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Preces Quotidianae

The Cry for Mercy

The prayer begins with a simple, direct appeal for mercy.

Mercy.

Quotations of Mercy from the Psalms

A series of Psalm references and the phrase 'A better life' highlight God's mercy as found in the Psalter.

. Sweet. Psalm.1 69.2 16. and 109.✦3 21. . A better life. Psalm.4 62.✦ 3.

Mercy in Sirach and Matthew

Echoing Sirach and Matthew, the prayer reflects on the boundless scope of divine mercy.

How great a majesty — Sirach.5 a.6 18. . As far as seventy times seven, Matt.✦7 18. 22.✦ . Hating nothing that he created,8 Nor the young of the ravens,

Providential Care for All

God's care extends even to the smallest sparrow.

nor neglecting the little sparrow,✦9

The Will to Save

God desires salvation for all and does not wish anyone to perish.

. Desiring that everyone be saved.✦10 11. 4. . Not wanting anyone to perish.✦11 iii.12 9.

Parables of the Lost

Images of the lost sheep, the lost coin, the unforgiving servant, the Good Samaritan, and the prodigal son all illustrate God's seeking and forgiving mercy.

. Carrying the sheep home on his shoulders,✦ . Sweeping the house for the drachma, . Forgiving a thousand talents, Matthew.✦13 17. 32.✦ . Binding the wounds of the half-dead man, Luke✦14 10.15 34. . You run out joyfully to meet the prodigal son.

Mercy to the Reluctant and the Denier

God's mercy frees the fleeing Jonah and receives the denying Peter.

. Freeing Jonah as he fled, Jon.✦ 2. 10, . receiving Peter when he denied,

Patience with Doubt and Blasphemy

Christ does not cast out the doubting Thomas but receives him, and he converts the blaspheming Paul and frees the woman caught in adultery.

. not casting out the doubting Thomas, John✦ 20.16 27. . Converting Paul when he was blaspheming,17 18.✦18 . Freeing the woman caught in adultery,✦19 viii.20 11.✦

Mercy for the Penitent

Christ welcomes the sinful Magdalene and grants Paradise to the repentant thief.

. Receiving the sinful Magdalene, Luke. 7. . Joining the thief to yourself in Paradise, Luke. 23. 43. .

The Knocking Lord and the Throne of Grace

Christ stands at the door, entreats his servants, and invites them to approach the throne of grace, for now is the day of salvation.

Standing at the door and knocking, Apoc.21 iii.22 20. . The Lord himself entreating his servants, 2 Cor.✦23 v. 20. Throne of grace, Heb.✦24 4. 16. Ark of propitiation, Exod.25 25. 22.✦ . Whose time is the day of salvation.✦26

Read the original Latin

Misericordia.

. Dulcis, Psal. lxix. 16. et cix. 21. . Melior vita, Psal.

lxii. 3.

Tanta, quanta majestas, Syr. à. 18.

. Usque ad septuagies septies, Maff. xviii. 22. . Nihil odio habens quod creavit, . Nec pullos corvorum,

Nec passerculum negligens, (

. Volens omnes salvarij 1 77m. 11. 4.

. Nolens quenquam perire, 2 Pef. in. 9.

. Ovem humeris reportans, .

. Pro drachma domum everrens,

. Mille talenta dimittens, 7Maf. xvii. 32.

. Vulnera semivivi obligans, Lwc. x. 34.

. Laetus occurrens filio nequam,

. Jonam fugientem liberans, Jon. ii. 10,

. Petrum negantem suscipiens,

. Thomam incredulum non ejiciens, Jo. xx. 27.

. Paulum blasphemantem convertens, 1 7; i. 18. . Adulteram deprehensam liberans, 4o. viu. 11.

. Magdalenam peccatricem admittens, Lwc. vi. . Latronem Tibi in Paradiso socians, Lwc. xxin. 43. .

Stans ad ostium et pulsans, “4906. ni. 20.

. Servos suos Ipse Dominus rogans, 2 Cor. v. 20.

Thronus gratiz, eb. iv. 16.

Propitiationum arc:x, Exod. xxv. 22.

. Cujus tempus dies salutis.

Scripture echoes

  1. ↩Ps.69.16 — Do not let the floodwaters sweep me away, do not let the deep swallow me up, and do not let the pit close its mouth over me.
  2. ↩Ps.62.3 — But he alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
  3. ↩Matt.18.22 — Jesus said to him, 'I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.'
  4. ↩Matt.18.22 — Jesus said to him, 'I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.'
  5. ↩Matt.10.29-Matt.10.31;Luke.12.6-Luke.12.7;Ps.147.9 — Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father. Matt.10.30 — But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Matt.10.31 — So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Luke.12.6 — Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria, and not one of them is forgotten before God? Luke.12.7 — But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not fear; you are worth more than many sparrows. Ps.147.9 — He gives food to the beasts, and to the young ravens when they cry.
  6. ↩1Tim.2.4;2Pet.3.9 — who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2Pet.3.9 — The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing any to perish but all to come to repentance.
  7. ↩2Pet.3.9;1Tim.2.4 — The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing any to perish but all to come to repentance. 1Tim.2.4 — who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
  8. ↩Luke.15.5 — And when he finds it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
  9. ↩Matt.18.23-Matt.18.27 — Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. Matt.18.24 — As he began to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. Matt.18.25 — Since he did not have the means to pay, his master ordered that he be sold, along with his wife and children and everything he had, and that payment be made. Matt.18.26 — The servant fell down and knelt before him, saying, Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything. Matt.18.27 — But the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
  10. ↩Matt.18.24-Matt.18.27 — As he began to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. Matt.18.25 — Since he did not have the means to pay, his master ordered that he be sold, along with his wife and children and everything he had, and that payment be made. Matt.18.26 — The servant fell down and knelt before him, saying, Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything. Matt.18.27 — But the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
  11. ↩Luke.10.34 — and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
  12. ↩Jonah.2.10 — And I, with a voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the LORD.
  13. ↩John.20.27 — Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it into my side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing."
  14. ↩Acts.9.18 — And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight, and rising up he was baptized.
  15. ↩John.8.11 — She said, "No one, Lord." Then Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on, sin no more."
  16. ↩John.8.11 — She said, "No one, Lord." Then Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on, sin no more."
  17. ↩Rev.3.20;Heb.4.16;2Cor.5.20 — Look, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to them and eat with them, and they with me. Heb.4.16 — Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. 2Cor.5.20 — Therefore, on behalf of Christ we are ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: be reconciled to God.
  18. ↩Heb.4.16 — Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
  19. ↩Exod.25.22 — And I will meet with you there, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are upon the ark of the testimony, all that I will command you concerning the people of Israel.
  20. ↩2Cor.6.2 — For he says, 'In an acceptable time I listened to you, and on a day of salvation I helped you.' Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

