14 Passio Sanctorum Mariani et Iacobi* 1. Quotiens aliquid beatissimi martyres dei omnipotentiset Christi ius festinantes ad promissa regna caclorum carissimis suis —— ‘ caelorum carissimis suis were five mandant,memoreshumitats quae semper in ie let GSE imalos, quanto medesiun pevernt, tanto fics impetaucrunt et nobis quoque hoe pracicandaeglorae sae ‘puns Del tte soilini reiquront, Marianum dco «x tse atribus nostri tTacobutn, qus mihi sits paste ‘communem sacrament religionem uitae etiam societate et dome Sicisaffectibus inhacsise.g. qui euient ss ac 3- qui contra saeuientis saeculi pres- ‘2st genils impetus habitur tam sublime certamen praclium eg eo ewtint pists cack nian, in nottam fate ca ee lt wie user on quod in tris ult corse ‘experiments multdo ptr Deters oe Fr nends multe plebis et Dei popu ad exemplum el ra aumas: 4. nee inmetito id bsecuturo mihi fidiafami- mas nitmalt: quis enim dubitet quae nobis in pace uitae com- nits fuerit, quando not indiuidua dilectione uta a jone uiuentes unum eg inert tab Ctare aay TE EE ss Dov de Lexa mt TBs Rar a a a, Got ce ‘On the text ee I er Co St 14 ‘The Martyrdom of Saints Marian and James 1. Whenever the blested martyrs of almighty Ged and his Christ leave behind a modest charge to heir dear ones as they are on the point of hastening tothe promised kingdom of heaven, mind- falofthat humble spirit which ever makesmen greater inthe Faith, the more difdendly they make ther request the more effectively do they obtain fe. So also to me have these noble witneses of God ick the tack of proclaiming thet glory, 1 reer to Mavian and Jamey, among the dearest of ovr brethren, Both ofthese, as you are aware, were bound tome not only by our common the mystery of our faith, but also by the fact that we lived together ‘a family spirit, When they were on the point of waging their fublime straggle against. the istresesof a ezuel world and Sain he pun oa, wn rh at he El ‘which they hat joined by the influence of the Spirit of heaven, dent be ammannated to the flow Castanea Ea ts not because they wanted she glory of their Sarge tints argany bredeas ut her Sat the ordinary men who constituted God's people. ight be given Stengel in the tne of ther faith by the sllerigs of chose who Hone befor Ad i was not tout se at es clove intimacy they laid upon me the task which T am about 10 fut, For who ean question the comanon life we shared in dies of peace when the same period of persecution discovered 1s living fn tinbroken affection? We were on our way together to Numidia, having embarked 4h Mendy ad equal comradeship (8 svar) on oo whieh wold eds te sor es th and religion, bu ae whieh as ofthe colony SF Cant ene because ofthe blind madness ofthe pagans and "On the ton of Magan ot Man, ee DAGL 1 (135), 85° See sci) or ita i a ie cM Conlin Ft Tor a Rite arn. See Dems RE 3 (100) 259585 ST Noomeanines ac (oss) 05te fic asprin ne a sh tno sd es ha ns ics dni th ‘See ba ma erie ps ann Semin ig tee ee ar ee Sop wn er ay ike nn Cpe’ jm es Pp ror per militares manus infensis et infestantibus animis Fequirebat. 5. nec in hos solos crudelitatis exercebatur insania qui snes nn ar los quoque manum diabolus insatiabilem ‘bat quos iam- is in mia tn Se ‘™martyras, ferox praesidis amentia coronarat. " 3. In is ergo ab ea 3, Ini ergo ab exo suo perducebantur al pracsdem Agapi Sccundinws episcopi pracdicand, ambo spirtall diletione Faas) alter et carnalis continentiae sanctitate. 2. perduce- bantu, iaguam, con a poena (ieut gntlibusuidebatt) Ad Pocnam, sd «gloria pois ad gloria, a certamine ad cela aliud, ut qui_captiosas sacculi pompas in obtinendo, Christ mine subegient, etiam morte acueos consummate, fe Ute calcarent. 