Saturday, June 12, 2027

Douay-Rheims: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21

¹⁴For the charity of Christ presseth us: judging this, that if one died for all, then all were dead. ¹⁵And Christ died for all; that they also who live, may not now live to themselves, but unto him who died for them, and rose again. ¹⁶Wherefore henceforth, we know no man according to the flesh. And if we have known Christ according to the flesh; but now we know him so no longer. ¹⁷If then any be in Christ a new creature, the old things are passed away, behold all things are made new. ¹⁸But all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Christ; and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation. ¹⁹For God indeed was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing to them their sins; and he hath placed in us the word of reconciliation. ²⁰For Christ therefore we are ambassadors, God as it were exhorting by us. For Christ, we beseech you, be reconciled to God. ²¹Him, who knew no sin, he hath made sin for us, that we might be made the justice of God in him.

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 102:1-4, 9-12 (Psalm 103 at Mass)

¹Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name. ²Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee. ³Who forgiveth all thy iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases. ⁴Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion.

⁹He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever. ¹⁰He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. ¹¹For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him. ¹²As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our iniquities from us.

Douay-Rheims: Matthew 5:33-37

³³Again you have heard that it was said to them of old, Thou shalt not forswear thyself: but thou shalt perform thy oaths to the Lord. ³⁴But I say to you not to swear at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God: ³⁵Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king: ³⁶Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. ³⁷But let your speech be yea, yea: no, no: and that which is over and above these, is of evil.