Tuesday, December 27, 2016

S. THOMÆ, APOSTOLI


Ad Laudes matutinas: novus

Qui luce splendes órdinis
apostolórum máxima,
Thoma, benígnus áccipe
laudes tibi quas pángimus.

Te lúcidis in sédibus
amóre Christus cóllocat;
amóre promptus éxpetis
tu pro Magístro cómmori.

Te torquet et diléctio
narrántibus cum frátribus
vis certus esse, vísere,
palpáre Iesu vúlnera.

Quantóque cordis gáudio
ipsum misértum cónspicis,
Deúmque dicis crédulus,
fervóre adórans péctoris!

Nobísque qui non vídimus
per te fides fit ácrior,
fit æstus et poténtior
quo Christi amórem quærimus.

Christo sit omnis glória,
qui te rogánte præbeat
nobis fide ambulántibus
ipsum vidére pérpetim. Amen.

O Thomas, you who in the order of the apostles, shine with the greatest light, kindly accept the praises we sing to you. Christ in his love places you among  the resplendent thrones; you who compelled by love desire to die for your Master. But love also harshly urges you, when your brothers relate the good news, to see for certain, to see and touch the wounds of Jesus. How much joy of heart you had when you see his mercy, and you believing proclaim  him God and worship him with a fervent heart. For  us, who do not see,  through you our faith is made stronger, our fervor is made more powerful by which we seek the love of Christ. To Christ be all glory, that  by your intercession he may make  us walking by faith to behold him forever. Amen.
 


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