Thursday, March 4, 2027

Douay-Rheims: Jeremias 7:23-28

²³But this thing I commanded them, saying: Hearken to my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people: and walk ye in all the way that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you. ²⁴But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear: but walked in their own will, and in the perversity of their wicked heart: and went backward and not forward, ²⁵From the day that their fathers came out of the land of Egypt, even to this day. And I have sent to you all my servants the prophets from day to day, rising up early and sending. ²⁶And they have not hearkened to me: nor inclined their ear: but have hardened their neck, and have done worse than their fathers. ²⁷And thou shalt speak to them all these words, but they will not hearken to thee: and thou shalt call them, but they will not answer thee. ²⁸And thou shalt say to them: This is a nation which hath not hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, nor received instruction: Faith is lost, and is carried away out of their mouth.

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 94:1-2, 6-9 (Psalm 95 at Mass)

¹Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our saviour. ²Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful noise to him with psalms.

⁶Come let us adore and fall down: and weep before the Lord that made us. ⁷For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. ⁸Today if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts: ⁹As in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness: where your fathers tempted me, they proved me, and saw my works.

Douay-Rheims: Luke 11:14-23

¹⁴And he was casting out a devil, and the same was dumb: and when he had cast out the devil, the dumb spoke: and the multitudes were in admiration at it: ¹⁵But some of them said: He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils. ¹⁶And others tempting, asked of him a sign from heaven. ¹⁷But he seeing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself, shall be brought to desolation, and house upon house shall fall. ¹⁸And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because you say, that through Beelzebub I cast out devils. ¹⁹Now if I cast out devils by Beelzebub; by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. ²⁰But if I by the finger of God cast out devils; doubtless the kingdom of God is come upon you. ²¹When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things are in peace which he possesseth. ²²But if a stronger than he come upon him, and overcome him; he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted, and will distribute his spoils. ²³He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.