Prima Secundae
Lecture 271: Priestly Vestments, Dietary Laws, and Ceremonial Observances

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I mean, was the Byzantine rite be even more grandiose? I don't think it's the big crown. So that was number six on the tiara. And then seven was the golden hanging in its front, in which was the name of the Lord. Thomas kind of thinks of gold as a category's greatest. The eighth one was the what? I think they were probably kind of linen bridges or something. That would cover the flesh of his turpitude, huh? My goodness. When they approached the sanctuary or the altar. Now from these eight ornaments, the lesser priests had just, what, four. The tunicum linium, the femoralia, the baltium, and the tiara. Now, these ornaments, some assign the literal reason, right? Saying that in these ornaments is designated the disposition of the earth, right? Orbeister arm. Which the high priest protests or confesses to be the, what, servant, huh? Yeah. Whence it is said, Wisdom, chapter 18. That in the vest of Aaron was described the earth, right? That's impressive, huh? For the femoralia linea, figure the earth from which linen arises. The, going around of the, what? Signify the ocean, which runs around the earth. The hyacinic, hyacinic tunica, by its color signified the air, and by its bell signified the, what, thunder. We used to have, we don't have bells on them. Yeah. Unless you're trying to say a prayer, trying to shower the bells. In our parish, they started using the bells again now, you know, in the consecration time, you know. I remember as a little boy, you know, I was always. Pardon it, yeah. Well, it was Christian. Some guys outside, some military guys, and they'd shoot their guns at the consecration. About the 21-gun salute from King and Sister. Yeah, you know what I'm saying about it? I mean, it's very common over in, you know, Spain, Portugal. I don't like that kind of stuff. Still? Yeah, in this country, no. I don't know, anybody does that anymore. They used to do it. At the consecration time, you mean? Yeah, so it's, whenever bells that rang inside church, they gave, like, a 21-gun salute. Oh, I'm sorry, a consecration. Yeah. I thought you were talking about it. Just for Christy. Oh, just for purpose. Just for Romans Christy, for the mass, at the consecration, they would have guns go off at a consecration with the bells, you know. 21-gun salute. The superhumorale signified by its variety the starry sky, right? The two, what, the two hemispheres or the sun and the moon. Now, the 12 gems in the chest here, the 12 signs of the zodiac, which they said were placed in the rational, because in heavenly things are the reason of earthly things. According to that of Job 38, do you not know the order of the heavens and the reason of the, what? And you place the reason of it in the earth, right? As if they didn't know that the order was coming from the heavens. The tiara signifies the imperium chelum, right? That's where the angels are. And the lamina aurea, God presiding over all. That's there. That's the literal. Literal. Now, now you have more freedom. Remember, the figurative reason, huh? Is manifest, huh? For the stains and body defects from which the priests ought to be immune signify diverse, what? Sins, vices and sins, which they ought to, what? Lack, huh? For they're prohibited from being blind, lest they be, what? Ignant, huh? So it signals that you're ignorant. Blind. It's a common saying, huh? You're blind. Nor should he be, what? The legs are the lame. That is unstable. And inclining to diverse things, huh? Nor that he should be small, or what? Large. Or have a twisted nose, is it? Kind of like a crooked nose. I love it. Yeah. Less through the defect of discretion, or unless he exceeds. Or also, that's, um, what? A base layer or something. For through the nose, discretion is designated, right? Because it's discreet of odor. So you have to sniff the wine. Thank you for the tea, by the way. Oh, yeah. That's a very, very good tea there. What is it? Howie Icomune, yeah. It's expensive, too. But when I first get into tea, you know, and of course, they say, you know, you pay more money for a good tea, right? But it's nothing like what you pay for wine, right? Because a wine bottle doesn't last very long, you know. But if that same price might be for a nice wine bottle, you can get a lot of nice tea, and, you know, it lasts a much longer time. So you should therefore buy this good tea, you know. So on Thanksgiving there, I thought I'd try, you know, a rosé wine, you know, as well as a white wine with a turkey. And of course, so finally, when I got time for dinner, you know, I said to my brother-in-law