An exercpt from St Thomas Aquinas’ lecture/commentary on Psalm 34 (Ps 33 in the Vulgate) reads:
Psalm 144 says: the lord is near to all who call upon him. Now some people are truly in a miserable state and yet do not realize it and thus are not contrite. They do not receive mercy. As Apocalypse 3 says: You say, "I am rich and getting richer, and have need of nothing." But you do not know you are poor, miserable and impoverished, blind and naked. For it is necessary to recognize one's misery by heartfelt bemoaning. And so he said to those who are troubled in heart. This is the contrition of sins. As Isaiah 66 says: Whom will I regard except the one poor and little and contrite of spirit, etc. And Matthew 5: blessed are those who mourn, etc. The second thing about the merit of the just he mentions when he says and the humble of spirit he will save. He says of spirit and not of words, for as Ecclesiasticus 19 says: there is one who wickedly humbles himself, and his interior, etc. Therefore, the humble in spirit, who have true humility in their heart, will be saved. Proverbs 29: He will raise up the humble in spirit.
Latin original:
ps. 144: prope est dominus omnibus invocantibus eum. quidam sunt realiter miseri, tamen non cognoscunt; unde nec conteruntur: et ideo non consequuntur misericordiam: apoc. 3: dicis quod dives sum, et locupletatus sum, et nullius egeo; et nescis quia tu es miser et miserabilis et pauper, et caecus et nudus. necesse est enim, quod recognoscant miseriam suam corde gemendo; et ideo ait, his qui tribulato sunt corde. ecce contritio de peccatis: isa. 66: ad quem respiciam nisi ad pauperculum et contritum spiritu etc.. matth. 5: beati qui lugent etc.. quantum ad secundum dicit, et humiles spiritu salvabit. spiritu dicit, non verbis: quia eccl. 19: est qui nequiter se humiliat, et interiora etc.. humiles, ergo, spiritu, qui veram scilicet humilitatem habent in corde, salvabit: prov. 29: humilem spiritu suscipiet.
____________________________________________________________________________
(The above is an exercpt from St Thomas Aquinas’ lecture/commentary on Psalm 34 (Ps 33 in the Vulgate). The Latin translation was done by Gregory Froelich and is part of The Aquinas Translation Project. The text appears here is accord with the sites copyright statement: The copyright for these translations are held by the individuals who have translated them. They are offered for public use with the provision that, if copied, they not be altered from their present form, and that the copyright notice remain at the bottom of each translation to ensure that appropriate credit be given to both individual and the Project. All Biblical translations are taken from the Douay-Rheims version.)
Link to the index page:
http://thedivinelamp.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/st-thomas-aquinas-on-psalm-34-33-for-tuesday-june/
see also: http://www4.desales.edu/~philtheo/loughlin/ATP/Psalm_33.html
____________________________________________________________________________
Humility is a show of contrition before the Lord, but pride leads the rich to perdition.
Therefore, the humble in spirit, who have true humility in their hearts, will be saved. Proverbs 29: He will raise up the humble in spirit.
The most blessed virgin Mary, mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, declares in her Magnificat prayer, which Mary says after she greets Elizabeth, who is also pregnant with the future John the Baptist, the child moves within Elizabeth's womb. When Elizabeth praises Mary for her faith, Mary sings what is now known as the Magnificat in response (Luke 1:46-55) part of which reads:
... "And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him. He hath shewed might in his arm:
he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He hath put down the mighty from their seat,
and hath exalted the humble. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away..."
(The Magnificat (Latin: [My soul] magnifies) — also known as the Song of Mary, is one of the 8 most ancient Christian hymns and perhaps the earliest Marian hymn.
Full version of the Magnificat followed by English translation:
Magnificat anima mea Dominum,
et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salvatore meo,
quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae.
Ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes,
quia fecit mihi magna,
qui potens est,
et sanctum nomen eius,
et misericordia eius in progenies et progenies
timentibus eum.
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo,
dispersit superbos mente cordis sui;
deposuit potentes de sede
et exaltavit humiles;
esurientes implevit bonis
et divites dimisit inanes.
Suscepit Israel puerum suum,
recordatus misericordiae,
sicut locutus est ad patres nostros,
Abraham et semini eius in saecula.
English translation (Douay-Rheims):
My soul doth magnify the Lord.
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid;
for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Because he that is mighty,
hath done great things to me;
and holy is his name.
And his mercy is from generation unto generations,
to them that fear him.
He hath shewed might in his arm:
he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat,
and hath exalted the humble.
He hath filled the hungry with good things;
and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He hath received Israel his servant,
being mindful of his mercy:
As he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his seed for ever.
_______________________________
Job was put through an ordeal by the devil who was convinced that Job was only faithful to God because he was rich, and if he lost his wealth he would curse God.
Job 1:21 (King James Version)
21 "...And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."
"...I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God."
Job, 19. 25.
Only by remaining humble before the Lord in spirit, not in words only, can we be saved from the sin of pride and its consequences.
