VESPERS I
Iesu, redemptor omnium,
perpes corona caelitum,
in ac die clementius
nostris faveto vocibus,
Sacre tui qua nominis
confessor almus claruit,
cuius celebrat annua
devota plebs sollemnia.
Per illa quae sunt saeculi
gressu sereno transiit,
tibi fidelis iugiter
iter salutis persequens.
At rite mundi gaudiis
non cor caducis applicans,
cum angelis caelestibus
laetus potitur praemiis.
Huius benignus annue
nobis sequi vestigia;
huius precatu servulis
dimitte noxam criminis.
Sit, Christe, rex
piissime,
tibi Patrique gloria
cum Spiritu Paraclito,
in sempiterna saecula.
Amen.
O Jesus, man's Redeemer
kind,
Eternal Crown of all the
saints,
Upon this joyful festal
day
Heed yet more graciously
our prayer.
For we, your People,
celebrate
The feast of one who loved
you well,
And for the honor of your
Name
Sought first your Kingdom
of all good.
Through all the snares the
world presents
He passed unruffled and
unharmed,
Pursuing true salvation's
path,
Remaining faithful to the
last.
He dallied not with things
of earth,
Nor set his heart on
passing joys,
And now with angel’s
choirs above
He joyously obtains
reward.
Grant us the grace we beg
and pray,
To follow in his footsteps
sure,
And by his intercession
too,
Forgive us when we go
astray.
O Christ our King and
tender Lord,
All glory ever be to you,
Who with the Holy Spirit
reign
With God the Father's
might supreme. Amen.
LAUDS
Iesu, corona celsior
et veritas sublimior,
qui confitenti servulo
redis perenne praemium,
Da supplicanti coetui,
huius rogatu caelitis,
remissionem criminum
rumpendum nexum vinculi.
Nil vanitatis diligens,
terrena sic exercuit,
ut mente tota fervidus
tibi placeret unice.
Te, Christe, piissime,
hic confitendo iugiter,
calcavit hostem fortiter
superbum ac satellitem.
Virtute clarus et fide,
orationi sedulus
ac membra servans sobria,
dapes supernas obtinet.
Deo Patri sit gloria
tibique soli Filio
cum Spiritu Paraclito,
in sempiterna saecula. Amen.
O Jesus, Crown of all, Most High,
And Truth sublime, surpassing all,
You give reward that has no end
To those that love and praise your Name.
Through intercession of this Saint,
Give unto us who grace implore
Remission of our daily sins,
And break the bonds that hold us fast.
He gave no thought to vanities,
But lived and toiled while here below,
To please you only, day by day
While love for you inspir'd each deed.
Most gracious King, Lord Jesus Christ,
By ever clinging to your law,
He overcame the demon proud,
By strength you gave him for the fight.
Made perfect by deep faith and prayer,
And virtue's constant energy,
Your love has summoned him to share
The joyous festival above.
To God the Father glory be,
And glory to his only Son,
The Holy Spirit too be praised
Both now and for eternity. Amen.
Matins/Office of Readings
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.
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.
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.
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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