Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Terremoto in Italia: "non timébimus dum turbábitur terra"

Deus noster refúgium, et virtus: * adjútor in tribulatiónibus, quæ invenérunt nos nimis.
Proptérea non timébimus dum turbábitur terra: * et transferéntur montes in cor maris.
Sonuérunt, et turbátæ sunt aquæ eórum: * conturbáti sunt montes in fortitúdine ejus.
Flúminis ímpetus lætíficat civitátem Dei: * sanctificávit tabernáculum suum Altíssimus.
Deus in médio ejus, non commovébitur: * adjuvábit eam Deus mane dilúculo.
Conturbátæ sunt Gentes, et inclináta sunt regna: * dedit vocem suam, mota est terra.
Dóminus virtútum nobíscum: * suscéptor noster Deus Jacob.
Veníte, et vidéte ópera Dómini, quæ pósuit prodígia super terram: * áuferens bella usque ad finem terræ.
Arcum cónteret, et confrínget arma: * et scuta combúret igni.
Vacate, et vidéte quóniam ego sum Deus: * exaltábor in Géntibus, et exaltábor in terra.
Dóminus virtútum nobíscum: * suscéptor noster Deus Jacob.

(AP Photo: Maria D'Antuono is among those rescued from the ruins of central Italy following the earthquake and subsequent aftershocks earlier this week.
After being rescued from the upper floors of her quake damaged home in Tempera, Italy, Wednesday, April 8, 2009, by firefighters using an extended ladder D'Antuono, who remained in bed amidst the rubble after the earthquake hit early on Monday, told journalists that she had spent the past few days knitting.)