Liturgia

THE LITURGY OF SAINT PROTADIUS, BISHOP OF VESONTIO. PRAISES OR ACCLAMATIONS EXCERPTED FROM AN ANCIENT BOOK OF EPISTLES, Which, in the pontifical Mass, according to the ancient Ordinarium of the Church of Besançon, page 62, were sung between the oration and the epistle. These are still in use among the most celebrated Churches of Gaul: namely, those of Vienne, Lyons, Rouen, etc. Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands. Hear us, O Christ. N. to the Supreme Pontiff and universal pope, life? Savior of the world, do you assist him. Saint Peter, do you. Saint Paul, do you. Saint Andrew, do you. Hear us, O Christ. To N., the bishop, and to the clergy and people committed to him, salvation and glory! Redeemer of the world, do you assist him. Saint Ferreolus, do you. Saint Antidius, do you. Saint Desideratus, do you. Hear us, O Christ. To N., the most excellent emperor, great and peaceful, crowned by God, life and victory!

Protector of the world, help him. Saint Maurice, you. Saint Sigismund, you. Saint Victor, you. Hear us, O Christ. N., light and grace of the renowned queen! Light of the world, help her. Saint Perpetua, you. Saint Lucy, you. Saint Walburga, you. Hear us, O Christ. To all judges and the whole army of Christians, life and victory! Our salvation, help them. Saint George, you. Saint Theodore, you. Saint Mercurius, you. Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands. Our king, Christ conquers. Our hope, Our mercy, Our help, Our liberation and redemption, Our victory, Our arms and most invincible, Our impregnable wall, Our defense and exaltation, Our light, way, and life, To him alone empire, glory, and power through the immortal ages of ages. Amen. To him alone honor, praise, and jubilation through the infinite ages of ages. Amen.

Only to him alone belong power, strength, and victory, through all the ages of ages. Amen. Christ, hear us. Christ, hear us. Christ, hear us. Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison. Christe eleison. The sequence was sung before the deacon said “Ite, missa est,” as is gathered from the same Ordinary, page and 12. God chose you as pastor. May God preserve you in this see. May God multiply the years of your life. Happily, happily, happily. Three times. May you have good times. Having good times. May you have good times. Three times. Many years. Amen. HERE BEGINS THE MARTYROLOGY THROUGH THE CIRCLE OF THE YEAR. JANUARY. The beginning of Janus hallows the Tropic of Capricorn; the first day of Janus and the seventh are feared. A. Kal. Jan. Circumcision of the Lord. At Caesarea a See Ord. Rom. 12, author Censius, n. 2, in tom. of Cappadocia, St. Basil, bishop. In the territory of Lyons, St. Eugendus, abbot. B. IIII Non. Octave of St. Stephen.

III Non. Octave of Saint John the Evangelist. In Paris, of Genovefa, virgin. LXXVIII. From the Patrologia, from the Museo Italico. Edited. II Non. Octave of the Holy Innocents. Non. Vigil of the Epiphany. VIII Id. Epiphany of the Lord. VII Id. VI Id. V Id. IIII Id. Of Paul the Hermit. III Id. II Id. Id. Octave of the Epiphany. Of Saint Hilary of Poitiers. XIX Kal. Feb. Of Saint Felix, confessor. Of Saint Maurus, abbot. XVIII Kal. XVII Kal. At Rome, of Marcellus, pope, whose body rests at Cluny. XVI Kal. At Langres, of the Holy Twins. XV Kal. Of Prisca, virgin. In the territory of Besançon, of Saint Deicolus, abbot. XIIII Kal. XIII Kal. At Rome, of Saints Sebastian and Fabian, martyrs. XII Kal. At Rome, of Agnes, virgin. XI Kal. At the monastery of Castres, of Saint Vincent, martyr. In the territory of Besançon, of Saint Mainbod, martyr. At Rome, of Saint Anastasius, martyr.

B. 10th Kalends. Saint Emerentiana. Commemoration of Mainbodus. C. 9th Kalends. D. 8th Kalends. Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle, and of Saint Projectus the Martyr. E. 7th. Polycarp the Bishop, disciple of Saint John the Evangelist. F. 6th. At Constantinople, of Saint John Chrysostom. G. 5th. Octave of Saint Agnes. Of the Emperor Charlemagne, O. A. 4th. Octave of Saint Vincent. B. 3rd. C. 2nd. The month of January has 31 days, 30 lunar days. Night of 17 hours, day of 7 hours. FEBRUARY. In the month of Numa, the sun stands in the middle of the constellation Aquarius. The fourth of February is the beginning; the third precedes the end. D. Kalends of February. In Scotland, of Saint Brigid the Virgin. E. Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. F. At Salins, deposition of Saint Anatholius the Confessor. Of Saint Blasius the Martyr. A. Of Saint Agatha the Virgin. D. At Besançon, of Saint Nicetius, Archbishop of that city. F. Of Saint Scholastica the Virgin. At Besançon, of Saint Prothadius, Archbishop of that city.