there, he says, he said, what kind of wine do you want? I said, I'll try that rosé wine. Oh, I already drunk that. He said, give me a hug! I said, okay. I saw that problem. My brother Mark said you could have a turkey, you know, a red wine or a white wine, you know. Sometimes he would serve both in here, you know. There's unusual meat there, turkey, right? Because with chicken, you always have a white wine, you know, with snake, you always have a red wine. But with turkey, you could have, you know, maybe a Pinot Noir or something, you know, not too, too, but a red wine, you know. And white, yeah. I mean, but the meat, it lends itself to that, right? Yeah, I think it's kind of a subtle thing, you know. The pork number, by the Mark, like the dry rosé, you know, Grenache. So I was hoping that this would be good, this dry rosé, but it was gone. The beach, the... Yeah, they're making the ladies' drinks with that, I think, and they thought it was kind of colorful, you know, someone thought. So I don't know how that Bordeaux rosé, how dry it was or not, but... Okay. Okay, so the nose is important there, right? Nor that he be broken in foot or hand, right, huh? Lest he lose the power of acting well, right? Or proceeding to virtue. Okay. He was ejected also if he had a what, huh? A what? 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Because through carnal affection, his genius was obscured, right? For this happens in a flux of humor, right? What did the, was it Heraclides? It's hard to say, you know, that the dry soul is wisest and best. You're all wet. Maybe I still think we still have to say that, right? You'd also be reputed if you had, what, switeness, I guess? A pearl inside. What? A pearl inside. Oh, okay. That'd be something white. That is a presumption of the candor justice in his thinking. Oh, actually, it's either a spot on the eye or something in your scalp. Yeah. So that would be... And if he had a scabby, there's a pitchfence of the flesh. An itch or maine. Yeah. Mange. And if he had an impitigina, what is that? An eczema-type thing. Which without sorrow occupies the body and makes the member who stinks on the decor of the body, which avarice is designated. And also if he's got hernia, or he's what? Heavy. Which, what? Terpitude in the heart, although not exercised in the work. Through the ornaments are designated the virtues of the ministers of God. For there are four things which are necessary to all ministers. Chastity, which is signified by the what? The what? Spirit. Okay. Purity of life, which is signified through the linen. Do you think? We have that thing with the linen right in the Eucharist now, don't we? The altar uses linen? In white. Yeah. His body is supposed to be wrapped in linen, wasn't it? By, yeah. Yeah, yeah. The moderation of discretion is signified through the, what? Cincture. Cincture. And the rectitude of intention, which is signified through the tiara, protecting the, what? Head. Head, yeah? But apart from these four things, which they all had, the high priest had four things, right? First, the, what? Memory of God. Complation. And this signifies the gold, what? Yeah, having the name of God in front, huh? Do you guys want to get a gold frame there, too? Yeah. I'm ready. Secondly, that they support the, what? People, which signifies a superhumor on the shoulders. Third, that they had the people in their heart and in their viscera, through the solicitude of, what? Charity. Which is signified by the rationale. What's the rationale? Okay. And fourth, that they had the, what? Celestial conversation. Thinking, yeah. Through the works of perfection, which is signified by the hyacinth. Tunic. Tunic. Once the hyacinth tunics were joined in extremity with the golden bells, huh? I think of bells, I think of the, of the court fool, you know, don't you? Yeah, yeah. The hat on the hat. The hat on the hat. The hat on the hat. The hat on the hat, too. Yeah. Yeah. That's true about these, these, these figurative ones, huh? You know how they say how the, the lion can be a symbol of, the lion in the tribe of Jude conquers are going to be the, the devil's a lion going around seeking him. He can devour, right? So you can take the same animal and use him for the devil. Use him for Christ, right? That's why, that's why, that's why, uh, Tanisha says it's not argumentative, this kind of theology, right? Same way like fire. You know, fire can be for lust, but fire can also be for charity, right? Yeah. The Holy Spirit came down and, yeah, yeah, which has signified the teaching of divine things, which ought to be joined to the celestial way of life of the, there added the mala punica, what are those, the last one here now, which has signified the unity of faith and concord and good morals, which thus are joined, to which ought to be joined the doctrinary, that through it, the unity of faith and of peace is not broken. I mean, the papal vestments now are a little more simple than they used to be, I guess. Oh, yeah. But at one time they must have been pretty, uh, elaborate. I think the, um, when I was thinking, the bishop is supposed to wear, I think I've seen it, the Latin rite, that underneath the chattanooga, like an ordination, especially, I don't look at ordinary mass, but like a big mass of ordination. He wears a special, he has the alb, and a special, like a delmatic, he wears on the chattanooga. I've seen this in recent years, anyways, but I don't know if he wears it all the time, or on certain occasions. Because I know that they have, um, the book is called Pontifical, that tells the bishop how to do certain things, which he alone does, like ordination, so that they lay out what vestments he has to wear. Yeah, yeah. But obviously it's simplifying since then. Yeah. Okay, let's see. of Article 5. Goodbye. There we are. To the 6th, one goes forward thus. It seemed that there was no reasonable cause of the ceremonial observations or the observances. Because, as the Apostle says in the first epistle to Timothy, every creature of God is good, and nothing should be rejected that is received with the action of giving thanks. Unsuitably, therefore, and convenient there, are prohibited from eating somewhat unclean foods, as is clear in Leviticus 11. The prodigal son there, he was feeding the pigs here. As always struck me, he wasn't eating what they were eating, but he wanted to. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But the Mohammedans don't eat pigs, don't they? The Mohammedans don't eat pigs, do they? And the Jews don't even today, I mean, if they're Orthodox Jews. They are. Yeah. There was some time where the, I think it was the British, had used or claimed to use a coating of pig fat on their rifle cartridges when they were fighting Muslims. Yeah. And that scared their enemy Muslims because they thought they'd end up straight in hell if they were killed that way. Yeah. Even if they were fighting the other. So that's one countermeasure that might be brought back. Yeah, how are you supposed to fight ISIS? I mean, that's part of the way to do it. Bring some bacon over and strats pigs to bombs. There you go. Yeah. Like suicide bombers that are pigs. Those are the nicest guys on there. Take it. I'm just going to drop them all over the hood. Over. Just as, what, animals are given over as food for men, so also, what? Herbs. Once it is said in Genesis 9 that the living, what, plants? I give, what? Well, I give you flesh out, like, just as I've given you the plants, I guess. But in the herbs, the law does not distinguish some ones that are unclean. But nevertheless, some of them are very harmful and even poisonous. So they're always talking about surviving in the woods there, knowing what to eat and what not to eat. Therefore, it seems that neither about animals is not one to prohibit some as unclean. Moreover, if the matter is unclean from which something is generated, for a like reason it seems that what is generated from it would be, what? Unclean. But from blood is generated, what? Flesh. Since therefore not all fleshes are prohibited as being unclean, for a like reason then, neither should blood be riveted as unclean and fat which is generated from blood. Moreover, the Lord says Matthew 10 verse 28 that we're not not to fear those who kill the body because after death they don't have anything that they can do to you, right? which would not be true if the harm of man from which it came, right? Or what came from him. But much more does it pertain to an animal already killed in what way its fleshes are what? Cooked. Therefore, it seems unreasonable what is said in Exodus 23. You should not cook the, what, goat in his milk? Signifies cruelty I guess or something, yeah. Washington Irving tells that story there in the American wilderness you know where they had a thing to sound like the mother you know and then when the little one comes to get its mother they kill it, right? Of course they didn't like that, the old goat guys and they thought that was really real cruel down to it reminds them you know of their own mother and you know this terrible way of you wouldn't let the guy use those whistles you know those good things. So it's kind of more of those things which are what primitive or first I guess in men animals as were more perfect are commanded to be offered to God right? Unsullby therefore is it commanded that when you have entered the land and planted in it what? Trees? You take away their what? Yeah. that is their first germina seed and they'll be unclean for you or you eat for them right? Because you offer them up or something? I don't know. Moreover clothing is outside the body of man therefore there ought not to be some special clothes forbidden as is said in Levite 19 a vest that is what? Put together from two? Yeah. Look at with our clothes. In Deuteronomy 22 you will not clothe a woman with what? Men clothes or men with women that's all that to the right? Can dress rights. Yeah. Nor you put on a vest that is from what? in linen. Tell Rosie about this. Moreover the memory of the commands of God do not pertain to the body but to the heart. And soon be therefore is commanded Deuteronomy 6 that you show what? Bind the precepts of God as were a sign in your what? Yeah. That they be written on the yeah. And that to the in which they placed isynthic letters is it? In memory of the commands of God. more the apostle says one of Corinthians that there is not care by God about the what? And consequently neither about the other irrational animals. And soon be therefore as it commanded that if you walk through the road and you find the nest of a bird you will not take the mother with the children and you will not bind the mounts yeah. Yeah, so you can nibble on it as you go along. He's working. Sure. And the beast you will not make. Okay, another kind of thing. All right, no, no, I agree. Moreover, among the plants, there is not a discrimination of the, what, clean from the unclean. Therefore, much less that there to be a culture of plants with some kind of discretion applied. Therefore, unsuitably, as it commanded, Levites 19, that you will not plant this seed in Deuteronomy 22. What? There's a garden over here. He's always mixing things up in the garden. Okay. Yeah, with another seed. Don't plow with it. More of those things which are inanimate, most of all seem to be subject to the power of man. Therefore, unsuitably, is a man, what, confined from, what, actually, from silver and gold. He's forbidden to make the silver and gold of which idols were made, or anything they found in the houses of idols, as expressed in the commandment of the law. Ridiculous also seems a precept that is had in Deuteronomy 23 that the, what? They dig round about and cover with earth and just yonings. Yeah, it's a hygienic thing, but it wouldn't be on the tree, per se. Moreover, piety most of all is required in the priests. But to piety pertains, it seems, that someone is, what? He'd be involved in the funerals of his friends. But it's also about this, Tobias is praised, as is had, Tobias won. Similarly, sometimes to piety pertains that someone take a prostitute in his wife, because through this he frees her from sin and infamy. Therefore, it seems that these things are unsuitably primitive on priests. So, who's the guy, the bishop got in trouble with her in Paris there, you know, and his, towards the end of his life's there, you know, he's seen the prostitutes, but, and there was, you know, question, what was his purpose, you know? Yeah, that's what, that was revealed, this is Cardinal Danielu, who, yeah, that they said he had a hard time to partner across it, but it turned out, 40 years later, at least he was giving her money to get her husband out of jail. Yeah, yeah. That sounds odd anyways, but. Yeah. Against this is what is said in Deuteronomy 18, that you, what, otherwise, from your God, is that a criticism? Instructed. Oh, I see, okay. You have been constructed otherwise yet by the Lord, right? From which one can take that these observances are instituted by God for some special prerogative for this people, right? Therefore, they are not irrational or without cause. Well. Now we get to learn all the causes of all those things. Yeah, yeah. And the spandio is much shorter than the... The spandio is shorter than the... The answer should be said, huh? That the Chujie people, right? Chujie people. Yeah. Were especially deputed, right? For the divine worship, huh? And among them, especially the, what, priests, right? And just as other things which are applied to the divine worship, ought to have something special about them, right? Which pertains to the giving of honor to the divine cult. So also, in the way of life of that people, and especially the priests, there ought to be some special things that are suitable for the divine worship, either spiritual or bodily, right? But now the worship of the law figured the mystery of Christ. Hmm. That's interesting, isn't it? Whence all of those things, it is done, figured those things which, what, to Christ, according to that of 1 Corinthians 