3. neque enim fas erat ut tarde quacrerent i ‘onluctaione uictoriam, quos iam dominus scum habere Properabat. 4. et contigit, i i mets ‘ot Secundinus & ‘20 exptius a accu poms « OF MARIAN AND JAMES 187 the action of military officals, the onslaughts of persecution surged like the waves ofthis world, and the fury ofthe ravening Dail gaped with hungry jaws to weaken the faith ofthe just, "Thu the blesed mariyrs Marian and James posed the siqss that they had always desired that the divine choice had a they were when the time was now ripe the storm of persceuion was raging wi special fury, they realized that their footsteps had been guided By the providence of Christ to the very spot where they would receive their crown, For the madness ofa blind and bloodthirsty Prefect was hunting out all of God's beloved by means of bands Sfeoldicrs witha vicious and savage spirit. Indeed, his vciouness twas exereised not only against tose who were living freely for God and had remained undisturbed by the earlier persecutions; bout the Devil stretched forth his inatiate hand as well against those who, though earlier driven out into exile, had become mar, ‘sin spi though not yet by blood. Thee the wild insanity of prefect had crowned, 3, Among this number two bishops of praiseworthy character, ‘Agapius dnd Secundinus were conducted from their place of exe to the prefect, Both ofthese were noted forthe harmony o thet opitftall lovey and one for the holiness of hs chastity. There they ere eondaced ot i) om oe penal tae 2s the pagans might think, buesather frm a rom one contest te another. Thus those who by holding fast to Christ's ‘another. Thus those who by holding “duvet night despise the sting of death by the courage of their perfect Eth. Indeed, it would not have victory mere slowly in an earthly stro haste fo take them to himsel SS “And voit happened, brothers, that che glorious martyrs nd inetots Halse Agapius and Secundinus deigned €@ op. ‘at our dwelling on the way to the contest of their blesed posier, iy the werldg power of te prefect but by Chris choice. So reat in gan au the pint of grace andl Ife dat i was mo Seog tee they were fo devote their own, precious blood to sets ercom; they wished wo make others marty DY NG Aglerows martyrdom; ny wid hay na such erat ove 3d tedcance Coane tne Brothers: though they could Pave Bare Up the Eth of tei fellows witout saying words BY the mere 1 A bhp named Secunda soe of esate of 0 of Crs om Epa on OD eee% 198 ACTS OF THE CHRISTIAN MARTYRS u adstruere, tamen ad stabilitatem perteuerantiae latius consi Jentes pectoribus nostris rorem tractatus salutaris infunderent; neque enim tacere poterant qui Dei sermone uiuebant. 7. nee ‘mirum si paucisilis diebus tam large nostrum omnium mentes forum tractatus salubris animauit, in quibus iam Christus ‘icant gratia de proxima passione fulgebat. 4, Denique ita profcscentes ili Marianum et Facobum exemplo ¢t magisterio suo dispositos reliquerunt ut recentissima gloriae Suse ucstigia dimitterent secuturis, 2. uixdum enim biduum fluxerat et ecce Marianum et Tacobum carssimos nostros sua palma quaerebat, 3. nec ut alls in Tocis umus hoc aut aliut Stationarius miles agebat sed centurionum uiolenta manus et improba multitudo sic ad uillam quae nos habebat, quasi ad famosam sedem fidei conuolarat. 4. o exoptata nobis incursio, 0 felix et digna exultatione trepidatio,siquidem ad nos uentum ct Propter hoe tantum ut Dei dignationem Mariani et Iacobi iustus sanguis expleret. 5. uix hoc in loco possumus, fratres dilectisimi, ‘eudia cumulatafrenare, qui alios ante biduum ad ipeum pasio- nis extum a nostris amplexibus miseramus,alios adhue nobiscum futures martyras habebamus. 6. quos cum iam matura diuinae