D. At Rome, Saint Valentine, martyr. D. The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle. F. The Feast of Saint Matthias the Apostle. C. In the territory of Besançon, Saint Romanus, abbot. The month of February has 28 days, the moon 29. Night, 16 hours; day, 8 hours. MARCH. The double signs proceed in March: the time of Pisces. The first of March kills; if its fourth is with the point. D. The Kalends of March. At Angers, Saint Albinus, bishop and confessor. G. Ermengardis, abbess of Palmis. O. C. The Deposition of Saint Benedict, abbot. In the territory of Besançon, Saint Lupicinus, abbot. E. Froddo, O. G. The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. F. The month of March has 31 days, the moon 30. Night, 14 hours; day, 10 hours. APRIL. You look back, April; Aries, fried, the Kalends. The tenth of April is feared; the eleventh from the end is feared. G. The Kalends of April. C. At Milan, the deposition of Saint Ambrose, bishop and confessor. E. Ermenburga, sister of Archbishop Hugh II. O. C. At Rome, Saint Leo, pope.

E. Vatcherius, brother of Archbishop H. F. Saints Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus. D. Deposition of blessed Pope Leo IX, who consecrated the altar of the church of Saint Stephen of Besançon. E. Invention of the head of Saint Agapitus, martyr, in the church of Saint Stephen. A. Saint Gregory, martyr. C. Saint Mark the Evangelist, and the Greater Litany. F. Saint Vitalis, martyr. A. At Luxeuil, Saint Eustasius, abbot. The month of April has 30 days, the moon 29. Night 11 hours, day 13 hours. MAY. May marvels at the horns of Agenor’s bull. The third from May is the wolf, and the seventh the serpent. B. Kalends of May. Philip and James. At Agaunum, Sigismund, king of the Burgundians and martyr. Saint Andeolus, martyr. At Auxerre, Saint Amator, bishop, and Saint Walburga, virgin. C. Athanasius, bishop. In the territory of Besançon, Saint Walbert, abbot. D. Invention of the Holy Cross. Alexander, Eventius, and Theodulus, martyrs.

G. At Rome, before the Latin Gate, Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist. D. Gordianus and Epimachus. At Besançon, Saint Silvester, bishop of that city. F. At Langres, Saint Gengulf, martyr. F. Feast of the birth of Saints Nereus, Achilleus, and Pancratius, martyrs. Ebalus, Archbishop of Reims, O. At Rome, Saint Mary ad (??) F. At Rome, Potentiana, virgin. C. At Langres, the birth of Saint Desiderius, bishop and martyr. At Vienne, Saint Desiderius, bishop and martyr. E. At Rome, Saint Urban, pope and martyr. C. Translation of the holy martyrs Ferreolus and Ferrucius, from the place of their ancient burial to the city, in the church of the blessed John the Evangelist. D. At Rome, Saint Petronilla, virgin. The month of May has 31 days, the moon 30. Night 10 hours, day 14 hours. JUNE. June sees the equal heavens of Latona’s children. The eleventh of June greets the fifteenth from the end. E. Kalends. Saint Nicomedes, martyr. The greater part of his body is held at Besançon.

F. The passion of Saints Marcellinus, priest, and Peter, exorcist, and Erasmus, bishop. At Lugdunum, of Fotinus, bishop, and Blandina, virgin. B. In Frisia, the passion of Saint Boniface, bishop, with ten others, at the city of Dokkum. The translation of Saints Anianus and Silvester, bishops of the same city. E. At Soissons, of Saint Medard, bishop, and Saint Gildard. F. Of Primus and Felicianus. In Scotland, of Saint Columba, abbot and confessor. A. Of Barnabas the apostle. B. At Milan, of Nazarius and Celsus. C. At Salins, the finding of the body of Saint Anatholius. E. Of Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia. F. At Besançon, of Ferreolus and Ferrucius. At Antioch, of Cyricus and Julitta. At Langres, of Verolus, confessor. G. At Besançon, of Saint Antidius, archbishop of that city. A. Of Marcius and Marcellianus. B. Of Protasius and Gervasius. E. In Britain, of Saint Alban, martyr. F. The vigil of Saint John the Baptist. B. Of Saints John and Paul.

