Traditional Latin Mass Gospel Readings

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...

He came again therefore into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain ruler, whose son was sick at Capharnaum. Venit ergo iterum in Cana Galilaeae, ubi fecit aquam vinum. Et erat quidam regulus, cujus filius infirmabatur Capharnaum.  47  He having heard that Jesus was come from Judea into Galilee, went to him, and prayed him to come down, and heal his son; for he was...

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...

Let your loins be girt, and lamps burning in your hands. Sint lumbi vestri praecincti, et lucernae ardentes in manibus vestris,  36  And you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately. et vos similes hominibus exspectantibus dominum suum quando revertatur a nuptiis : ut, cum venerit et pu...

And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying: Et respondens Jesus, dixit iterum in parabolis eis, dicens :  2  The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son. Simile factum est regnum caelorum homini regi, qui fecit nuptias filio suo.  3  And he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage; and they would not come. Et misit servos s...

And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not. consummatisque diebus, cum redirent, remansit puer Jesus in Jerusalem, et non cognoverunt parentes ejus.  44  And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day's journey, and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance. Existimantes autem illum esse in comitatu, v...

Then Peter answering, said to him: Behold we have left all things, and have followed thee: what therefore shall we have? Tunc respondens Petrus, dixit ei : Ecce nos reliquimus omnia, et secuti sumus te : quid ergo erit nobis?  28  And Jesus said to them: Amen, I say to you, that you, who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, you also shall...

And after these things the Lord appointed also other seventy-two: and he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come. Post haec autem designavit Dominus et alios septuaginta duos : et misit illos binos ante faciem suam in omnem civitatem et locum, quo erat ipse venturus.  2  And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are f...

And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to them, saying: Et respondens Jesus, dixit iterum in parabolis eis, dicens :  2  The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son. Simile factum est regnum caelorum homini regi, qui fecit nuptias filio suo.  3  And he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage; and they would not come. Et misit servos s...

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...

Let your loins be girt, and lamps burning in your hands. Sint lumbi vestri praecincti, et lucernae ardentes in manibus vestris,  36  And you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately. et vos similes hominibus exspectantibus dominum suum quando revertatur a nuptiis : ut, cum venerit et pu...

And when great multitudes stood about him, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples: Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Multis autem turbis circumstantibus, ita ut se invicem conculcarent, coepit dicere ad discipulos suos : Attendite a fermento pharisaeorum, quod est hypocrisis.  2  For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed: nor...

At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones. In illo tempore respondens Jesus dixit : Confiteor tibi, Pater, Domine caeli et terrae, quia abscondisti haec a sapientibus, et prudentibus, et revelasti ea parvulis.  26  Yea, Father; for so hath it se...

At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who thinkest thou is the greater in the kingdom of heaven? In illa hora accesserunt discipuli ad Jesum, dicentes : Quis, putas, major est in regno caelorum?  2  And Jesus calling unto him a little child, set him in the midst of them, Et advocans Jesus parvulum, statuit eum in medio eorum,  3  And said: Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, an...

At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who thinkest thou is the greater in the kingdom of heaven? In illa hora accesserunt discipuli ad Jesum, dicentes : Quis, putas, major est in regno caelorum?  2  And Jesus calling unto him a little child, set him in the midst of them, Et advocans Jesus parvulum, statuit eum in medio eorum,  3  And said: Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, an...

And entering into a boat, he passed over the water and came into his own city. Et ascendens in naviculam, transfretavit, et venit in civitatem suam.  2  And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee. Et ecce offerebant ei paralyticum jacentem in lecto. Et viden...

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 est...

At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who thinkest thou is the greater in the kingdom of heaven? In illa hora accesserunt discipuli ad Jesum, dicentes : Quis, putas, major est in regno caelorum?  2 And Jesus calling unto him a little child, set him in the midst of them,Et advocans Jesus parvulum, statuit eum in medio eorum,  3 And said: Amen I say to you, unless you be converted, and b...

Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword. Nolite arbitrari quia pacem venerim mittere in terram : non veni pacem mittere, sed gladium :  35  For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. veni enim separare hominem adversus patrem suum, et filiam advers...

And coming down with them, he stood in a plain place, and the company of his disciples, and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast both of Tyre and Sidon,Et descendens cum illis, stetit in loco campestri, et turba discipulorum ejus, et multitudo copiosa plebis ab omni Judaea, et Jerusalem, et maritima, et Tyri, et Sidonis,  18 Who were come to hear him, an...

And coming down with them, he stood in a plain place, and the company of his disciples, and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast both of Tyre and Sidon, Et descendens cum illis, stetit in loco campestri, et turba discipulorum ejus, et multitudo copiosa plebis ab omni Judaea, et Jerusalem, et maritima, et Tyri, et Sidonis,  18  Who were come to hear him,...

But the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together: Pharisaei autem audientes quod silentium imposuisset sadducaeis, convenerunt in unum :  35  And one of them, a doctor of the law, asking him, tempting him: et interrogavit eum unus ex eis legis doctor, tentans eum :  36  Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law? Magister, quod est mandatum magnum in lege?  37 ...

But the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, came together: Pharisaei autem audientes quod silentium imposuisset sadducaeis, convenerunt in unum :  35  And one of them, a doctor of the law, asking him, tempting him: et interrogavit eum unus ex eis legis doctor, tentans eum :  36  Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law? Magister, quod est mandatum magnum in lege?  37 ...

He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none. Dicebat autem et hanc similitudinem : Arborem fici habebat quidam plantatam in vinea sua, et venit quaerens fructum in illa, et non invenit.  7  And he said to the dresser of the vineyard: Behold, for these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find...

And one of the Pharisees desired him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee, and sat down to meat. Rogabat autem illum quidam de pharisaeis ut manducaret cum illo. Et ingressus domum pharisaei discubuit.  37  And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment; Et ecce mulier, qu...