full office name: WEREBURGA (n1)
edition: AH 28 #98
eccles:OSB
calendar:February 03
structure summary: Vespers: E
Matins: I?15
poetic forms: Vespers: .l
Matins: l.llil4eel3eli
type of saint: abbess virgin
geographical information:Ely, England
notes:virgin / feria 5
patron of city or town
abbot or abbess
Persons: Wereburga Sexburge Wereburge Ethelreda Sexburga Ulferi Ethelredus
Places: Eligensem

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Vespers (gospel) special antiphon
Virgo beata dei
cuius sacra festa diei
corde celebramus
rege nos prece ne pereamus
esto tuis viva
wereburga
salus et oliva
 
Matins I
Ad fontem vite
siciencia corda venite
cui moriens vivit
sacra quem wereburga sitivit
Matins ?1
Regis erat patris
regine filia matris
filia sexburge
sancte mater wereburge
Matins ?2
Huius origo rose
quam floruerit generose
ethelreda parens
testatur in ordine clarens
est cui sexburga
soror et neptis wereburga
Matins ?3
Linea regalis
christo sanctimonialis
cui copulata
datur virgo wereburga sacrata
intrat eligensem
cetum vitando forensem
Matins ?4
Post obitum regis
ulferi subiuga legis
subdere cervicem
gaudet virgo genetricem
iamque deo patri
fit previa filia matri
Matins ?5
Rex ethelredus
iniens per secula fedus
cum domino celi
monachus fit mente fideli
exemplum patruo
dat wereburga suo
Matins ?6
Clauditur aucarum
cuneus gregis indomitarum
virginis huius agros depopulantis et arva
que veniam rogitant
nec tecta domestica vitant
Matins ?7
Agmina captiva
laxat pietatis oliva
et miseretur eis
virgo wereburga choreis
Matins ?8
Cumque recessissent
volucres nec avem reperirent
quam puer occuluit
queque retracta fuit
conveniunt resonant
per verba murmura donant
fit querela gravis
ne revocetur avis
Matins ?9
Ad questus tales
abscondita redditur ales
his wereburga favet
fur male facta pavet
Matins ?10
Cum pietatis homo
premeretur ab iniquitate
est egressa domo
sacra virgo fluens pietate
Matins ?11
Corruit ante pedes
supplex wereburga laniste
huic orans veniam
sed parcere noluit iste
Matins ?12
At dum sponsa dei
scelus omne sue rabiei
illi detexit
deus os post terga reflexit
Matins ?13
Luce sub eterna
contemplans regna superna
ante dei faciem
perpetuumque diem
quo sponso plaudis
dans illi cantica laudis
nos prece sidereo
da wereburga deo
Matins ?14
Sponsa redemptoris
corpus spoliata laboris
intrat promerite
wereburga cubilia vite
laus sit honorque deo
quo fulgurat aucta tropeo
Matins ?15
Mira dei manus
etherei facit intus
et extra dum veras
firmasque seras
frangit sua dextra stant foras insomnes
intus sopor occupat omnes
corpus suscipiunt
leti de funere fiunt