SUPPLEMENTARY ADDITIONS. 



OJJ THE 



ANTIQUITIES OF THE MOVEABLE FESTIVALS. 

 1. HOLY NAME of JESUS. 



Obs. This festival occurs on the second Sunday after the Epiphany^ 

 and was thus instituted and exteaded to the whole church by Pope 

 Innocent XIII. in 1721. The particular Office recited today was 

 composed in some part of the sixteenth century. St. Gregory 

 Nazianzen has some curious remarks on the powerful effect of so- 

 lemnly pronouncing the name of Our Lord over demoniacs, in his 

 Epistle to Numesius the heathen. He also relates some very won- 

 derful effects produced by making in the air the Sign of the Cross. 



This festival occurs at nearly the coldest time of the winter, frost 

 and snow being its usual concomitants. 



The churches are still decorated with the Christmas Evergreens. 



The following is an old Swiss hymn sung at the Gloria : 



Lob, Elir, Dank und Seiren, , 



Sey grosser Gott der Jilacht ! 

 Dir deiner Glorie wegen. 



Von deineni Volke gebiaucbt ! 

 Nor du, Herr, bist der hbchste ! 



Sohn Gottes Jesu Christ ! 

 Der tu zugleich der Nachste 



Und Herr und Gott uns bist. 



The following is the original of the hymn of which so many beau- 

 tiful translations are familiar to us, as it was sung on this day ; 



Hymmis in fest. Nom. Jesu. 

 lesu dulcis memoria, 

 Dans vera cordi gaudia : 

 Sad super mel, & omnia, 

 Ejus liukis praesenlia. 

 Nil canitur suavius, 

 Nil auditurjucundius. 

 Nil coijitatuV dulcius, 

 QucimJesus Dei Filius. 

 lesu spes poeiiitentibus ! 

 Quam pius es petentibus ! 

 Qu^ui bonus te quaerentibus! 

 .Sed quid inveuieutibus ? 

 Nee lingua valet dicere. 

 Nee littera exprimere : 

 Expertus potest credere. 

 Quid sit.lesam diligere. 

 Sis Jesu nostrum gaudium. 

 Qui es futurus praeraium : 

 Sit nostra in te gloria. 

 Per cuncta semper saecula. 



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