Saturday, January 9, 2027

Douay-Rheims: 1 John 5:14-21

¹⁴And this is the confidence which we have towards him: That, whatsoever we shall ask according to his will, he heareth us. ¹⁵And we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask: we know that we have the petitions which we request of him. ¹⁶He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin which is not to death, let him ask, and life shall be given to him, who sinneth not to death. There is a sin unto death: for that I say not that any man ask. ¹⁷All iniquity is sin. And there is a sin unto death. ¹⁸We know that whosoever is born of God, sinneth not: but the generation of God preserveth him, and the wicked one toucheth him not. ¹⁹We know that we are of God, and the whole world is seated in wickedness. ²⁰And we know that the Son of God is come: and he hath given us understanding that we may know the true God, and may be in his true Son. This is the true God and life eternal. ²¹Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 149:1-6, 9

¹Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: let his praise be in the church of the saints. ²Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: and let the children of Sion be joyful in their king. ³Let them praise his name in choir: let them sing to him with the timbrel and the psaltery. ⁴For the Lord is well pleased with his people: and he will exalt the meek unto salvation. ⁵The saints shall rejoice in glory: they shall be joyful in their beds. ⁶The high praise of God shall be in their mouth: and two-edged swords in their hands:

⁹To execute upon them the judgment that is written: this glory is to all his saints. Alleluia.

Douay-Rheims: John 3:22-30

²²After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized. ²³And John also was baptizing in Ennon near Salim; because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized. ²⁴For John was not yet cast into prison. ²⁵And there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews concerning purification: ²⁶And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him. ²⁷John answered, and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven. ²⁸You yourselves do bear me witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him. ²⁹He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom’s voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled. ³⁰He must increase, but I must decrease.