Saturday, August 28, 2027

Douay-Rheims: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-11

⁹But as touching the charity of brotherhood, we have no need to write to you: for yourselves have learned of God to love one another. ¹⁰For indeed you do it towards all the brethren in all Macedonia. But we entreat you, brethren, that you abound more: ¹¹And that you use your endeavour to be quiet, and that you do your own business, and work with your own hands, as we commanded you: and that you walk honestly towards them that are without; and that you want nothing of any man’s.

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 97:1, 7-9 (Psalm 98 at Mass)

¹Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: because he hath done wonderful things. His right hand hath wrought for him salvation, and his arm is holy.

⁷Let the sea be moved and the fulness thereof: the world and they that dwell therein. ⁸The rivers shall clap their hands, the mountains shall rejoice together ⁹At the presence of the Lord: because he cometh to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with justice, and the people with equity.

Douay-Rheims: Matthew 25:14-30

¹⁴For even as a man going into a far country, called his servants, and delivered to them his goods; ¹⁵And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability: and immediately he took his journey. ¹⁶And he that had received the five talents, went his way, and traded with the same, and gained other five. ¹⁷And in like manner he that had received the two, gained other two. ¹⁸But he that had received the one, going his way digged into the earth, and hid his lord’s money. ¹⁹But after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reckoned with them. ²⁰And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents, behold I have gained other five over and above. ²¹His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²²And he also that had received the two talents came and said: Lord, thou deliveredst two talents to me: behold I have gained other two. ²³His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. ²⁴But he that had received the one talent, came and said: Lord, I know that thou art a hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown, and gatherest where thou hast not strewed. ²⁵And being afraid I went and hid thy talent in the earth: behold here thou hast that which is thine. ²⁶And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not, and gather where I have not strewed: ²⁷Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received my own with usury. ²⁸Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that hath ten talents. ²⁹For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, that also which he seemeth to have shall be taken away. ³⁰And the unprofitable servant cast ye out into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.