Psalm 144 says: the lord is near to all who call upon him. Now some people are truly in a miserable state and yet do not realize it and thus are not contrite. They do not receive mercy. As Apocalypse 3 says: You say, "I am rich and getting richer, and have need of nothing." But you do not know you are poor, miserable and impoverished, blind and naked. For it is necessary to recognize one's misery by heartfelt bemoaning. And so he said to those who are troubled in heart. This is the contrition of sins. As Isaiah 66 says: Whom will I regard except the one poor and little and contrite of spirit, etc. And Matthew 5: blessed are those who mourn, etc. The second thing about the merit of the just he mentions when he says and the humble of spirit he will save. He says of spirit and not of words, for as Ecclesiasticus 19 says: there is one who wickedly humbles himself, and his interior, etc. Therefore, the humble in spirit, who have true humility in their heart, will be saved. Proverbs 29: He will raise up the humble in spirit.
Latin original:
ps. 144: prope est dominus omnibus invocantibus eum. quidam sunt realiter miseri, tamen non cognoscunt; unde nec conteruntur: et ideo non consequuntur misericordiam: apoc. 3: dicis quod dives sum, et locupletatus sum, et nullius egeo; et nescis quia tu es miser et miserabilis et pauper, et caecus et nudus. necesse est enim, quod recognoscant miseriam suam corde gemendo; et ideo ait, his qui tribulato sunt corde. ecce contritio de peccatis: isa. 66: ad quem respiciam nisi ad pauperculum et contritum spiritu etc.. matth. 5: beati qui lugent etc.. quantum ad secundum dicit, et humiles spiritu salvabit. spiritu dicit, non verbis: quia eccl. 19: est qui nequiter se humiliat, et interiora etc.. humiles, ergo, spiritu, qui veram scilicet humilitatem habent in corde, salvabit: prov. 29: humilem spiritu suscipiet.
____________________________________________________________________________
(The above is an exercpt from St Thomas Aquinas’ lecture/commentary on Psalm 34 (Ps 33 in the Vulgate). The Latin translation was done by Gregory Froelich and is part of The Aquinas Translation Project. The text appears here is accord with the sites copyright statement: The copyright for these translations are held by the individuals who have translated them. They are offered for public use with the provision that, if copied, they not be altered from their present form, and that the copyright notice remain at the bottom of each translation to ensure that appropriate credit be given to both individual and the Project. All Biblical translations are taken from the Douay-Rheims version.)
Link to the index page:
http://thedivinelamp.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/st-thomas-aquinas-on-psalm-34-33-for-tuesday-june/
see also: http://www4.desales.edu/~philtheo/loughlin/ATP/Psalm_33.html
____________________________________________________________________________
Humility is a show of contrition before the Lord, but pride leads the rich to perdition.
Therefore, the humble in spirit, who have true humility in their hearts, will be saved. Proverbs 29: He will raise up the humble in spirit.
The most blessed virgin Mary, mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, declares in her Magnificat prayer, which Mary says after she greets Elizabeth, who is also pregnant with the future John the Baptist, the child moves within Elizabeth's womb. When Elizabeth praises Mary for her faith, Mary sings what is now known as the Magnificat in response (Luke 1:46-55) part of which reads:
... "And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him. He hath shewed might in his arm:
he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He hath put down the mighty from their seat,
and hath exalted the humble. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away..."
(The Magnificat (Latin: [My soul] magnifies) — also known as the Song of Mary, is one of the 8 most ancient Christian hymns and perhaps the earliest Marian hymn.
Full version of the Magnificat followed by English translation:
Magnificat anima mea Dominum,
et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salvatore meo,
quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae.
Ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes,
quia fecit mihi magna,
qui potens est,
et sanctum nomen eius,
et misericordia eius in progenies et progenies
timentibus eum.
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo,
dispersit superbos mente cordis sui;
deposuit potentes de sede
et exaltavit humiles;
esurientes implevit bonis
et divites dimisit inanes.
Suscepit Israel puerum suum,
recordatus misericordiae,
sicut locutus est ad patres nostros,
Abraham et semini eius in saecula.
English translation (Douay-Rheims):
My soul doth magnify the Lord.
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid;
for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Because he that is mighty,
hath done great things to me;
and holy is his name.
And his mercy is from generation unto generations,
to them that fear him.
He hath shewed might in his arm:
he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat,
and hath exalted the humble.
He hath filled the hungry with good things;
and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He hath received Israel his servant,
being mindful of his mercy:
As he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his seed for ever.
_______________________________
Job was put through an ordeal by the devil who was convinced that Job was only faithful to God because he was rich, and if he lost his wealth he would curse God.
Job 1:21 (King James Version)
21 "...And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."
"...I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God."
Job, 19. 25.
Only by remaining humble before the Lord in spirit, not in words only, can we be saved from the sin of pride and its consequences.
No comments:
Post a Comment