Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. IX, 1952 Liturgy Hymns and sequences

Pater Superni Luminis

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PATER SUPERNI LUMINIS. - Hymn of Vespers for the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, composed by St. Robert Bellarmine.

The scene that took place in Simon's house, in which the sinful woman bathes Jesus' feet with her tears and, having dried them with her hair, covers them with sweet perfumes, is here described in vivid colors. The poet seeks to exalt the miracle of Grace and Redemption.

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BIBL.: G. G. Belli, Gli inni del Breviario tradotti, Rome 1857, p. 280; C. Albin, La poésie du Bréviaire romain, Lyon n.d., p. 310; A. Mirra, Gli inni del Breviario romano, Naples 1947, p. 227.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX (1952), col. 947.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Pater Superni Luminis.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, col. 947. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/pater-superni-luminis.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Pater Superni Luminis.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 947. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/pater-superni-luminis.

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  author    = {Mattei, Silverio},
  title     = {Pater Superni Luminis},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IX},
  pages     = {947},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/pater-superni-luminis}
}

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