Monday, May 31, 2027

Douay-Rheims: Sophonias 3:14-18

¹⁴Give praise, O daughter of Sion: shout, O Israel: be glad, and rejoice with all thy heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. ¹⁵The Lord hath taken away thy judgment, he hath turned away thy enemies: the king of Israel the Lord is in the midst of thee, thou shalt fear evil no more. ¹⁶In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Fear not: to Sion: Let not thy hands be weakened. ¹⁷The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, he will save: he will rejoice over thee with gladness, he will be silent in his love, he will be joyful over thee in praise. ¹⁸The triflers that were departed from the law, I will gather together, because they were of thee: that thou mayest no more suffer reproach for them.

Douay-Rheims: Isaias 12:2-6

²Behold, God is my saviour, I will deal confidently, and will not fear: O because the Lord is my strength, and my praise, and he is become my salvation. ³You shall draw waters with joy out of the saviour’s fountains: ⁴And you shall say in that day: Praise ye the Lord, and call upon his name: make his works known among the people: remember that his name is high. ⁵Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath done great things: shew this forth in all the earth. ⁶Rejoice, and praise, O thou habitation of Sion: for great is he that is in the midst of thee, the Holy One of Israel.

Douay-Rheims: Luke 1:39-56

³⁹And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda. ⁴⁰And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth. ⁴¹And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: ⁴²And she cried out with a loud voice, and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. ⁴³And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord. ⁴⁶And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. ⁴⁷And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. ⁴⁸Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. ⁴⁹Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name. ⁵⁰And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him. ⁵¹He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. ⁵²He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble. ⁵³He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. ⁵⁴He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy: ⁵⁵As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever. ⁵⁶And Mary abode with her about three months; and she returned to her own house.