Navigatio Sancti Brendani 1.1-1.6
Isabella Fantauzzi /
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[ 1 ] Sānctus Brendānus , fīlius Finlocha nepōtis Altī , dē genere Eogēnī , stāgnī Lēn regiōnis Mumenensium ortus fuit . Erat vir magnae abstinentiae et in virtūtibus clārus , trium mīlium ferē monachōrum pater .
[ 2 ] Cum esset in suō certāmine , in locō quī dīcitur Saltus Virtūtum Brendānī , contigit ut quīdam patrum ad illum quōdam vespere vēnisset , nōmine Barrindus , nepōs Neil .
[ 3 ] Cumque interrogātus esset multīs sermōnibus ā praedictō sānctō patre , coepit lacrimāre et sē prostrāre in terram et diūtius permanēre in ōrātiōne .
[ 4 ] Sānctus Brendānus ērēxit illum dē terrā et ōsculātus est eum , dīcēns : " Pater , cūr trīstitiam habēmus in adventū tuō ? Nōnne ad cōnsōlātiōnem nostram vēnistī ?
[ 5 ] Magis laetitiam tū dēbēs frātribus praeparāre . Indicā nōbīs verbum Deī , atque refice animās nostrās dē dīversīs mīrāculīs quae vīdistī in ōceanō . "
[ 6 ] Tunc Sānctus Barrindus , explētīs sermōnibus sānctī Brendānī , coepit nārrāre dē quādam īnsulā , dīcēns :
[ 2 ] Cum esset in suō certāmine , in locō quī dīcitur Saltus Virtūtum Brendānī , contigit ut quīdam patrum ad illum quōdam vespere vēnisset , nōmine Barrindus , nepōs Neil .
[ 3 ] Cumque interrogātus esset multīs sermōnibus ā praedictō sānctō patre , coepit lacrimāre et sē prostrāre in terram et diūtius permanēre in ōrātiōne .
[ 4 ] Sānctus Brendānus ērēxit illum dē terrā et ōsculātus est eum , dīcēns : " Pater , cūr trīstitiam habēmus in adventū tuō ? Nōnne ad cōnsōlātiōnem nostram vēnistī ?
[ 5 ] Magis laetitiam tū dēbēs frātribus praeparāre . Indicā nōbīs verbum Deī , atque refice animās nostrās dē dīversīs mīrāculīs quae vīdistī in ōceanō . "
[ 6 ] Tunc Sānctus Barrindus , explētīs sermōnibus sānctī Brendānī , coepit nārrāre dē quādam īnsulā , dīcēns :
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1
]
Saint
Brendan
,
son
of
Finloch
,
grandson
of
Alta
,
descended
from
the
line
of
Eoghan
,
was
born
in
the
region
of
Loch
Léin
in
Munster
.
He
was
a
man
of
great
abstinence
and
notable
for
his
virtues
,
the
father
of
nearly
three
thousand
monks
.
[ 2 ] While he was in his place of spiritual struggle , in the location called the Wilderness of Brendan ' s Virtues , it happened that one evening a certain father , named Barrindus , the grandson of Niall , came to him .
[ 3 ] When he was questioned at length by the aforementioned holy father , he began to weep , prostrate himself on the ground , and remain in prayer for a long time .
[ 4 ] Saint Brendan lifted him from the ground and embraced him , saying : " Father , why do we see sorrow in your arrival ? Did you not come for our consolation ?
[ 5 ] Rather , you should bring joy to the brothers . Tell us the word of God , and refresh our spirits with the different wonders you have seen on the ocean . "
[ 6 ] Then Saint Barrindus , after responding to Saint Brendan’s words , began to tell of a certain island , saying :
[ 2 ] While he was in his place of spiritual struggle , in the location called the Wilderness of Brendan ' s Virtues , it happened that one evening a certain father , named Barrindus , the grandson of Niall , came to him .
[ 3 ] When he was questioned at length by the aforementioned holy father , he began to weep , prostrate himself on the ground , and remain in prayer for a long time .
[ 4 ] Saint Brendan lifted him from the ground and embraced him , saying : " Father , why do we see sorrow in your arrival ? Did you not come for our consolation ?
[ 5 ] Rather , you should bring joy to the brothers . Tell us the word of God , and refresh our spirits with the different wonders you have seen on the ocean . "
[ 6 ] Then Saint Barrindus , after responding to Saint Brendan’s words , began to tell of a certain island , saying :