Friday, May 14, 2027

Douay-Rheims: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26

¹⁵In those days Peter rising up in the midst of the brethren, said: (now the number of persons together was about an hundred and twenty:) ¹⁶Men, brethren, the scripture must needs be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was the leader of them that apprehended Jesus: ¹⁷Who was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

²⁰For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let their habitation become desolate, and let there be none to dwell therein. And his bishopric let another take. ²¹Wherefore of these men who have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us, ²²Beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection. ²³And they appointed two, Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. ²⁴And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, ²⁵To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place. ²⁶And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 112:1-8 (Psalm 113 at Mass)

¹Praise the Lord, ye children: praise ye the name of the Lord. ²Blessed be the name of the Lord, from henceforth now and for ever. ³From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the name of the Lord is worthy of praise. ⁴The Lord is high above all nations; and his glory above the heavens. ⁵Who is as the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high: ⁶And looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth? ⁷Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill: ⁸That he may place him with princes, with the princes of his people.

Douay-Rheims: John 15:9-17

⁹As the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you. Abide in my love. ¹⁰If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love; as I also have kept my Father’s commandments, and do abide in his love. ¹¹These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be filled. ¹²This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. ¹³Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. ¹⁴You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you. ¹⁵I will not now call you servants: for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth. But I have called you friends: because all things whatsoever I have heard of my Father, I have made known to you. ¹⁶You have not chosen me: but I have chosen you; and have appointed you, that you should go, and should bring forth fruit; and your fruit should remain: that whatsoever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. ¹⁷These things I command you, that you love one another.