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Domenica, 28 aprile 2024 - San Luigi Maria Grignion da Montfort ( Letture di oggi)

Iacobi 1


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VULGATANEW JERUSALEM
1 Jacobus, Dei et Domini nostri Jesu Christi servus, duodecim tribubus, quæ sunt in dispersione, salutem.
1 From James, servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Greetings to the twelve tribes of theDispersion.
2 Omne gaudium existimate fratres mei, cum in tentationes varias incideritis :2 My brothers, consider it a great joy when trials of many kinds come upon you,
3 scientes quod probatio fidei vestræ patientiam operatur.3 for you wel know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance, and
4 Patientia autem opus perfectum habet : ut sitis perfecti et integri in nullo deficientes.4 perseverance must complete its work so that you wil become ful y developed, complete, not deficient inany way.
5 Si quis autem vestrum indiget sapientia, postulet a Deo, qui dat omnibus affluenter, et non improperat : et dabitur ei.5 Any of you who lacks wisdom must ask God, who gives to al generously and without scolding; it wil begiven.
6 Postulet autem in fide nihil hæsitans : qui enim hæsitat, similis est fluctui maris, qui a vento movetur et circumfertur :6 But the prayer must be made with faith, and no trace of doubt, because a person who has doubts is likethe waves thrown up in the sea by the buffeting of the wind.
7 non ergo æstimet homo ille quod accipiat aliquid a Domino.7 That sort of person, in two minds,
8 Vir duplex animo inconstans est in omnibus viis suis.8 inconsistent in every activity, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
9 Glorietur autem frater humilis in exaltatione sua :9 It is right that the brother in humble circumstances should glory in being lifted up,
10 dives autem in humilitate sua, quoniam sicut flos fœni transibit ;10 and the rich in being brought low. For the rich wil last no longer than the wild flower;
11 exortus est enim sol cum ardore, et arefecit fœnum, et flos ejus decidit, et decor vultus ejus deperiit : ita et dives in itineribus suis marcescet.11 the scorching sun comes up, and the grass withers, its flower falls, its beauty is lost. It is the samewith the rich: in the middle of a busy life, the rich wil wither.
12 Beatus vir qui suffert tentationem : quoniam cum probatus fuerit, accipiet coronam vitæ, quam repromisit Deus diligentibus se.12 Blessed is anyone who perseveres when trials come. Such a person is of proven worth and will winthe prize of life, the crown that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
13 Nemo cum tentatur, dicat quoniam a Deo tentatur : Deus enim intentator malorum est : ipse autem neminem tentat.13 Never, when you are being put to the test, say, 'God is tempting me'; God cannot be tempted by evil,and he does not put anybody to the test .
14 Unusquisque vero tentatur a concupiscentia sua abstractus, et illectus.14 Everyone is put to the test by being attracted and seduced by that person's own wrong desire.
15 Deinde concupiscentia cum conceperit, parit peccatum : peccatum vero cum consummatum fuerit, generat mortem.15 Then the desire conceives and gives birth to sin, and when sin reaches ful growth, it gives birth todeath.
16 Nolite itaque errare, fratres mei dilectissimi.16 Make no mistake about this, my dear brothers:
17 Omne datum optimum, et omne donum perfectum desursum est, descendens a Patre luminum, apud quem non est transmutatio, nec vicissitudinis obumbratio.17 al that is good, al that is perfect, is given us from above; it comes down from the Father of al light;with him there is no such thing as alteration, no shadow caused by change.
18 Voluntarie enim genuit nos verbo veritatis, ut simus initium aliquod creaturæ ejus.
18 By his own choice he gave birth to us by the message of the truth so that we should be a sort of first-fruits of all his creation.
19 Scitis, fratres mei dilectissimi. Sit autem omnis homo velox ad audiendum : tardus autem ad loquendum, et tardus ad iram.19 Remember this, my dear brothers: everyone should be quick to listen but slow to speak and slow tohuman anger;
20 Ira enim viri justitiam Dei non operatur.20 God's saving justice is never served by human anger;
21 Propter quod abjicientes omnem immunditiam, et abundantiam malitiæ, in mansuetudine suscipite insitum verbum, quod potest salvare animas vestras.21 so do away with al impurities and remnants of evil. Humbly welcome the Word which has beenplanted in you and can save your souls.
22 Estote autem factores verbi, et non auditores tantum : fallentes vosmetipsos.22 But you must do what the Word tel s you and not just listen to it and deceive yourselves.
23 Quia si quis auditor est verbi, et non factor, hic comparabitur viro consideranti vultum nativitatis suæ in speculo :23 Anyone who listens to the Word and takes no action is like someone who looks at his own features ina mirror and,
24 consideravit enim se, et abiit, et statim oblitus est qualis fuerit.24 once he has seen what he looks like, goes off and immediately forgets it.
25 Qui autem perspexerit in legem perfectam libertatis, et permanserit in ea, non auditor obliviosus factus, sed factor operis : hic beatus in facto suo erit.25 But anyone who looks steadily at the perfect law of freedom and keeps to it -- not listening andforgetting, but putting it into practice -- will be blessed in every undertaking.
26 Si quis autem putat se religiosum esse, non refrenans linguam suam, sed seducens cor suum, hujus vana est religio.26 Nobody who fails to keep a tight rein on the tongue can claim to be religious; this is mere self-deception; that person's religion is worthless.
27 Religio munda et immaculata apud Deum et Patrem, hæc est : visitare pupillos et viduas in tribulatione eorum, et immaculatum se custodire ab hoc sæculo.27 Pure, unspoilt religion, in the eyes of God our Father, is this: coming to the help of orphans andwidows in their hardships, and keeping oneself uncontaminated by the world.