Thursday, December 16, 2027

Douay-Rheims: Isaias 54:1-10

¹Give praise, O thou barren, that bearest not: sing forth praise, and make a joyful noise, thou that didst not travail with child: for many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a husband, saith the Lord. ²Enlarge the place of thy tent, and stretch out the skins of thy tabernacles, spare not: lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes. ³For thou shalt pass on to the right hand, and to the left: and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and shall inhabit the desolate cities. ⁴Fear not, for thou shalt not be confounded, nor blush: for thou shalt not be put to shame, because thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt remember no more the reproach of thy widowhood. ⁵For he that made thee shall rule over thee, the Lord of hosts is his name: and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, shall be called the God of all the earth. ⁶For the Lord hath called thee as woman forsaken and mourning in spirit, and as a wife cast off from her youth, said thy God. ⁷For a, small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee. ⁸In a moment of indignation have I hid my face a little while from thee, but with everlasting kindness have I had mercy on thee, said the Lord thy Redeemer. ⁹This thing is to me as in the days of Noe, to whom I swore, that I would no more bring in the waters of Noe upon the earth: so have I sworn not to be angry with thee, and not to rebuke thee. ¹⁰For the mountains shall be moved, and the hills shall tremble; but my mercy shall not depart from thee, and the covenant of my peace shall not be moved: said the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 29:2, 4-6, 11-13 (Psalm 30 at Mass)

²I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast upheld me: and hast not made my enemies to rejoice over me.

⁴Thou hast brought forth, O Lord, my soul from hell: thou hast saved me from them that go down into the pit. ⁵Sing to the Lord, O ye his saints: and give praise to the memory of his holiness. ⁶For wrath is in his indignation; and life in his good will. In the evening weeping shall have place, and in the morning gladness.

¹¹The Lord hath heard, and hath had mercy on me: the Lord became my helper. ¹²Thou hast turned for me my mourning into joy: thou hast cut my sackcloth, and hast compassed me with gladness: ¹³To the end that my glory may sing to thee, and I may not regret: O Lord my God, I will give praise to thee for ever.

Douay-Rheims: Luke 7:24-30

²⁴And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the multitudes concerning John. What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind? ²⁵But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are in costly apparel and live delicately, are in the houses of kings. ²⁶But what went you out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet. ²⁷This is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. ²⁸For I say to you: Amongst those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist. But he that is the lesser in the kingdom of God is greater than he. ²⁹And all the people hearing, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with John’s baptism. ³⁰But the Pharisees and the lawyers despised the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.