Roman Breviary, 1954 (Divino Afflatu)

Thursday, 5 November 2026

Quinta die infra Octavam Omnium SanctorumFifth Day Within the Octave of All Saints

Semiduplex

Lectio I

Lesson I

De Ezechiéle Prophéta

Lesson from the book of Ezekiel

Ezek 13:1-6

Et factus est sermo Dómini ad me, dicens: Fili hóminis, vaticináre ad prophétas Israël, qui prophétant, et dices prophetántibus de corde suo: Audíte verbum Dómini. Hæc dicit Dóminus Deus: Væ prophétis insipiéntibus, qui sequúntur spíritum suum, et nihil vident! Quasi vulpes in desértis prophétæ tui, Israël, erant. Non ascendístis ex advérso, neque opposuístis murum pro domo Israël, ut starétis in prǽlio in die Dómini. Vident vana, et divínant mendácium, dicéntes: Ait Dóminus, cum Dóminus non míserit eos, et perseveravérunt confirmáre sermónem.

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, prophesy thou against the prophets of Israel that prophesy: and thou shalt say to them that prophesy out of their own heart: Hear ye the word of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the foolish prophets that follow their own spirit, and see nothing. Thy prophets, O Israel, were like foxes in the deserts. You have not gone up to face the enemy, nor have you set up a wall for the house of Israel, to stand in battle in the day of the Lord. They see vain things, and they foretell lies, saying: The Lord saith: whereas the Lord hath not sent them: and they have persisted to confirm what they have said.

℟. Vidi Dóminum sedéntem super sólium excélsum et elevátum, et plena erat omnis terra majestáte ejus: * Et ea, quæ sub ipso erant, replébant templum.

℟. I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and the whole earth was full of His glory; * And His train filled the temple.

℣. Séraphim stabant super illud: sex alæ uni, et sex alæ álteri.

℣. Above it stood the Seraphim each one had six wings.

℟. Et ea, quæ sub ipso erant, replébant templum.

℟. And His train filled the temple.

Lectio II

Lesson II

Ezek 13:7-10

Numquid non visiónem cassam vidístis, et divinatiónem mendácem locúti estis, et dícitis: Ait Dóminus, cum ego non sim locútus? Proptérea hæc dicit Dóminus Deus: Quia locúti estis vana, et vidístis mendácium, ídeo ecce ego ad vos, dicit Dóminus Deus. Et erit manus mea super prophétas, qui vident vana et divínant mendácium: in consílio pópuli mei non erunt, et in scriptúra domus Israël non scribéntur, nec in terram Israël ingrediéntur, et sciétis quia ego Dóminus Deus. Eo quod decéperint pópulum meum, dicéntes: Pax, et non est pax, et ipse ædificábat paríetem, illi autem liniébant eum luto absque páleis.

Have you not seen a vain vision and spoken a lying divination: and you say: The Lord saith: whereas I have not spoken. Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because you have spoken vain things, and have seen lies: therefore behold I come against you, saith the Lord God. And my hand shall be upon the prophets that see vain things, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the council of my people, nor shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel, and you shall know that I am the Lord God. Because they have deceived my people, saying: Peace, and there is no peace: and the people built up a wall, and they daubed it with dirt without straw.

℟. Aspice, Dómine, de sede sancta tua, et cógita de nobis: inclína, Deus meus, aurem tuam et audi: * Aperi óculos tuos et vide tribulatiónem nostram.

℟. Look down, O Lord, from the dwelling-place of thine holiness, and take thought for us. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear. * Open thine eyes, and behold our desolation.

℣. Qui regis Israël, inténde, qui dedúcis velut ovem Joseph.

℣. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou That leadest Joseph like a flock.

℟. Aperi óculos tuos et vide tribulatiónem nostram.

℟. Open thine eyes, and behold our desolation.

Lectio III

Lesson III

Ezek 13:11-14

Dic ad eos qui líniunt absque temperatúra, quod casúrus sit; erit enim imber inúndans et dabo lápides prægrándes désuper irruéntes et ventum procéllæ dissipántem. Síquidem ecce cécidit páries; numquid non dicétur vobis: Ubi est litúra quam linístis? Proptérea hæc dicit Dóminus Deus: Et erúmpere fáciam spíritum tempestátum in indignatióne mea, et imber inúndans in furóre meo erit, et lápides grandes in ira in consumptiónem, Et déstruam paríetem, quem linístis absque temperaménto.

Say to them that daub without tempering, that it shall fall: for there shall be an overflowing shower, and I will cause great hailstones to fall violently from above, and a stormy wind to throw it down. Behold, when the wall is fallen: shall it not be said to you: Where is the daubing wherewith you have daubed it? Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Lo, I will cause a stormy wind to break forth in my indignation, and there shall be an overflowing shower in my anger: and great hailstones in my wrath to consume. And I will break down the wall that you have daubed with untempered mortar.

℟. Aspice, Dómine, quia facta est desoláta cívitas plena divítiis, sedet in tristítia dómina géntium: * Non est qui consolétur eam, nisi tu, Deus noster.

℟. Consider, O Lord, how that the city sitteth solitary that was full of riches; how is she become as a widow, she that was great among the nations; * She hath none to comfort her, save thee, O our God.

℣. Plorans plorávit in nocte, et lácrimæ ejus in maxíllis ejus.

℣. She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks.

℟. Non est qui consolétur eam, nisi tu, Deus noster.

℟. She hath none to comfort her, save thee, O our God.

℣. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

℟. Non est qui consolétur eam, nisi tu, Deus noster.

℟. She hath none to comfort her, save thee, O our God.

Lectio IV

Lesson IV

De Sermone sancti Bedæ Venerabilis Presbýteri

From the Sermons of the Venerable Bede, Priest (at Jarrow.)

Ex Sermone 18 de Sanctis

18th on the Saints.

Ad hanc igitur operum salutarium delectet nos pervenire palmam. Libenter ac prompte certemus, omnes in agone justitiæ Deo et Christo spectante curramus; et qui sæculo et mundo majores esse jam cœpimus, cursum nostrum nulla sæculi cupiditate tardemus. Si expeditos, si celeres in operis agone currentes dies nos ultimus invenerit, nusquam Dominus meritis nostris deerit remunerator.

Therefore, may it be our delight to go on unto this prize of good living. Freely and cheerfully let us strive in the race, running under the eyes of God and of Christ. We have already taken a station above floating and earthly things, and let us allow no love for things fleeting to hamper our running. If the last day shall find us lithe and speedful in the race of good living, we shall never have to complain that our Master is a scanty rewarder of our works.

℟. Præcúrsor Dómini venit, de quo ipse testátur: * Nullus major inter natos mulíerum Joánne Baptísta.

℟. The Fore-runner of the Lord cometh, to whom He Himself bare witness, saying: * Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist.

℣. Hic est enim prophéta, et plus quam prophéta, de quo Salvátor ait.

℣. A Prophet? Yea, and much more than a Prophet. This is he of whom the Saviour saith:

℟. Nullus major inter natos mulíerum Joánne Baptísta.

℟. Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist.

Lectio V

Lesson V

Qui coronam in persecutione purpuream pro passione donabit, ipse in pace vincentibus pro justitiæ meritis dabit et candidam. Nam nec Abraham, nec Isaac, nec Jacob occisi sunt; et tamen fidei et justitiæ meritis honorati inter patriarchas primi esse meruerunt: ad quorum congregatur convivium quisquis fidelis, et justus, et laudabilis invenitur. Memores esse debemus, voluntatem non nostram, sed Dei facere debere: quia qui fecerit ejus voluntatem, manet in æternum, quomodo et ille manet in æternum.

That giveth a red crown for suffering under persecution, the same giveth a white crown to them that under peace, prevail in battles of righteousness. Neither Abraham, nor Isaac, nor Jacob, were slain, and nevertheless in honour for faith and righteousness, they have gained the first place among the Patriarchs, and it is to sit down with them in the kingdom of God that are gathered the faithful, the righteous, and the praiseworthy. We must remember that it is God's will, and not our own will, that we must do, for he that doeth His will abideth for ever, even as He abideth for ever.

