Preces Quotidianae

The Pain and Shame of the Cross

The opening verses meditate on the pain and shame of the cross, invoking the curse Christ bore.

By the pain.¹ The shame of the Cross.^✦ The shame of the cross.² The curse.^✦³

Betrayal by a Disciple

Christ's willingness to be betrayed and sold by his own disciple is recounted, with scriptural citations.

That he was willing to be betrayed^✦ by his own disciple. That he was willing to be sold for thirty pieces of silver. That he was troubled in soul—to grow weary, to dread, to be sorrowful to the point of death—Matthew⁴ 26. 38.] To enter into agony, to cry out with a loud cry—Luke^✦⁵ 23. 46.]

Agony in Gethsemane

Christ's tears, bloody sweat, and the disciples' sleep in Gethsemane are recalled, highlighting his profound suffering.

To cry,^✦⁶ [Source text unreadable]⁷ to sweat clots of blood⁸ until the ground was soaked.^✦⁹ Gethsemane.^✦ That the disciples fell asleep,

Betrayal, Denial, and Arrest

The betrayal by a kiss, the disciples' flight, Peter's denial, and Christ's arrest as a robber complete the Passion narrative.

to be betrayed by the kiss of one of them, for the rest to be offended and flee, to be left alone, to be denied by Peter,^✦ with renunciation and cursing. He was subjected to the power of darkness.^✦ Hands were laid on him. to be seized like a robber,

Read the original Latin

Dolore "Qives )

Pudore Crucis. Αἰσχύνη »τοῦ σταυροῦ. Maledicto Kardpa )

Quod prodi voluit

a proprio discipulo. Quod vendi voluit triginta argenteis. Quod in anima turbari; Tedere, Pavere, Tristan ad mortem, Matt. xxvi. 38.] In agonia fieri, Clamorem validum emittere, Luc. xxiii. 46.]

Laerymas fundere,

pour mmm IM

Grumos sanguinis sudare

usque ad madefactionem terrz.

Gethsemane. Quod Discipulos soporari,

unius eorum osculo prodi,

reliquos scandalizari, et in fugam verti, Solus relinqui,

a Petro negari,

cum ejuratione et Anathematismo. Quod potestati tenebrarum subjici. Quod manus injici,

ut latro comprehendi,

Scripture echoes

↩Heb.12.2 — fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
↩Gal.3.13 — Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree."
↩Matt.26.14-Matt.26.16;Mark.14.10-Mark.14.11;Luke.22.3-Luke.22.6;John.13.21-John.13.27 — Then one of the twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests. Matt.26.15 — and he said, 'What are you willing to give me, and I will hand him over to you?' And they weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver. Matt.26.16 — And from that time he sought an opportunity to betray him. Mark.14.10 — And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to hand him over to them. Mark.14.11 — And when they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how he might hand him over at an opportune time. Luke.22.3 — Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve. Luke.22.4 — And he went and discussed with the chief priests and captains how he might deliver him over to them. Luke.22.5 — And they were glad, and they agreed to give him money. Luke.22.6 — And he consented, and sought an opportunity to betray him to them apart from the crowd. John.13.21 — After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, saying, "Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me." John.13.22 — The disciples looked at one another, uncertain about whom he was speaking. John.13.23 — One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining at Jesus' side. John.13.24 — So Simon Peter motioned to him and said to him, 'Tell us who it is he is speaking about.' John.13.25 — So after reclining back against Jesus' chest, that one says to him, 'Lord, who is it?' John.13.26 — Jesus answered, 'It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it.' So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. John.13.27 — And after the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. So Jesus said to him, 'What you are doing, do quickly.'
↩Heb.5.7 — In the days of his flesh, he offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
↩Heb.5.7;John.11.35;Luke.19.41 — In the days of his flesh, he offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. John.11.35 — Jesus wept. Luke.19.41 — And as he drew near, when he saw the city, he wept over it,
↩Luke.22.44 — And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
↩John.18.1 — When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered.
↩Matt.26.69-Matt.26.75;Mark.14.66-Mark.14.72;Luke.22.54-Luke.22.62;John.18.15-John.18.27 — Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean." Matt.26.70 — But he denied it before all of them, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about." Matt.26.71 — But when he had gone out to the courtyard gate, another girl saw him and said to those there, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth." Matt.26.72 — And again he denied it, with an oath: "I do not know the man." Matt.26.73 — After a little while, those who were standing there came to Peter and said, "Truly, you are one of them, for your speech makes it clear." Matt.26.74 — Then he began to curse and to swear, "I do not know the man!" And immediately a rooster crowed. Matt.26.75 — And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly. Mark.14.66 — And while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came. Mark.14.67 — And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus." Mark.14.68 — But he denied it, saying, 'I neither know nor understand what you are saying.' And he went out into the forecourt. [And a rooster crowed.] Mark.14.69 — And the servant girl, seeing him again, began to say to those standing by, "This man is one of them." Mark.14.70 — But again he denied it. And after a little while, those standing by said again to Peter, "Truly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean." Mark.14.71 — But he began to curse and to swear, 'I do not know this man you are talking about.' Mark.14.72 — And immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said to him, 'Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.' And he broke down and wept. Luke.22.54 — Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house. But Peter was following at a distance. Luke.22.55 — When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down among them. Luke.22.56 — But a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light of the fire, looked intently at him and said, "This man also was with him." Luke.22.57 — But he denied it, saying, "I do not know him, woman." Luke.22.58 — After a little while, another person, seeing him, said, "You also are one of them." But Peter said, "Man, I am not." Luke.22.59 — And after about an hour had passed, another man began insisting, saying, 'Truly this man also was with him; for he is a Galilean too.' Luke.22.60 — But Peter said, 'Man, I do not know what you are saying.' And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. Luke.22.61 — And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had told him, 'Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.' Luke.22.62 — And he went out and wept bitterly. John.18.15 — Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. That disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered the courtyard of the high priest along with Jesus. John.18.16 — But the other disciple, the one known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the gatekeeper and brought Peter in. John.18.17 — Then the doorkeeper said to Peter, "You are not also one of this man's disciples, are you?" He said, "I am not." John.18.18 — The servants and the officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were warming themselves. Peter also was standing with them and warming himself. John.18.19 — The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching. John.18.20 — Jesus answered him, "I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews gather, and I have said nothing in secret. John.18.21 — Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard what I said to them. Look, these ones know what I said. John.18.22 — When he said these things, one of the officers standing nearby struck Jesus with his hand, saying, "Is that how you answer the high priest?" John.18.23 — Jesus answered him, 'If I have spoken wrongly, testify about the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike me?' John.18.24 — So Annas sent him, bound, to Caiaphas the high priest. John.18.25 — Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, "You are not also one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it and said, "I am not." John.18.26 — One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the one whose ear Peter had cut off, said, 'Did I not see you in the garden with him?' John.18.27 — Peter denied again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
↩Luke.22.53 — When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

Notes

1 ↩Source reads corruptly as Dolore "Qives ). Only Dolore (ablative: by/with pain or sorrow) is securely Latin; "Qives ) looks like OCR/print noise. Rendered as a Passion-litany cue parallel to the following section’s Pudore Crucis (By the shame of the Cross).
2 ↩Greek parallel to s1 (Αἰσχύνη τοῦ σταυροῦ). The guillemet » appears to be markup/OCR noise and was ignored in sense.
3 ↩Normalized reading treated as Latin Maledicto plus Greek Κατάρα (curse). Source 'Kardpa )' looks corrupt/OCR-garbled; sense taken as the curse (of the cross / of the law), not invented wording beyond that parallel.
4 ↩Normalized reading takes 'Tedere' as 'taedere' and 'Tristan' as 'tristari' (parallel passion infinitives with turbari/pavere); printed surfaces look corrupt/OCR-damaged.
5 ↩'In agonia fieri' fits Luke 22:44; 'clamorem validum emittere' echoes Hebrews 5:7 / the loud cry of the Passion, while the printed tag points to Luke 23:46.
6 ↩Source reads Laerymas; translated as intended Lacrimas (tears).
7 ↩Supplied reading 'pour mmm IM' is not intelligible Latin. Neighboring sections are infinitives of Passion devotion (Lacrimas fundere … Grumos sanguinis sudare), but no secure reconstruction of this middle item is possible from the given string.
8 ↩Fragmentary infinitive phrase (no finite verb or subject in this section). Neighboring sections are partly corrupted; sense is clarified by the next unit, usque ad madefactionem terrae, pointing to Christ's bloody sweat in the Passion.
9 ↩Source surface 'terrz' is almost certainly a corrupted form of 'terrae' (of the ground/earth), read in context of the preceding 'Grumos sanguinis sudare' (sweating drops of blood) and the following Gethsemane material.

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