D. Pope Leo. Vigil of the Apostles. At Lugdunum, Saint Irenaeus with his companions. E. At Rome, the Apostles Peter and Paul. F. Commemoration of Saint Paul the Apostle and Martial, bishop and confessors. The month of June has 30 days, the moon 29. Night 8 hours, day 16 hours. JULY. The solstice of burning Cancer bears the star of July; the thirteenth of July, the tenth, hints before the Kalends. G. Kalends of July. Octave of Saint John the Baptist. A. Processus and Martinianus. At Lingonae, dedication of the church of Saint Mammes. C. At Tours, translation of Saint Martin, bishop, and of Saint Odalric, bishop. D. At Besançon, dedication of the church of Saint Quintinus. E. Octave of the Apostles. B. At Rome, the Seven Brothers. C. Translation of Saint Benedict, abbot. E. At Antioch, Saint Margaret, virgin. F. Praxedes, virgin. G. Saint Mary Magdalene. A. Apollinaris, martyr. B. Christiana, virgin. Vigil of Saint James, brother of Saint John the Evangelist.

C. The passion of Saint James the Apostle. Of Christopher, martyr. At Barcelona, of Saint Cucuphas, martyr. E. At Vicus Ledonensis, of Saint Desideratus, archbishop of Besançon. F. Of Nazarius, Celsus, and Pantaleon. G. Of Felix, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrix. At Troyes, of Saint Lupus, bishop. A. Of Abdon and Sennen, martyrs. B. At Auxerre, of Saint Germanus, bishop. The month of July has 31 days, the moon 30. The night has 7 hours, the day 17. AUGUST. The month of August, the fierce Leo burns with fire. The first of August drives out the end of the second. C. The Kalends of August. The Chains of Saint Peter. At Antioch, of the holy Maccabees. At Vercelli, of Eusebius. In the city of Gerona, of Saint Felix. D. Of Saint Stephen, bishop. The vigil of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr. E. The finding of the body of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr. G. At Autun, of Saint Cassian, bishop. A. At Rome, of Sixtus, bishop, and of Felicissimus and Agapitus, martyrs. The Transfiguration of the Lord on Mount Tabor.

B. At Arezzo, of Saint Donatus, bishop. At Besançon, of Saint Donatus, archbishop, and of Saint Afra with four others. C. At Rome, of Saints Cyriacus and Secundus, martyrs. D. Vigil of Saint Lawrence, martyr. At Rome, of Romanus, soldier and martyr. E. At Rome, the passion of Saint Lawrence, martyr. F. Of Saint Tiburtius. At Évreux, of Saint Taurinus, bishop. Trocmund. O. A. Of Saint Hippolytus and companions. Octave of Saint Radegund, queen. B. Of Saint Eusebius, priest. Vigil of Saint Mary. C. The Assumption of Saint Mary. D. At the city of Metz, of Saint Arnulf, bishop and confessor. E. Octave of Saint Lawrence and of Saint Mammes. F. Of Agapitus, whose head is kept at Besançon. G. At Rome, of Saint Magnus, martyr. A. On the island of Herio, of Saint Philibert, abbot. C. Of Timothy and Symphorian, martyrs. Octave of Saint Mary. D. Vigil of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle. E. The passion of the same apostle. A. At Capua, of Saint Rufus, martyr.

B. Of Hermes, martyr. Of Saint Julian, martyr. In Africa, of Saint Augustine, bishop. C. The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, and of Saint Sabina, virgin. D. Of Felix and Audactus. E. Of Saint Paulinus, bishop and confessor. The month of August has 31 days, the moon 30. The night has 10 hours, the day 16. SEPTEMBER. September, with your star, Virgo, enriches the staff. On the third of September, the fox strikes from the tenth foot. F. The Kalends of September. At Autun, of Saints Lazarus and Priscus, martyrs. Of Saint Giles and of Saint Verena, virgin. G. Of Saint Antoninus, martyr. A. Of Mansuetus, bishop. B. Of Saint Marcellus, martyr. F. The Nativity of Saint Mary. Of Hadrian, martyr. G. Of Gorgonius, martyr. B. Of Protus and Hyacinthus, martyrs. D. Of Amatus, confessor. E. Of Cornelius and Cyprian, martyrs. The Exaltation of the Holy Cross. F. Of Saint Nicomedes, martyr. G. Of Lucia and Germanicus, martyrs. A. Of Desiderius and Winfrid, martyrs. Of Lambert, martyr.

D. Vigil of Saint Matthew the Apostle. E. Saint Matthew. F. Saint Maurice and his Companions. D. Saints Cosmas and Damian. F. Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel. G. Jerome, Priest. The sun has 30 days, the moon 29. The night has 12 hours, the day likewise 12. OCTOBER. The third of October binds the tenth sword in order. October, equal with the time of sowing, holds the balance. A. Remigius, Germanus, Vedastus, and Bavo, Confessors and Bishops. B. Leudegarius, Bishop and Martyr. G. Marcellus, Pope. B. Dionysius, Rusticus, and Eleutherius, Martyrs. G. Calixtus, Pope. B. Gallus, Confessor. D. Saint Luke the Evangelist. B. At Castrum Bucinum, Saint Valerius, Archdeacon of Langres. D. At Soissons, Crispin and Crispinian. Raaldus, Archdeacon. O. E. Ermenburgis, mother of Hugh, Archbishop of Besançon. O. F. Vigil of the Apostles Simon and Jude. Hector, Archbishop of Besançon. O. G. Passion of the same.

