Tuesday, March 2, 2027

Douay-Rheims: Daniel 3:25, 34-43

²⁵Then Azarias standing up prayed in this manner, and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire, he said:

³⁴Deliver us not up for ever, we beseech thee, for thy name’s sake, and abolish not thy covenant. ³⁵And take not away thy mercy from us for the sake of Abraham thy beloved, and Isaac thy servant, and Israel thy holy one: ³⁶To whom thou hast spoken, promising that thou wouldst multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the sea shore. ³⁷For we, O Lord, are diminished more than any nation, and are brought low in all the earth this day for our sins. ³⁸Neither is there at this time prince, or leader, or prophet, or holocaust, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or place of firstfruits before thee, ³⁹That we may find thy mercy: nevertheless in a contrite heart and humble spirit let us be accepted. ⁴⁰As in holocausts of rams, and bullocks, and as in thousands of fat lambs: so let our sacrifice be made in thy sight this day, that it may please thee: for there is no confusion to them that trust in thee. ⁴¹And now we follow thee with all our heart, and we fear thee, and seek thy face. ⁴²Put us not to confusion, but deal. with us according to thy meekness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies. ⁴³And deliver us according to thy wonderful works, and give glory to thy name, O Lord:

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 24:4-9 (Psalm 25 at Mass)

⁴Let all them be confounded that act unjust things without cause. Shew, O Lord, thy ways to me, and teach me thy paths. ⁵Direct me in thy truth, and teach me; for thou art God my Saviour; and on thee have I waited all the day long. ⁶Remember, O Lord, thy bowels of compassion; and thy mercies that are from the beginning of the world. ⁷The sins of my youth and my ignorances do not remember. According to thy mercy remember thou me: for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord. ⁸The Lord is sweet and righteous: therefore he will give a law to sinners in the way. ⁹He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways.

Douay-Rheims: Matthew 18:21-35

²¹Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? ²²Jesus saith to him: I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven times. ²³Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king, who would take an account of his servants. ²⁴And when he had begun to take the account, one was brought to him, that owed him ten thousand talents. ²⁵And as he had not wherewith to pay it, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. ²⁶But that servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. ²⁷And the lord of that servant being moved with pity, let him go and forgave him the debt. ²⁸But when that servant was gone out, he found one of his fellow servants that owed him an hundred pence: and laying hold of him, throttled him, saying: Pay what thou owest. ²⁹And his fellow servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. ³⁰And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he paid the debt. ³¹Now his fellow servants seeing what was done, were very much grieved, and they came and told their lord all that was done. ³²Then his lord called him; and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me: ³³Shouldst not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow servant, even as I had compassion on thee? ³⁴And his lord being angry, delivered him to the torturers until he paid all the debt. ³⁵So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.