Friday, July 2, 2027

Douay-Rheims: Genesis 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67

^23:1And Sara lived a hundred and twenty-seven years. ²And she died in the city of Arbee which is Hebron, in the land of Chanaan: and Abraham came to mourn and weep for her. ³And after he rose up from the funeral obsequies, he spoke to the children of Heth, saying: ⁴I am a stranger and sojourner among you: give me the right of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead.

¹⁹And so Abraham buried Sara his wife, in a double cave of the field, that looked towards Mambre, this is Hebron in the land of Chanaan.

^24:1Now Abraham was old; and advanced in age: and the Lord had blessed him in all things. ²And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh, ³That I may make thee swear by the Lord the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell: ⁴But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac. ⁵The servant answered: If the woman will not come with me into this land, must I bring thy son back again to the place, from whence thou camest out? ⁶And Abraham said: Beware thou never bring my son back again thither. ⁷The Lord God of heaven, who took me out of my father’s house, and out of my native country, who spoke to me, and swore to me, saying: To thy seed will I give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son. ⁸But if the woman will not follow thee, thou shalt not be bound by the oath; only bring not my son back thither again.

⁶²At the same time Isaac was walking along the way to the well which is called Of the living and the seeing: for he dwelt in the south country. ⁶³And he was gone forth to meditate in the field, the day being now well spent: and when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming afar off. ⁶⁴Rebecca also, when she saw Isaac, lighted off the camel, ⁶⁵And said to the servant: Who is that man who cometh towards us along the field? And he said to her: That man is my master. But she quickly took her cloak, and covered herself. ⁶⁶And the servant told Isaac all that he had done. ⁶⁷Who brought her into the tent of Sara his mother, and took her to wife: and he loved her so much, that it moderated the sorrow which was occasioned by his mother’s death.

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 105:1-5 (Psalm 106 at Mass)

¹Give glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. ²Who shall declare the powers of the Lord? who shall set forth all his praises? ³Blessed are they that keep judgment, and do justice at all times. ⁴Remember us, O Lord, in the favour of thy people: visit us with thy salvation. ⁵That we may see the good of thy chosen, that we may rejoice in the joy of thy nation: that thou mayst be praised with thy inheritance.

Douay-Rheims: Matthew 9:9-13

⁹And when Jesus passed on from hence, he saw a man sitting in the custom house, named Matthew; and he saith to him: Follow me. And he rose up and followed him. ¹⁰And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. ¹¹And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners? ¹²But Jesus hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill. ¹³Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners.