Sunday, August 15, 2027

Douay-Rheims: Apocalypse 11:19; 12:1-6, 10

^11:19And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his testament was seen in his temple, and there were lightnings, and voices, and an earthquake, and great hail.

^12:1And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars: ²And being with child, she cried travailing in birth, and was in pain to be delivered. ³And there was seen another sign in heaven. And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns and on his heads seven diadems. ⁴And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered; that, when she should be delivered, he might devour her son. ⁵And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod: and her son was taken up to God, and to his throne. ⁶And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, that there they should feed her a thousand two hundred sixty days.

¹⁰And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: because the accuser of our brethren is cast forth, who accused them before our God day and night.

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 44:10-12, 16 (Psalm 45 at Mass)

¹⁰The daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety. ¹¹Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father’s house. ¹²And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.

¹⁶They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king.

Douay-Rheims: 1 Corinthians 15:20-27

²⁰But now Christ is risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that sleep: ²¹For by a man came death, and by a man the resurrection of the dead. ²²And as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive. ²³But every one in his own order: the firstfruits Christ, then they that are of Christ, who have believed in his coming. ²⁴Afterwards the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God and the Father, when he shall have brought to nought all principality, and power, and virtue. ²⁵For he must reign, until he hath put all his enemies under his feet. ²⁶And the enemy death shall be destroyed last: For he hath put all things under his feet. And whereas he saith, ²⁷All things are put under him; undoubtedly, he is excepted, who put all things under him.

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.