[Rank]
Quarta die infra Octavam Epiphaniae;;Semiduplex;;2;;ex Sancti/01-06

[Rank1960]
Die Nona Januarii;;Feria;;1.5;;vide Sancti/01-06

[Rule]
ex Sancti/01-06
Lectio1 tempora
Doxology=Epi
9 lectiones
Feria Te Deum

[Lectio1]
Lesson from the letter of St Paul the Apostle to the Romans
!Rom 13:1-4
1 LET every soul be subject to higher powers: for there is no power but from~
God: and those that are, are ordained of God.
2 Therefore he that resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God. And~
they that resist, purchase to themselves damnation.
3 For princes are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Wilt thou then~
not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good: and thou shalt have praise~
from the same.
4 For he is God's minister to thee, for good. But if thou do that which is evil,~
fear: for he beareth not the sword in vain. 

[Responsory1]
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[Responsory2]
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[Responsory3]
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[Lectio2]
!Rom 13:4-7
4 For he is God's minister: an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil.
5 Wherefore be subject of necessity, not only for wrath, but also for~
conscience' sake.
6 For therefore also you pay tribute. For they are the ministers of God, serving~
unto this purpose.
7 Render therefore to all men their dues. Tribute, to whom tribute is due:~
custom, to whom custom: fear, to whom fear: honour, to whom honour.

[Lectio3]
!Rom 12:8-10
8 He that exhorteth, in exhorting; he that giveth, with simplicity; he that~
ruleth, with carefulness; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
9 Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that~
which is good.
10 Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood, with honour preventing~
one another.

[Lectio4]
From the Sermons of Pope St Leo (the Great)
!1 st for Twelfth-Day.
Dearly beloved brethren, we have but lately celebrated that day whereon the~
inviolate virginity of Blessed Mary gave to man a Saviour. And now the venerable~
solemnity of the Epiphany giveth us a continuance of joy. So that by the~
nearness of these two holy Feasts, the freshness of our gladness and the~
quickening of our faith hath no time wherein to die away. And truly it~
concerneth the salvation of all men, that the Mediator between God and men is~
already made manifest before leaving the humble city of His birth.

[Lectio5]
It is true that the Lord chose the nation of Israel, and in that nation one~
family, whence to take upon Him that nature which He shareth with all mankind,~
but, at the same time, He would not that the narrow walls of His Mother's house~
should imprison within them all the brightness of His appearing, and, as He was~
pleased to be born for all, so willed He to be forthwith made manifest to all.~
Three wise men in the East, therefore, saw a new and brilliant star, which, by~
excelling all others in brightness and beauty, attracted the eyes and thoughts~
of all beholders and thereby it became at once evident that some new and great~
event had befallen.

[Lectio6]
Then He Who had given the sign, gave understanding to those that saw it; and~
having given to them to understand that He was born, He gave them the grace to~
seek Him; and, being sought by them, was pleased to be found. The three wise men~
followed the guiding of the heavenly light, and, with their eyes firmly fixed~
upon the glory that went before them, were so led by the light of grace as to~
obtain the knowledge of truth. They, knowing that He was born a King, sought Him~
in the Royal City; but He Who had taken upon Him the form of a servant, and came~
not to judge but to be judged, had chosen Bethlehem for His birth, and Jerusalem~
for His Suffering.

[Lectio7]
From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
!Matt 2:1-12
When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod,~
behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem. Saying, Where is he that~
is born king of the Jews? And so on.
_
Homily by Pope St Gregory (the Great.)
!10th on the Gospels.
The wise men teach us a great lesson in that they departed into their own~
country another way. That which they did, being warned of God in a dream, we~
ought to do. Our country is heaven; and, when we have once known Jesus, we can~
never get there by returning on the way wherein we walked before we knew Him. We~
have left our country far, by the way of pride, and disobedience, and~
worldliness, and forbidden indulgence we must seek that heavenly Fatherland by~
tears, by subjection, by contempt of the things which are seen, and by curbing~
the fleshly appetites.

[Lectio8]
Let us then depart into our own country another way. They that have by enjoyment~
put themselves away from it, must seek it again by sorrow. Therefore, my dearly~
beloved brethren, it behoveth us to be ever fearful and watch, having~
continually before the eyes of our heart, on the one hand, the guilt of our~
doings, and, on the other, the judgment at the latter day. It behoveth us to~
think how that awful Judge will surely come, Whose judgment is hanging over us,~
and hath not yet fallen the wrath to come is before sinners, and hath not yet~
smitten them and the Judge yet tarrieth in order that, when He cometh, there~
may haply be less to condemn.

[Lectio9]
Let us afflict ourselves for our faults with weeping, and, with the Psalmist,~
let us come before His Presence with thanksgiving. Let us take heed that we be~
not fooled by the appearance of earthly happiness, or seduced by the vanity of~
earthly pleasure. For the Judge is at hand, even He That saith Woe unto you~
that laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep, (Luke vi. 25.) Hence also Solomon~
saith Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is~
heaviness, (Prov. xiv. 13.) And again: I said of laughter, It is mad; and of~
mirth, What doeth it? (Eccles. ii. 2.) And yet again The heart of the wise is~
in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth, (vii.~
5.)
&teDeum

[Ant 2]
We have seen His star * in the East, and are come with gifts to worship the~
Lord.

[Ant 3]
Herod inquired * of the wise men What is the sign that ye have seen that a~
King is born? We have seen the shining of the star, the glory whereof~
enlighteneth the whole world.
