SS. PETRI ET PAULI, APOSTOLORUM

SS. PETRI ET PAULI, APOSTOLORUM

Ad I Vesperas: saec. VIII-IX

From St. Augustine’s Lyre:

In the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Breviary, This hymn is used in multiple places in the Breviary, though divided into parts. The third verse and the closing doxology is used as the hymn for Lauds on the the Feast of the Chair of Peter. The fourth verse and the closing doxology are used as the hymn for Vespers & Matins on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. The first two and last verse of the body and the doxology are used for the Vespers hymn for the Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul. The third & fourth verses and the closing doxology is used for the hymn for Lauds on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. I have divided them out in the order listed above below. This hymn is used for Vespers on the Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul in the Ordinary Form. The entirety of the hymn was used for Vespers and Matins on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in the Sarum Breviary.

Aurea luce et decóre róseo,

lux lucis, omne perfudísti sæculum,

décorans cælos ínclito martýrio

hac sacra die, quæ dat reis véniam.

Iánitor cæli, doctor orbis páriter,

iúdices sæcli, vera mundi lúmina,

per crucem alter, alter ense triúmphans,

vitæ senátum laureáti póssident.

O Roma felix, quæ tantórum príncipum

es purpuráta pretióso sánguine,

non laude tua, sed ipsórum méritis

excéllis omnem mundi pulchritúdinem.

Olívæ binæ pietátis únicæ,

fide devótos, spe robústos máxime,

fonte replétos caritátis géminæ

post mortem carnis impetráte vívere.

Sit Trinitáti sempitérna glória,

honor, potéstas atque iubilátio,

in unitáte, cui manet impérium

ex tunc et modo per ætérna sæcula. Amen.

O Light of light, you have filled the whole world with golden light and rosy beauty, adorning heaven with this illustrious martyr on this holy day which grants pardon to the guilty.  Guardian of heaven and equally doctor of the world, judges of the age, true lights of the world, one triumphing through the cross, the other by the sword, crowned with laurels they possess the senate of life. O happy Rome, stained purple by the precious blood of such great princes, not by praise of you, O Rome, but by their own merits you surpass all beauty of the world. Double olive trees grown from a single love, after the death of the flesh pray that we may live devoted in faith, strong in hope, greatly filled from the source of your twin love. To the Trinity be eternal glory, honor, power and jubilation, in unity, to whom belongs authority, then and now in the ages eternal. Amen.

Ad Officium lectionis: Paulinus II aquileiensis?

From Chantblog:

The book Pange Lingua: Breviary Hymns of Old Uses with an English Rendering, says of Felix per omnes festum mundi cardines (the hymn itself is found on page 52 by page number of that document) that: "This hymn was sung at First Vespers of SS. Peter and Paul according to the use of the Church of York, which was followed of old throughout the north of England as that of Sarum was in the south."

Felix per omnes festum mundi cárdines

apostolórum præpóllet alácriter,

Petri beáti, Pauli sacratíssimi,

quos Christus almo consecrávit sánguine,

ecclesiárum deputávit príncipes.

Hi sunt olívæ duæ coram Dómino

et candelábra luce radiántia,

præclára cæli duo luminária;

fórtia solvunt peccatórum víncula

portásque cæli réserant fidélibus.

Glória Patri per imménsa sæcula,

sit tibi, Nate, decus et impérium,

honor, potéstas Sanctóque Spirítui;

sit Trinitáti salus indivídua

per infiníta sæculórum sæcula. Amen.

The happy feast of the apostles, of blessed Peter and most holy Paul, proclaims enthusiastically those whom Christ sanctified with his holy blood, appointed princes of the churches. These two olive trees before the Lord, one candelabra bright with light, two shining lambs of heaven; they loosen the strong chains of sinners and open the gates of heaven for the faithful.  Glory to the Father through endless ages, beauty and authority to you, O Son, honor, power to the Holy Spirit; to the undivided Trinity blessing though endless ages of ages. Amen.

Ad Laudes matutinas: Ambrosius

Apostolórum pássio

diem sacrávit sæculi,

Petri triúmphum nóbilem,

Pauli corónam præferens.

Coniúnxit æquáles viros

cruor triumphális necis;

Deum secútos præsulem

Christi coronávit fides.

Primus Petrus apóstolus;

nec Paulus impar grátia,

electiónis vas sacræ

Petri adæquávit fidem.

Verso crucis vestígio

Simon, honórem dans Deo,

suspénsus ascéndit, dati

non ímmemor oráculi.

Hinc Roma celsum vérticem

devotiónis éxtulit,

fundáta tali sánguine

et vate tanto nóbilis.

Huc ire quis mundum putet,

concúrrere plebem poli:

elécta géntium caput

sedes magístri géntium.

Horum, Redémptor, quæsumus,

ut príncipum consórtio

iungas precántes sérvulos

in sempitérna sæcula. Amen.

The suffering of the apostles consecrates this ordinary worldly day, the noble triumph of Peter, the crown of Paul revealed. The blood of their victorious death unites these two equal men;  following God as their guide, faith in Christ crowned them.  Peter the first of the apostles, Paul no less in grace, a vessel by holy election, equal to the faith of Peter. On a cross upside down, Simon gave honor to God, high and suspended, not forgetting the prophecy about him. From this height Rome raised her heavenly devotion, founded as she is on such great blood, and by such a mighty prophet.  Who would think that the world would go there, here the people from everywhere gather; O chosen head of the nations, seat of the nations' master. O Redeemer of these men, we beseech you, that you may join your servants, who entreat you,  to the consort of these princes, for eternal ages. Amen.

Ad II Vesperas: Paulinus II aquileiensis?

O Roma felix, quæ tantórum príncipum

es purpuráta pretióso sánguine!

Excéllis omnem mundi pulchritúdinem

non laude tua, sed sanctórum méritis,

quos cruentátis iugulásti gládiis.

Vos ergo modo, gloriósi mártyres,

Petre beáte, Paule, mundi lílium,

cæléstis aulæ triumpháles mílites,

précibus almis vestris nos ab ómnibus

muníte malis, ferte super æthera.

Glória Patri per imménsa sæcula,

sit tibi, Nate, decus et impérium,

honor, potéstas Sanctóque Spirítui;

sit Trinitáti salus indivídua

per infiníta sæculórum sæcula. Amen.

O happy Rome, stained purple by the precious blood of such great princes, you surpass all the beauty of the world not by praise of you, O Rome, but by the merits of the saints, whom you killed with bloody swords. O blessed Peter and Paul, the lily of the world, glorious martyrs, victorious soldiers of the court of heaven, by your holy prayers guard us from all evils and carry us up to heaven.  Glory to the Father through endless ages, beauty and authority to you, O Son, honor, power to the Holy Spirit; to the undivided Trinity blessing though endless ages of ages. Amen.