C. Vigil of All Saints and the birthday of Saint Quintinus. The month of October has 31 days, the moon 30. The night has 13 hours, the day indeed 11. NOVEMBER. Scorpio, hastening winter, orders the daughters of Latona to go. On the fifth of November the needle scarcely remained a third in the urn. D. Kalends of November. Feast of All Saints. Saints Benignus, Saint Caesarius. In the territory of Besançon, Saint Lautenus, abbot. E. Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. C. Ordination of Archbishop Hugh. D. The Four Crowned Martyrs: Severus, Severianus, Carpophorus, Victorinus. E. Saint Theodore, martyr. G. At Tours, Saint Martin, bishop, and Saint Menas, martyr. A. In the territory of Lausanne, Saint Himerius, confessor. B. At Tours, Saint Bricius, bishop. C. The reception of Archbishop Hugh into the See of Chryopolis. D. In Swabia, Saint Ormarus, abbot and confessor. G. Octave of Saint Martin. D. At Rome, Saint Cecilia, virgin.

E. At Rome, Saint Clement the Pope. At Rome, Saint Felicitas. F. At Bobbio, Saint Columbanus the Abbot, and the Octave of Saint Otmar. F. At Rome, Saint Chrysogonus the Martyr. D. Vigil of Saint Andrew the Apostle, at Toulouse Saturninus the Bishop and Martyr, and at Rome Saint Saturninus the Martyr. E. The Birthday of Saint Andrew the Apostle. The month of November has 31 days, the moon 29. The night has 14 hours, the day indeed 10. DECEMBER. The Archer ends his signs in the middle of December. The twelfth cohort gives seventeen days of December. F. The Kalends of December. C. The Dedication of the Monastery of Grandfont. D. Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia. E. The Octave of Saint Andrew the Apostle. F. Saint Romaric. A. At Mérida in Spain, Saint Eulalia the Virgin. B. At Rome, Pope Damasus. Alberic the Cantor. O. D. In Sicily, Lucy the Virgin. Robert the Archdeacon. O. A. At Autun, Saint Lazarus whom the Lord raised.

B. Hugh, margrave. O. D. Vigil of Saint Thomas the Apostle. E. Passion of the same Apostle. A. Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord. B. Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. C. Feast of Saint Stephen. D. Feast of Saint John the Evangelist. E. Feast of the Holy Innocents. A. Feast of Saint Silvester the Pope. The month of December has 31 days, 30 lunations. The night has 16 hours, the day 8. NOTE What follows in Dunod is a Martyrology. I have a letter from Monsieur l’Abbé Leboeuf, canon of Auxerre, by which he greatly praises the Lauds of the Church of Besançon, as a rare piece and of good antiquity; and on the occasion that Monsieur Du Cange transcribed them from a manuscript of the Church of Arles, he observes that the ancient Pontifical of the Church of Besançon is also among the ancient manuscripts of that of Tours; and concerning the Martyrology, or Calendar, he says that it is very curious. Therein is found, in the month of May, the feast of Silvester, first bishop of Besançon, of whom no further memory is made, and in June, the translation of his body and that of Saint Anianus, another bishop of Besançon, both in the fourth century.

I have said in their Lives that their bodies had been placed in the chapel of Saint Agapitus, in a particular tomb, where they were seen in 1623, according to the testimony that I have transcribed on the page of what I have said about the Church of Besançon, in the first volume of the Civil History of the County of Burgundy, from which I conclude, and from the fact that Saint Anianus is named in our ancient litanies among our holy bishops, that he must be counted, like Saint Sylvester, among our holy bishop confessors. One cannot cite a more learned judge of the pieces that are printed here than M. l’abbé Leboeuf. It appears, moreover, from the notes added to the Calendar of the obit of several persons who died in the eleventh century, that it is from an earlier time. The proper Mass of the holy martyrs Ferréol and Ferjeux, taken from the Gallican Liturgy or the Missal called Gothic, book III, page 269, and the Ritual of the Church of Besançon, drawn up by Saint Protadius, its archbishop, at the beginning of the seventh century, have been printed in the Proofs which follow the first volume of the Church of Besançon, where they may be seen, together with the titles of an ancient rule of the canons of the metropolitan church of that city.