus ac meritis plenus, nec sanctitáte minus quam doctrinæ fama clarus, obdormívit in Dómino ; sepultúsque est in monastério sancti Stephani, ab ipso Rogerio constructo, ubi háctenus honorifice cólitur.

In his love of the wilderness, he betook himself to a certain desert place in the Diocese of Squillaci, in the uttermost coasts of Calabria. He was praying there one day in a cave, when the hounds of Roger, Sovereign Earl of Sicily and Calabria, who was out hunting, came and bayed a the door of it. Thus was he found by this Prince, who was moved by his holiness, and began to cherish him and his comrades, and treat them very kindly. The Earl's goodness was rewarded, for when he was one time laying siege to Capua, and one Sergius, who was first groom of his bedchamber, had made a plot to betray him, Bruno, who was still living in the desert above mentioned, appeared to him in a dream, and delivered him from the danger which was hanging over him. At length Bruno, full of graces and good works, and famous for godliness not less than for learning, fell asleep in the Lord, and was buried in the monastery of St. Stephen, founded by the same Earl Roger, where he is still held in great honour.

LECTIO BREVIS BRIEF LESSON

Bruno, Carthusianæ religiónis institutor, Coloniæ Agrippinæ natus est. A puerítia, morum gravitáte et solitúdinis desidério præstitit. A paréntibus Lutétiam Parisiórum missus, tantum ibi in philosophíæ ac theologíæ stúdiis profecit, ut doctoris et magistri munus in utráque facultate sit adeptus ; nec multo post, ob egregias ejus virtútes ecclésiæ Rheménsis canonicatu potítus. Ordine Carthusianórum instituto, cum in eo per aliquot annos eremiticam vitam egísset, ab Urbano secundo, qui ejus discípulus fuerat, Romam accérsitur. Ejus consílio ac doctrína Póntifex, in tot illíus témporis calamitátibus, per aliquot annos usus est ; donec vir Dei, recusato Rhegiénsi archiepiscopatu, discedéndi facultate accepta, eremum íterum pétiit, ubi, virtútibus ac meritis plenus, obdormívit in Dómino.

Bruno, the founder of the Carthusian Order, was born at Cologne. From his boyhood, he excelled in the soberness of his ways and his desire for solitude. His parents sent him to Paris, and there he made such progress in the study of Philosophy and Theology that he earned the degree of doctor and master in both faculties. Not long after, because of his outstanding virtues he was appointed a canon of the church at Rheims. Having founded the Carthusian Order and having led a hermit's life in this Order for some years, he was summoned to Rome by Urban II, who had been his disciple. In those calamitous times, the Pope made use of Bruno's counsel and learning for several years. Finally the man of God, who had refused the Archbishopric of Reggio, was allowed to depart. He again sought a place of solitude, and there, full of virtues and merits, he fell asleep in the Lord.

