Traditional Latin Mass Gospel Readings

And it came to pass, after the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem, and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath shewed to us. Et factum est, ut discesserunt ab eis angeli in caelum : pastores loquebantur ad invicem : Transeamus usque Bethlehem, et videamus hoc verbum, quod factum est, quod Dominus ostendit nob...

Luke 2:15-20 “2:15. And it came to pass, after the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath shewed to us. “2:16. And they came with haste: and they found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. 2:17. And seeing, they understood of the word that had been spoke...

And after they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt: and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him. Qui cum recessissent, ecce angelus Domini apparuit in somnis Joseph, dicens : Surge, et accipe puerum, et matrem ejus, et fuge in Aeg...

Christ manifests himself to his disciples by the sea side and gives Peter the charge of his sheep. And this he said, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had said this, he saith to him: Follow me. Hoc autem dixit significans qua morte clarificaturus esset Deum. Et cum hoc dixisset, dicit ei : Sequere me.  20  Peter turning about, saw that disciple whom Jesus loved following,...

Therefore behold I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them you will put to death and crucify, and some you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: Ideo ecce ego mitto ad vos prophetas, et sapientes, et scribas, et ex illis occidetis, et crucifigetis, et ex eis flagellabitis in synagogis vestris, et persequemini de civitate in civitatem :  35  Tha...

And it came to pass, after the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem, and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath shewed to us. Et factum est, ut discesserunt ab eis angeli in caelum : pastores loquebantur ad invicem : Transeamus usque Bethlehem, et videamus hoc verbum, quod factum est, quod Dominus ostendit nob...

Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost. Christi autem generatio sic erat : cum esset desponsata mater ejus Maria Joseph, antequam convenirent inventa est in utero habens de Spiritu Sancto.  19  Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to exp...

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea, and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina; Anno autem quintodecimo imperii Tiberii Caesaris, procurante Pontio Pilato Judaeam, tetrarcha autem Galiaeae Herode, Philippo autem fratre ejus tetrarcha I...

And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda. Exsurgens autem Maria in diebus illis, abiit in montana cum festinatione, in civitatem Juda :  40  And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth. et intravit in domum Zachariae, et salutavit Elisabeth.  41  And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant...

Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. Thomas autem unus ex duodecim, qui dicitur Didymus, non erat cum eis quando venit Jesus.  25  The other disciples therefore said to him: We have seen the Lord. But he said to them: Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into his si...

And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, In mense autem sexto, missus est angelus Gabriel a Deo in civitatem Galilaeae, cui nomen Nazareth,  27  To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. ad virginem desponsatam viro, cui nomen erat Joseph, de domo David : et nomen virgi...

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou? Et hoc est testimonium Joannis, quando miserunt Judaei ab Jerosolymis sacerdotes et Levitas ad eum ut interrogarent eum : Tu quis es?  20  And he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ. Et confessus est, et non negavit, et confessus est : Quia non s...

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou? Et hoc est testimonium Joannis, quando miserunt Judaei ab Jerosolymis sacerdotes et Levitas ad eum ut interrogarent eum : Tu quis es?  20  And he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ. Et confessus est, et non negavit, et confessus est : Quia non s...

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou? Et hoc est testimonium Joannis, quando miserunt Judaei ab Jerosolymis sacerdotes et Levitas ad eum ut interrogarent eum : Tu quis es?  20  And he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ. Et confessus est, et non negavit, et confessus est : Quia non s...

Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Tunc Jesus dixit discipulis suis : Si quis vult post me venire, abneget semetipsum, et tollat crucem suam, et sequatur me.  25  For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. Qui enim voluerit animam suam salvam fac...

Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ: sending two of his disciples he said to him: Joannes autem cum audisset in vinculis opera Christi, mittens duos de discipulis suis,  3  Art thou he that art to come, or look we for another? ait illi : Tu es, qui venturus es, an alium exspectamus?  4  And Jesus making answer said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen. Et r...

Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ: sending two of his disciples he said to him: Joannes autem cum audisset in vinculis opera Christi, mittens duos de discipulis suis,  3  Art thou he that art to come, or look we for another? ait illi : Tu es, qui venturus es, an alium exspectamus?  4  And Jesus making answer said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen. Et r...

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Simile est regnum caelorum thesauro abscondito in agro : quem qui invenit homo, abscondit, et prae gaudio illius vadit, et vendit universa quae habet, et emit agrum illum.  45  Again the kingdom of heaven is like to a mer...

And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda. Exsurgens autem Maria in diebus illis, abiit in montana cum festinatione, in civitatem Juda :  40  And she entered into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth. et intravit in domum Zachariae, et salutavit Elisabeth.  41  And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant...

And Jesus came into the quarters of Caesarea Philippi: and he asked his disciples, saying: Whom do men say that the Son of man is? Venit autem Jesus in partes Caesareae Philippi : et interrogabat discipulos suos, dicens : Quem dicunt homines esse Filium hominis?  14  But they said: Some John the Baptist, and other some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets. At illi dixerunt : Alii Joa...

Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ: sending two of his disciples he said to him: Joannes autem cum audisset in vinculis opera Christi, mittens duos de discipulis suis,  3  Art thou he that art to come, or look we for another? ait illi : Tu es, qui venturus es, an alium exspectamus?  4  And Jesus making answer said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen. Et r...

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea and of the waves; Et erunt signa in sole, et luna, et stellis, et in terris pressura gentium prae confusione sonitus maris, et fluctuum :  26  Men withering away for fear, and expectation of what shall come upon the whole world. For th...

And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, In mense autem sexto, missus est angelus Gabriel a Deo in civitatem Galilaeae, cui nomen Nazareth,  27  To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. ad virginem desponsatam viro, cui nomen erat Joseph, de domo David : et nomen virgi...

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing any more but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men. Vos estis sal terrae. Quod si sal evanuerit, in quo salietur? ad nihilum valet ultra, nisi ut mittatur foras, et conculcetur ab hominibus.  14  You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid. Vos es...

For even as a man going into a far country, called his servants, and delivered to them his goods; Sicut enim homo peregre proficiscens, vocavit servos suos, et tradidit illis bona sua.  15  And 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. Et uni dedit quinque talenta, alii autem duo, alii ver...