Today is the 702nd anniversary of his death. I'll be raising a glass tonight and I hope you do as well.
The collect:
Domine Deus, fons omnis sapientiae, qui Beatum Ioannempresbyterum, Immaculatae Virginis assertorem,nobis magistrum vitae et scientiae dedisti, concede, quaesumus,ut, eius exemplo illuminati, et doctrinis nutria,Christo fideliter adhaereamus. Qui tecum vivit.
And a poem, De morte Duns Scoti [From Ioannis Duns Scoti Opera Omni I, 50*]
Scotia plange, quia periit tua gloria rara,
Funde precem, confunde necem, tibi cum sit amara.
Quam fera, quam nequam sit mors, tribuens tibi legem
Cum reliquis aequam, rapiens ex ordine retgem.
Caelum, terra, mare nequeunt similem reparare.
Si quaeras, quare, - probat haec editio clare.
Troia luit florem de viribus Hectora fisum,
Sic luo Doctorem iuvenili flore recisum.
Ergo, legens, plora, quia non uic subfuit hora,
Sed ruit absque mora: pro quo, lector, precor, ora.
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For some reason, our blessed isn't listed in our Capuchin ordo; but yesterday I went for my regular Monday gig at the local Poor Clare monastery where sister sacristan proudly announced to me the day of the Doctor subtilis.
I had quite a time trying to pick orations from the American English sacramentary, but finally landed on the ones for teachers.
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