The Roman Breviary
October 6

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LECTIO IV	LESSON IV
Bruno, Carthusianæ religiónis institutor, Coloniæ Agrippinæ natus est. Ab ipsis incunabulis specimen futuræ sanctitátis præferens, morum gravitáte, puerília illíus ætátis, divina favénte grátia, declinans, adeo excelluit, ut jam inde monachórum pater vitæque anachoreticæ futurus instaurátor agnoscerétur. A paréntibus, génere ac virtúte claris, Lutétiam Parisiórum missus, tantum ibi in philosophíæ ac theologíæ stúdiis profecit, ut doctoris ac magistri munus in utraque facultate sit adeptus ; nec multo post, ob egregias ipsíus virtútes, ecclésiæ Rheménsis canonicatu potítus.	Bruno, the Founder of the Charterhouse Monks, was born at Cologne. From his earliest years he was a very grave child, turning away from childish things, and that so manifestly, that by the grace of God the tokens of holiness already pointed him out as a Father of monks, and a restorer of the life of hermits. His parents, who were eminent for rank and goodness, sent him to Paris, where he studied so well in Philosophy and Theology, that he took the degree of Doctor in both faculties ; and a short while after, for his famous graces, he was made a Canon of Rheims.
LECTIO V	LESSON V
Elapsis aliquot annis, cum sex áliis famíliaribus mundo renuntians, sanctum Hugónem episcopum Gratianopolitánum adiit. Qui, causa eórum adventus cógnita, eosdemque intélligens esse quos eádem nocte véluti septem stellas ad suos pedes corruéntes in somnis viderat, montes suæ diœcesis asperrimos, quos Carthusiános appellant, illis concessit. Illuc Bruno cum sociis, ipso Hugone comitante, secédens, cum per aliquot annos eremiticam vitam egísset, ab Urbano secundo, qui ejúsdem Brunónis discípulus fuerat, Romam accersitur. Ejus consílio ac doctrína Póntifex in tot illis Ecclésiæ calamitátibus, per aliquot annos usus est ; donec Bruno, recusato Rhegiénsi archiepiscopatu, discedéndi facultátem obtinuit.	After some years, he, and six comrades, forsook the world and betook themselves to Hugh, the holy Bishop of Grenoble, who, when he learned the reason of their coming, and believing them to have been figured by seven stars which he had seen that night in a dream falling at his feet, gave them a grant of land in some very wild mountains in his Diocese, which are called the Chartreuses. Thither Bruno and his companions, together with Hugh, withdrew themselves, and led for some years the life of hermits. Pope Urban II, who had formerly been his disciple, commanded him to come to Rome, and amid the afflictions which then scourged the Church, held him for some time as his counsellor. But at last Bruno, who had refused the Archbishopric of Reggio, got his leave to go away.
LECTIO VI	LESSON VI
Igitur, solitúdinis amore, eremum quamdam apud Squillácum in Calabriæ fínibus pétiit. Quo in loco, cum ipsum orántem Rogerius comes Calabriæ inter venándum, latrántibus ad illíus spelúncam cánibus, reperísset, sanctitáte viri permotus, illum ac socios fovére et cólere impense cœpit. Nec liberalitas sine præmio fuit ; cum enim idem Rogerius Capuam obsidéret, eumque Sergius quidam excubiárum magister pródere statuísset, Bruno, adhuc in dicta erémo vivens, in somnis illi ómnia apériens, ab imminénti periculo cómitem liberávit. Tandem virtútibus ac meritis plenus, nec sanctitáte minus quam doctrinæ fama clarus, obdormívit in Dómino ; sepultúsque est in monastério sancti Stephani, ab ipso Rogerio constructo, ubi háctenus honorifice cólitur.	In his love of the wilderness, he betook himself to a certain desert place in the Diocese of Squillaci, in the uttermost coasts of Calabria. He was praying there one day in a cave, when the hounds of Roger, Sovereign Earl of Sicily and Calabria, who was out hunting, came and bayed a the door of it. Thus was he found by this Prince, who was moved by his holiness, and began to cherish him and his comrades, and treat them very kindly. The Earl's goodness was rewarded, for when he was one time laying siege to Capua, and one Sergius, who was first groom of his bedchamber, had made a plot to betray him, Bruno, who was still living in the desert above mentioned, appeared to him in a dream, and delivered him from the danger which was hanging over him. At length Bruno, full of graces and good works, and famous for godliness not less than for learning, fell asleep in the Lord, and was buried in the monastery of St. Stephen, founded by the same Earl Roger, where he is still held in great honour.
LECTIO BREVIS	BRIEF LESSON
Bruno, Carthusianæ religiónis institutor, Coloniæ Agrippinæ natus est. A puerítia, morum gravitáte et solitúdinis desidério præstitit. A paréntibus Lutétiam Parisiórum missus, tantum ibi in philosophíæ ac theologíæ stúdiis profecit, ut doctoris et magistri munus in utráque facultate sit adeptus ; nec multo post, ob egregias ejus virtútes ecclésiæ Rheménsis canonicatu potítus. Ordine Carthusianórum instituto, cum in eo per aliquot annos eremiticam vitam egísset, ab Urbano secundo, qui ejus discípulus fuerat, Romam accérsitur. Ejus consílio ac doctrína Póntifex, in tot illíus témporis calamitátibus, per aliquot annos usus est ; donec vir Dei, recusato Rhegiénsi archiepiscopatu, discedéndi facultate accepta, eremum íterum pétiit, ubi, virtútibus ac meritis plenus, obdormívit in Dómino.	Bruno, the founder of the Carthusian Order, was born at Cologne. From his boyhood, he excelled in the soberness of his ways and his desire for solitude. His parents sent him to Paris, and there he made such progress in the study of Philosophy and Theology that he earned the degree of doctor and master in both faculties. Not long after, because of his outstanding virtues he was appointed a canon of the church at Rheims. Having founded the Carthusian Order and having led a hermit's life in this Order for some years, he was summoned to Rome by Urban II, who had been his disciple. In those calamitous times, the Pope made use of Bruno's counsel and learning for several years. Finally the man of God, who had refused the Archbishopric of Reggio, was allowed to depart. He again sought a place of solitude, and there, full of virtues and merits, he fell asleep in the Lord.
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