Thursday, April 22, 2027

Douay-Rheims: Acts 13:13-25

¹³Now when Paul and they that were with him had sailed from Paphos, they came to Perge in Pamphylia. And John departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. ¹⁴But they passing through Perge, came to Antioch in Pisidia: and entering into the synagogue on the sabbath day, they sat down. ¹⁵And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying: Ye men, brethren, if you have any word of exhortation to make to the people, speak. ¹⁶Then Paul rising up, and with his hand bespeaking silence, said: Ye men of Israel, and you that fear God, give ear. ¹⁷The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they were sojourners in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought them out from thence, ¹⁸And for the space of forty years endured their manners in the desert. ¹⁹And destroying seven nations in the land of Chanaan, divided their land among them, by lot, ²⁰As it were, after four hundred and fifty years: and after these things, he gave unto them judges, until Samuel the prophet. ²¹And after that they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years. ²²And when he had removed him, he raised them up David to be king: to whom giving testimony, he said: I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my wills. ²³Of this man’s seed God according to his promise, hath raised up to Israel a Saviour, Jesus: ²⁴John first preaching, before his coming, the baptism of penance to all the people of Israel. ²⁵And when John was fulfilling his course, he said: I am not he, whom you think me to be: but behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 88:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27 (Psalm 89 at Mass)

²The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation. ³For thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever in the heavens: thy truth shall be prepared in them.

²¹I have found David my servant: with my holy oil I have anointed him. ²²For my hand shall help him: and my arm shall strengthen him.

²⁵And my truth and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

²⁷He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation.

Douay-Rheims: John 13:16-20

¹⁶Amen, amen I say to you: The servant is not greater than his lord; neither is the apostle greater than he that sent him. ¹⁷If you know these things, you shall be blessed if you do them. ¹⁸I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen. But that the scripture may be fulfilled: He that eateth bread with me, shall lift up his heel against me. ¹⁹At present I tell you, before it come to pass: that when it shall come to pass, you may believe that I am he. ²⁰Amen, amen I say to you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.