10. Omnia in figurum contingae bat ilis. You get the word figurum, right? Things happen to them in a figurum. And therefore, the reasons for these observations can be assigned in two ways. In one way, according to their suitability for the divine worship. In another way, according as they figure something about the life of worship. Yeah, that's interesting, isn't it? Okay, we've always got to do this 11 times, so that these things are true, huh? Quite often. Yeah. To the first, therefore, which is quoting Timothy there, right? The creature of God is good, and so on. Even the pig is good, right? Because he's a creature of God. Don't worry about the grandchildren, if they're going to get pigs. I don't know if they're going to. They're getting nasty, I guess, if they're going to get a little child, a pig, you know? Well, that's what our Lord says. Yeah. Yeah. To the first, therefore, it should be said, as has been said above, two-fold is pollution or uncleanliness. It was observed in the law, right? One of what? Guilt? To which the soul was polluted, I guess. The other of a certain corruption, the which, in a way, was what? Stained, yeah. In speaking, therefore, the first uncleanliness, no genre of foods were unclean, right? Or could be able to, what? Stain man, huh? In quinari. According to their, what? Nature, right? Once it is said in Matthew, chapter 15, not what enters into the mouth stains a man, I guess, but the things that proceed from his mouth, right? These are the ones that make the man unclean, right? Mm-hmm. And this is expounded about, what? Sins, huh? Okay. But it's possible, however, for some foods, paratchagans, huh? To stain the soul. Insofar as they are against, what? Obedience or a vow, right? Or they're eaten with, what? Exceeding concubiscence, huh? Exceeding concubiscence, huh? Or insofar as they give an inclination of luxury, which is sins of the flesh, lust, on account of which some abstain from wine and flesh. To describe, you know, Dominic bringing the barrels of wine over the mountain to the sisters, right? But he himself is not very rickety white. Now, according to bodily uncleanness, which is of a certain, what, corruption, some fleshes of animals have a, what, uncleanness. Either because they are nourished from unclean things, as the porcus, pork. I forget the word pork, I guess, huh? Porcus, Latin. Or because they, what, lived uncleanly, just as some animals under the, dwelling under the earth, right? As the, what, moles and mice and others of this sort. I told you what my grandchild said, right? You know, talking about the cat, right? I was trying to, I like to, to spoil the cat, right? Give a little bits of meat and things on the table and so on and, you know, that sort of stuff. And so I was trying to encourage them to be nice to the cat around there. And so one day trying to make it pretty strong, I spoke with the cat as my friend, right? And then Miles, the oldest boy, he said, Your friend eats mice! I said, Touche, touche, touche, that's marvelous, you know. I was thinking, this is my friend, you know. Your friend eats mice! We had very fun with that, with that to be, Mark, you know. I get to let the most, more people, you know. They have all these calendars out, you know, pictures of cats on them, you know. They're very photogenic, huh? You know, they're, they're, they're not as self-aware of themselves as we are, you know. We're kind of, you know, what to do with it. Someone's going to take your picture, you know. This reminds me of what he said. Once, also, they contract a certain, what, fetidness, huh? And because their fleshes, on account of superfluous humidity, or dryness, right, huh? Generate corrupt humors in the human bodies, huh? And therefore, these fleshes of animals are prohibited having, what? Although people having... Oh, that's these animals that have, uh, in their homes. And unclothed homes. Unclothed homes, yeah. They don't have... And they're kind of their terrestrial, that's it. And likewise, they are prohibited the fleshes of animals having many, what? Wrecks? Who are exceedingly choleric and, uh, eating... Their flesh is very... To seduce them. To dust. Lions. Oh, I remember. Lions are one. Only lions. You know what Sam would say, you know, that polonius, where's his body, you know? He's in the dust, to which he is like. Just as the fleshes of the lion, things of this sort, huh? And for the same reason, I prohibited birds that are, what, rapacious, which are exceedingly dry, huh? And some aquatic birds, on account of their excessive humidity, and likewise, certain, what, not having, uh... You know, fins, I guess. Yeah. 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