Quaestiones Evangeliorum de tempore et de sanctis

¶ On the feast of Blessed Dominic, the founder of the Order of Preachers, is the Gospel: You are the salt of the earth, etc. Matthew 5. The following questions can be disputed:
First: Whether Blessed Dominic conveniently instituted the religion referring to his religious order for the purpose of preaching or hearing confessions.
¶ Second: Whether Blessed Dominic conveniently instituted the religion so that it might insist on the study of letters.

¶ On the feast of Saint Lawrence is the Gospel: Unless the grain, etc. John 12. Regarding this, the following questions can be disputed:
First: Whether Lawrence, by hating his life in this world, kept it unto life eternal.
Second: Whether the martyrdom of Blessed Lawrence was an act of the greatest virtue of fortitude.

¶ On the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary is the Gospel: Jesus entered, etc. Luke 10. Regarding this, the following questions can be disputed:
First: Whether the active life is more powerful and noble than the contemplative life.
Second: Whether Blessed Mary chose the better part.
Third: Whether Blessed Mary was assumed into heaven in body and soul.

¶ On the feast of Blessed Bernard is the Gospel: No one lights, etc. Luke 11. The following question can be disputed:
Whether one can have regard for some reward in the love of God.

¶ On the feast of Saint Augustine is the Gospel: You are the salt of the earth, etc. Matthew 5. Regarding this, the following questions can be disputed:
First: Whether the status of prelates who do and teach is greater than that which is in the church of God.
Second: Whether a prelate who does not do what he teaches is in a state of perfection.

¶ On the feast of Saint Bartholomew is the Gospel: This is my commandment, etc. John 15. The following question can be disputed, namely:
Whether Blessed Bartholomew and the other apostles could be called friends of God.

¶ On the feast of the Beheading of Blessed John the Baptist is the Gospel: At that time, Herod sent, etc. Mark 6. The following questions can be disputed:
First: Whether Blessed John, dying from the fact that he said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife," should be honored as a true martyr.

Second: Whether the oath that Herod swore to the dancing girl could excuse Herod from the sin of the death of John the Baptist.

¶ On the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the Gospel: The book of the generation, etc. Matthew 1. Regarding this, the following questions can be disputed:
First: Whether Christ descended according to the flesh from the seed of David.
Second: Whether Blessed Mary was sanctified before birth from the womb.
Third: Whether the Blessed Virgin, through sanctification, obtained the fullness or perfection of grace.

¶ On the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is the Gospel: At that time, Jesus said to the crowds, etc. Now is the judgment, etc. John 12. Regarding this, the following questions can be disputed:
First: Whether it was convenient that Christ, exalted on the cross, should die for us.
Second: Whether it is true that Christ, being exalted, drew all things to himself.
Third: Whether Christ, through the exaltation of the cross, which is properly a humiliation, merited his own exaltation.

¶ On the feast of Saint Matthew the Apostle is the Gospel: As Jesus was passing, etc. Matthew 9. Regarding this, the following questions can be disputed:
First: Whether Matthew the evangelist is conveniently designated among the other evangelists in the figure of a man.
Second: Whether the conversion and following of Matthew was miraculous.
Third: Whether Matthew was immediately called or assumed to the apostolate from the tax office.

¶ On the feast of Saint Michael is the Gospel: At that time, The disciples approached, etc. Matthew 18. Regarding this, the following questions can be disputed: