Bishops entry to St. Peters Square in Vatican on celebration of St Francis 2023

16 Jan 2024 · 8 min

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The provided transcript captures a segment of the ceremonial chant performed by two vocal groups (Speaker A and Speaker B) during the bishops' procession into St. Peter's Square on the feast of St. Francis in 2023. The chant is a liturgical dialogue that repeatedly proclaims Christ’s victory, reign, and rule ("Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat"), invokes a long list of saints and apostolic figures, and includes prayers for salvation, unity, and the Church’s mission. The language blends traditional Latin formulas with hybrid or corrupted Latin‑like phrases, creating a rhythmic call‑and‑response structure typical of Vatican processional liturgies. The text also references the bishops ("Episcopis Catorice et Apostolice"), the Pope ("Pontifex"), and the broader faithful, emphasizing themes of faith, charity, and the salvific work of Christ, all within the context of celebrating St. Francis of Assisi.

Chapters

Christus regnia, Christus in plena. Ex aude Christe, ex aude Christe.
Repletie sanctae Dei. Sopraegnorum vides neterni anima, salus perpetua. Redem por mundi. Curitabla deuda, Santa Maria. Curitabla deuda, Sancte Ioannes Mavristo,
tu in
Lamadio va, Sancte Dicae,
tu in Lamadio
va, Sancti Iose,
tu in Lamadia va, Hristos vincit, Hristos regnat, Hristos imperat. Ex halli Christe, Ex halli Christe,
Cinistro sumo pontificis, Vidurum populos, Doctrina congregante caritate, Astori gratia, Regio sequentia, Salvator mundi, O ilu adiola, sancte mebbre O ilu adiola, sancte baule O ilu adióla Christus vinci,
Christus regna et salvi Christe, et salvi Christe.
Episcopis Catorice et Apostolice, Fidei Vultoribus, Theolumque Curis Fidelibus, Sante Andrea, Turido Fabiola, Sante Ioannes, Turido Fabiola, Sante Iagobe, Turido Fabiosa, Sante Doa, Tui non satio man, sante Filipe. Tui non satio man, sante Giacome. Tui non satio man, sante Bartolome.
Tui non satio man,
Huy los adiós, Sante Simón. Huy los adiós, Sante Gabriel. Huy los adiós, Sante María. Huy los adiós, Sancta Maria Magdalena.
Vullo Satium.
Sancte Stefade.
Vullo Statium.
Sancte Ignati.
Vullo Statium.
Sancte Lauren. Tui nos adiugam, sante perpetua et felicitas.
Vostri nos adiugam.
Sancta Agnes! Tui nos adiugam, santi neo et regoli.
Tui non sapi un nome,
sante Ieranime. Tui non sapi un nome, sante Augustine. Sancte Anarasi.
Huitlo santiumat.
Sancti vasili et Gregori.
Hositlo santiumate.
Sancte Ioannes.
Huitlo santiumat.
Sancte Martine,
tu in nos Fatima.
Sancte Francise,
tu in nos Fatima. Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat. Ex regnum, ex nostrum, stes nostra, gloria nostra, ex saudi Christe, ex saudi Christe,
Patris Ratimus et Omnibus Doncivimus, nobis Humorantibus. Orgis Veracruies, Cod volum efectus.