Matutinum - Hymnus
11 June, 2024
Hymnus
1. Festívas age grátias,
1. Give thanks festively,
Christicolárum cóncio,
Oh choir of Christians,
In Bárnabæ Apóstoli
On this feast of the birth
Festívo natalítio.
Of the Apostle Barnabas.
2. Hunc fide, vita séquere
2. By faith, follow in your life
Laudábili vestígio,
In a praiseworthy
Quem Deus apostólico
Way what God incorporated
Aggregávit collégio.
In the apostolic college.
3. Iste terréna déspicit,
3. He despised the things of the earth
Cadúca sibi súbicit,
And subordinated obsolete realities to himself:
Cum Deus ipse súfficit,
Since God himself was enough,
Sibi nil unquam déficit.
He never lacked for anything.
4. Hic ínfimis renúntiat,
4. He renounces the little things
Hic se supérnis sóciat,
And appropriates those of heaven;
Se própriis exspóliat,
He strips himself of his possessions
Ut Christum lucrifáciat.
To gain Christ.
5. Hic agrum vendens próprium
5. By selling your field,
Apóstolis dat prétium,
He gives the price to the apostles
Ut commúne subsídium
For it to be a common resource
Cunctórum sit fidélium.
For all the faithful.
6. Hic sublimátus Bárnabas
6. Barnabas, elevated
Ad culmen apostólicum,
To the rank of apostle,
Verbi doctrínæ pábulo
Shepherds the flock of the Lord,
Gregem pavit domínicum.
With the bread of the Word.
7. Deo Patri sit glória
7. Glory to God the Father
Eiúsque soli Fílio,
And to his only Son,
Cum Spíritu Paráclito,
With the Consoling Spirit,
Et nunc, et in perpétuum.
Now and forever.
Amen.
Amen.