Lent: March 14th
Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent
The Station is at the church of Saints Sylvester and Martin, which is one of the most venerable in Rome. It was originally built by Pope St. Sylvester, and still bears his name: but in the sixth century, it was consecrated to St. Martin of Tours. In the seventh century, it was enriched with the relics of Pope Saint Martin, which were brought from Chersonesus, where he had died a martyr a few years before. This church was the first Title of St. Charles Borromeo. It was also that of the learned liturgiologist, the Blessed Joseph-Mary Tommasi, whose body is now venerated in this church, and has been miraculously preserved, even to this day, in a state of incorruption.
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A WORD IN SEASON
Readings for the Liturgy of the Hours
Lent
Years I and II
New Edition AUGUSTINIAN
PRESS 2001
Fourth of the Week
of Lent THURSDAY Year
I
First Reading Hebrews 9:15-28
Responsory Heb
9:11-12.24
Christ came as the high priest of the
good things to come. Not with the blood of goats or calves, but with his own
blood + he entered the holy place once for all, and won our eternal salvation.
V.
He did not enter a holy place fashioned by man; he entered heaven itself. + He entered
the ...
Second
Reading From
a homily by Melito of Sardis (Easter Homily 36-37.39-45:
se 123, 78-84)
The type was abolished
when the Lord was manifested
A
work of art is constructed only with the help of a preliminary model, and is
seen in advance by means of this image which represents it. That is why a
design is traced out beforehand in wax or clay or wood: thanks to this frail
little model the real artefact may be seen taking shape, loftier in stature and
more durable, beautiful in form and richly equipped. But as soon as the final
product for the sake of which the model existed has come into being, the
preliminary draft is disposed of as something which is of no further use, for
it has yielded to the real thing that semblance of reality which it bore. So
what was once precious becomes worthless when what is essentially precious has
made its appearance.
Now
the principle valid for perishable things in this example holds good too for
those which are imperishable. As it is with earthly matters, so it is with the
things of heaven. For the Lord's salvation and his truth were prefigured in the
chosen people, and the precepts of the gospel were proclaimed beforehand in the
law. The chosen people served as a roughed-out plan, and the law as a written
parable, but the gospel is the explanation and fulfilment of the law, and the Church is the place to which the
reality is entrusted. The type was held in honour before the coming of the
reality, and the parable was admirable before it was interpreted; that is to
say, the chosen people was honoured before the Church was raised up, and the
law was admirable before the gospel dawned. But when the Church was founded and the gospel promulgated, then the
type lost its meaning, for it ceded its right to the reality, and the law
was fulfilled in yielding its force to the gospel. Like a sketch that has
served its purpose or a parable superseded by its interpretation, the law was
fulfilled when the dawn of the gospel broke, and the chosen people lost its
privileges once the Church was set up. The type was abolished when the Lord was
manifested. What was once so precious has today become worthless, now that
those mysteries which are truly precious have been revealed.
For of old the slaying of
the sheep was a precious thing, but now it is worthless because of the life of
the Lord. Precious was the sheep's death, but now it is worthless because of
the Lord's revelation. Precious was the blood of the sheep, but now it is of no
value because of the Spirit of the Lord. The uncomplaining lamb was once
precious, but now worthless because of the unblemished Son. The temple here on
earth was precious, but worthless now because Christ has ascended. Jerusalem here below was precious, but
worthless now because of the Jerusalem on high. The narrow heritage of
Israel was precious once, but worthless now that grace has been spread far and
wide. For not in that one place only nor in that meagre strip of land is the
glorious presence of God established; his grace has been poured out over all
the regions of the earth, and there almighty God has pitched his tent through
Jesus Christ, to whom be glory unto all eternity. Amen.
Responsory Heb
4:14.16; Rom 3:25
We have as our high priest Jesus, the Son of God. + Let us then
approach the throne of grace with perfect confidence, to receive mercy and find
grace to help us in time of need.
V. God made
Christ's sacrificial death the means of expiating the sins of all believers. + Let
us then ...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Melito of Sardis | |
|---|---|
| Apologist and Bishop of Sardis | |
| Died | 180 |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Pre-congregation |
| Feast | 1 April |
Melito of Sardis (Greek: Μελίτων Σάρδεων) (died c. 180) was the bishop of Sardis near Smyrna in western Anatolia, and a great authority in Early Christianity: Jerome, speaking of the Old Testament canon established by Melito, quotes Tertullian to the effect that he was esteemed a prophet by many of the faithful. His feast is celebrated on April 1.
| Tabulinum: | De Scriptoribus Ecclesiae Relatis |
| Materia: | De Graecis Scriptoribus |
| Argumentum: | 0100-0200- Melito Sardum in Asia Episcopus |
| Sancto Alberto Magno Patrono Plorante ac Beata Semper Virgine Maria Intercedente, Spiritus Sancte, Veritatis Deus, Hunc Locum a Malo Defendere Digneris. |
http://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/30_20_0100-0200-_Melito_Sardum_in_Asia_Episcopus.html
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