℟. Isti sunt qui vivéntes in carne, plantavérunt Ecclésiam sánguine suo: * Cálicem Dómini bibérunt, et amíci Dei facti sunt.

℟. These are they who while yet they lived in the flesh, planted the Church in their own blood; * They drank of the Lord's cup, and became the friends of God.

℣. In omnem terram exívit sonus eórum, et in fines orbis terræ verba eórum.

℣. Their sound is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.

℟. Cálicem Dómini bibérunt, et amíci Dei facti sunt.

℟. They drank of the Lord's cup, and became the friends of God.

Lectio VI

Lesson VI

Quapropter, carissimi, mente integra, fide firma, virtute robusta, caritate perfecta, parati ad omnem voluntatem Dei simus, conservantes fortiter Dominica mandata, in simplicitate innocentiam, in caritate concordiam, modestiam in humilitate, diligentiam in administratione, vigilantiam in adjuvandis laborantibus, misericordiam in fovendis pauperibus, in defendenda veritate constantiam, in disciplinæ severitate censuram, ne aliquid ad exemplum bonorum factorum desit in nobis. Hæc sunt enim vestigia quæ nobis Sancti quique revertentes in patriam reliquerunt, ut illorum semitis inhærentes, sequeremur et gaudia.

Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, with mind clear, faith firm, courage true, love thorough, let us be ready to do whatever God willeth, keeping stoutly all the commandments of the Lord, having innocency in simplicity, peaceableness in love, modesty in lowliness, in ministering diligence, in helping them that toil watchfulness, in succouring the poor mercifulness, in standing up for the truth firmness, in keeping of discipline sternness, lest we be found wanting in any good work. These are the steps which the Saints who have already gone home have left marked for us, that we may be able to keep in their footprints, and so to follow them into their joy.

℟. Sancti mei, qui in carne pósiti, certámen habuístis: * Mercédem labóris ego reddam vobis.

℟. O ye My Saints, who, being in the flesh, didst have striving * I will render unto you a reward of your labours.

℣. Veníte benedícti Patris mei, percípite regnum.

℣. Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom

℟. Mercédem labóris ego reddam vobis.

℟. I will render unto you a reward of your labours.

℣. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

℟. Mercédem labóris ego reddam vobis.

℟. I will render unto you a reward of your labours.

Lectio VII

Lesson VII

Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum

From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew

Matt 5:1-12

In illo témpore: Videns Jesus turbas, ascendit in montem, et cum sedisset, accesserunt ad eum discipuli ejus. Et réliqua.

At that time Jesus seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him. And so on.

De Homilia sancti Augustíni Epíscopi

Homily by St. Augustine, Bishop (of Hippo.)

Liber 1 de Sermone Domini in monte, cap. 3 et 4

Bk. i. on the Lord's Sermon, Ch. 4

Itaque in hoc tertio gradu, in quo scientia est, lugetur amissio summi boni, quia inhæretur extremis. In quarto autem gradu labor est: ubi vehementer incumbitur, ut sese animus avellat ab eis quibus pestifera dulcedine innexus est. Hic ergo esuritur et sititur justitia, et multum necessaria est fortitudo: quia non relinquitur sine dolore, quod cum delectatione retinetur. Quinto autem gradu perseverantibus in labore datur evadendi consilium: quia, nisi quisque adjuvetur a superiore, nullo modo sibi est idoneus, ut sese tantis miseriarum implicamentis expediat. Est autem justum consilium, ut qui se a potentiori adjuvari vult, adjuvet et infirmiorem, in quo est ipse potentior. Itaque, Beati misericordes: quia ipsorum miserebitur Deus.

First, Blessed are the poor in spirit. Secondly, Blessed are the meek. Thirdly, Blessed are they that mourn. They that are blessed under this third head, having knowledge, do mourn that they possess not yet the Highest Good, which possession belongeth unto the end of their course. But in the fourth place, Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness. Here there is that earnest striving, wherewith the mind doth struggle to tear herself away from those things whose deathful sweetness would make her fain to cling unto them. Here is hungering and thirsting after righteousness, and there is sore need of firmness, for what it is a joy to have, it must be a grief to lose. But the fifth head is the declaration that Blessed are the merciful, and in these words a door of comfort and reward is opened unto the toiling. Entangled in such straits a man can be of no use to himself, unless One That is stronger than he help him; and if he be helped of the Stronger, it is but just that he in turn should help such as is weaker than himself. And so, Blessed are the merciful, for, in their turn, they shall obtain mercy from God.

