Thursday, April 15, 2027

Douay-Rheims: Acts 8:26-40

²⁶Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem into Gaza: this is desert. ²⁷And rising up, he went. And behold a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch, of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge over all her treasures, had come to Jerusalem to adore. ²⁸And he was returning, sitting in his chariot and reading Isaias the prophet. ²⁹And the Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. ³⁰And Philip running thither, heard him reading the prophet Isaias. And he said: Thinkest thou that thou understandest what thou readest? ³¹Who said: And how can I, unless some man shew me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. ³²And the place of the scripture which he was reading was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb without voice before his shearer, so openeth he not his mouth. ³³In humility his judgment was taken away. His generation who shall declare, for his life shall be taken from the earth? ³⁴And the eunuch answering Philip, said: I beseech thee, of whom doth the prophet speak this? of himself, or of some other man? ³⁵Then Philip, opening his mouth, and beginning at this scripture, preached unto him Jesus. ³⁶And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch said: See, here is water: what doth hinder me from being baptized? ³⁷And Philip said: If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answering, said: I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. ³⁸And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch: and he baptized him. ³⁹And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more. And he went on his way rejoicing. ⁴⁰But Philip was found in Azotus; and passing through, he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 65:8-9, 16-17, 20 (Psalm 66 at Mass)

⁸O bless our God, ye Gentiles: and make the voice of his praise to be heard. ⁹Who hath set my soul to live: and hath not suffered my feet to be moved:

¹⁶Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will tell you what great things he hath done for my soul. ¹⁷I cried to him with my mouth: and I extolled him with my tongue.

²⁰Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

Douay-Rheims: John 6:44-52

⁴⁴No man can come to me, except the Father, who hath sent me, draw him; and I will raise him up in the last day. ⁴⁵It is written in the prophets: And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard of the Father, and hath learned, cometh to me. ⁴⁶Not that any man hath seen the Father; but he who is of God, he hath seen the Father. ⁴⁷Amen, amen I say unto you: He that believeth in me, hath everlasting life. ⁴⁸I am the bread of life. ⁴⁹Your fathers did eat manna in the desert, and are dead. ⁵⁰This is the bread which cometh down from heaven; that if any man eat of it, he may not die. ⁵¹I am the living bread which came down from heaven. ⁵²If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, for the life of the world.