Notes

  1. 1 ↩Dulcis is treated as a thematic prayer-book heading (Sweet / How sweet), not a full sentence; Psal. is the standard abbreviation for Psalm.
  2. 2 ↩Roman numeral lxix rendered as Arabic 69 for modern readability; Vulgate psalm numbering is retained.
  3. 3 ↩Roman numeral cix rendered as Arabic 109; et preserved as additive and.
  4. 4 ↩Melior vita is treated as the next thematic prayer-book heading; following section supplies the psalm/verse numbers.
  5. 5 ↩Syr. is treated as the book abbreviation for Sirach (Ecclesiasticus); the Latin looks like a citation lemma/incipit rather than continuous prayer prose.
  6. 6 ↩Source reads 'à.'; rendered as bare citation marker 'a.' pending apparatus resolution (likely a chapter/section marker between Syr. and 18).
  7. 7 ↩Printed abbreviation 'Maff.' is taken as Matt. (Matthew); confirm against the witness if the form is deliberate.
  8. 8 ↩Trailing orphan period after the comma is retained as a source artifact and not expanded into additional wording.
  9. 9 ↩Source ends mid-clause with an open parenthesis ('('); translation renders only the Latin given and does not invent the missing continuation.
  10. 10 ↩Normalized reading takes 'Volens omnes salvari' as the intended Latin; trailing 'j 1 77m' is treated as OCR/citation debris (likely a mangled '1 Tim.' reference to 1 Timothy 2:4), not as part of the prayer wording.
  11. 11 ↩Normalized reading takes 'Nolens quemquam perire' as the intended Latin (source 'quenquam' for 'quemquam'). Trailing '2 Pef.' is treated as OCR/citation debris for '2 Pet.' (2 Peter), not as part of the prayer wording; neighboring 'in. 9.' likely completes 'iii. 9'.
  12. 12 ↩Source reads 'in.'; most plausible intended reading in this citation cluster is Roman numeral 'iii.' (chapter 3 of 2 Peter), completing '2 Pet. iii. 9' with the flanking fragments.
  13. 13 ↩Source reads '7Maf.'; treated as a corrupt abbreviation of Matt. (Matthew), matching the neighboring citation style (e.g. Lwc. for Luke).
  14. 14 ↩Source 'Lwc.' is almost certainly a corrupt abbreviation for Luc./Luke; rendered as Luke to match the litany’s citation pattern and Luke 10:34 (Good Samaritan binding the wounds of the half-dead traveler).
  15. 15 ↩Source 'x.' is Roman numeral 10 in a split scripture citation (Luke 10:34).
  16. 16 ↩Printed 'xx.' is the Roman-numeral chapter of the John citation (John 20).
  17. 17 ↩Trailing citation fragment '1 7; i.' is corrupt; in this mercy-litany pattern it most likely begins a reference to Acts 9 (Paul's conversion) or 1 Timothy 1 (Paul the blasphemer). Left out of the English prose line; see following citation tokens.
  18. 18 ↩Citation fragment only. With the preceding corrupt '1 7; i.', a plausible intended reference is Acts 9:18 (completion of Paul's conversion/baptism), but the source is too damaged to fix silently.
  19. 19 ↩Trailing '4o.' is almost certainly a corrupt book tag for John (Jo.), matching the following 'viu. 11.' as John 8:11 and the neighboring Jo. xx. 27 pattern.
  20. 20 ↩Normalized from corrupt 'viu.' to intended Roman chapter numeral viii. (8), for John 8.
  21. 21 ↩Source ends with the corrupt citation fragment “4906. In light of the Latin wording and the neighboring litany pattern (book abbrev. + chapter + verse), this is read as the start of the Apocalypse/Revelation citation (Apoc.), not as the numeral 4906.
  22. 22 ↩Source reading ni. is treated as a corrupt roman chapter numeral iii., matching Apoc./Rev. 3 and the litany’s chapter style (cf. Lwc. xxiii., 2 Cor. v.).
  23. 23 ↩Latin is elliptical (participial heading). Servos suos is object of rogans; sense is the Lord himself pleading with / appealing to his own servants. Not a full clause of 2 Cor 5:20.
  24. 24 ↩Source 'Thronus gratiz, eb.' is treated as corrupt abbreviation for 'Thronus gratiæ, Heb.' (Throne of grace, Hebrews), matching the chapter's citation pattern and Heb. 4:16.
  25. 25 ↩Source reads 'Propitiationum arc:x, Exod.'; treated as the abbreviated biblical lemma 'Propitiationum arca, Exod.' (ark of propitiation / mercy-seat context), matching the citation pattern of the neighboring Heb. 4:16 note.
  26. 26 ↩Elliptical Latin fragment (Cujus tempus dies salutis). Rendered with understood copula; 'cujus' may point back to the mercy-seat/ark of propitiation named in the previous section (Exod. 25:22).

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