Saturday, May 15, 2027

Douay-Rheims: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31

¹⁶And when we were come to Rome, Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, with a soldier that kept him. ¹⁷And after the third day, he called together the chief of the Jews. And when they were assembled, he said to them: Men, brethren, I, having done nothing against the people, or the custom of our fathers, was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans; ¹⁸Who, when they had examined me, would have released me, for that there was no cause of death in me; ¹⁹But the Jews contradicting it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had any thing to accuse my nation of. ²⁰For this cause therefore I desired to see you, and to speak to you. Because that for the hope of Israel, I am bound with this chain.

³⁰And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging; and he received all that came in to him, ³¹Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, without prohibition.

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 10:5-6, 8 (Psalm 11 at Mass)

⁵The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes look on the poor man: his eyelids examine the sons of men. ⁶The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: but he that loveth iniquity hateth his own soul.

⁸For the Lord is just, and hath loved justice: his countenance hath beheld righteousness.

Douay-Rheims: John 21:20-25

²⁰Peter turning about, saw that disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also leaned on his breast at supper, and said: Lord, who is he that shall betray thee? ²¹Him therefore when Peter had seen, he saith to Jesus: Lord, and what shall this man do? ²²Jesus saith to him: So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee? follow thou me. ²³This saying therefore went abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. And Jesus did not say to him: He should not die; but, So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee? ²⁴This is that disciple who giveth testimony of these things, and hath written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. ²⁵But there are also many other things which Jesus did; which, if they were written every one, the world itself, I think, would not be able to contain the books that should be written.