℟. Sint lumbi vestri præcíncti, et lucérnæ ardéntes in mánibus vestris: * Et vos símiles homínibus exspectántibus dóminum suum, quando revertátur a núptiis.

℟. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; * And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding.

℣. Vigiláte ergo, quia nescítis qua hora Dóminus vester ventúrus sit.

℣. Watch therefore, for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

℟. Et vos símiles homínibus exspectántibus dóminum suum, quando revertátur a núptiis.

℟. And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding.

Lectio VIII

Lesson VIII

Sexto gradu est cordis munditia de bona conscientia bonorum operum, valens ad contemplandum summum illud bonum, quod solo puro et sereno intellectu cerni potest. Postremo est septima ipsa sapientia, id est, contemplatio veritatis, pacificans totum hominem, et suscipiens similitudinem Dei, quæ ita concluditur: Beati pacifici: quoniam ipsi filii Dei vocabuntur. Octava tamquam ad caput redit, quia consummatum perfectumque ostendit et probat. Itaque in prima et in octava nominatum est regnum cælorum: Beati pauperes spiritu: quoniam ipsorum est regnum cælorum; et, Beati qui persecutionem patiuntur propter justitiam: quoniam ipsorum est regnum cælorum.

Blessed are the pure in heart. This sixth benediction is pronounced upon those hearts which by pure, clear consciousness of good works are able to look to that Highest Good, Which only the clear, calm mind can perceive. Lastly cometh in the seventh place that Blessed are the peacemakers, that is to say, blessed are they who cultivate wisdom, which is the contemplation of the True, since it is the fruit of this contemplation of the True to produce profound and utter internal peace in man, and to catch the reflection of the Divine, this being the idea which is expressed in the words: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. The eighth phrase is a return to the first, since it showeth lowliness of spirit in its aspect of completion and crowning; and thence the kingdom of heaven is the reward mentioned in both places. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for their's is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for their's is the kingdom of heaven.

℟. Média nocte clamor factus est: * Ecce sponsus venit, exíte óbviam ei.

℟. At midnight there was a cry made: * Behold, the Bridegroom cometh, go ye out to meet him.

℣. Prudéntes vírgines, aptáte vestras lámpades.

℣. Trim your lamps, O ye wise virgins.

℟. Ecce sponsus venit, exíte óbviam ei.

℟. Behold, the Bridegroom cometh, go ye out to meet him.

℣. Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

℟. Ecce sponsus venit, exíte óbviam ei.

℟. Behold, the Bridegroom cometh, go ye out to meet him.

Lectio IX

Lesson IX

Cum jam dicitur: Quis nos separabit a caritate Christi? Tribulatio, an angustia, an persecutio, an fames, an nuditas, an periculum, an gladius? Septem sunt ergo, quæ perficiunt: nam octava clarificat, et quod perfectum est, demonstrat, ut per hos gradus perficiantur et ceteri, tamquam a capite rursum exordiens. Videtur ergo mihi étiam septiformis operatio Spiritus sancti, de qua Isaias loquitur, his gradibus sententiisque congruere. Sed interest ordinis: nam ibi enumeratio ab excellentioribus cœpit, hic vero ab inferioribus. Ibi namque incipit a sapientia Dei, et desinit ad timorem Dei: sed initium sapientiæ timor Domini est.

Paul saith Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? There are therefore seven things which bring to perfection, for the eighth is the glorification and manifestation of that which is perfected, that from this head others again may begin, and be finished. It seemeth to me also that these heads and sayings have some connection with the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost whereof Isaiah speaketh. But there is a difference of order, for there the highest is taken first, but here the lowest; there the wisdom of God, but here the fear of God, but the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord.

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