Traditional Latin Mass Gospel Readings

Mark 11:22-24 “11:22. And Jesus answering, saith to them: Have the faith of God. 11:23. Amen I say to you that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed and be cast into the sea, and” “shall not stagger in his heart, but be believe that whatsoever he saith shall be done; it shall be done unto him. 11:24. Therefore I say unto you, all things, whatsoever you ask when ye pray, believe tha...

Matt 25:1-13 “25:1. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. 25:2. And five of them were foolish and five wise. 25:3. But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them. 25:4. But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps. 25:5. And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and s...

Matt 5:13-19 “5:13. You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing anymore but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men. 5:14. You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain cannot be hid. 5:15. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in t...

“three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened. 13:34. All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the multitudes: and without parables he did not speak to them. 13:35. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.” Excerpt From The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous htt...

Luke 12:32-34 “12:32. Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom. 12:33. Sell what you possess and give alms. Make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth. 12:34. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Excerpt From The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymou...

Luke 14:26-33 “14:26. If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters, yea and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Hate not, etc. . .The law of Christ does not allow us to hate even our enemies, much less our parents: but the meaning of the text is, that we must be in that disposition of soul, as to be willing to renounce, and part...

Luke 11:33-36 “11:33. No man lighteth a candle and putteth it in a hidden place, nor under a bushel: but upon a candlestick, that they that come in may see the light. 11:34. The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye be single, thy whole body will be lightsome: but if it be evil, thy body also will be darksome. 11:35. Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. 11:36. If...

Luke 12:35-40 “12:35. Let your loins be girt and lamps burning in your hands. 12:36. 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. 12:37. Blessed are those servants whom the Lord, when he cometh, shall find watching. Amen I say to you that he will gird himself and make them sit down...

Luke 19:1-10 “19:1. And entering he walked through Jericho. 19:2. And behold, there was a man named Zacheus, who was the chief of the publicans: and he was rich. 19:3. And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature. 19:4. And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him: for he was to pass that way. 19:5. And when J...

Matt 13:24-30 “13:24. Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field. 13:25. But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way. 13:26. And when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle. 13:27. And the servants of the good man of the hous...

Matt 24:13-25 “24:13. But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved. 24:14. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world, for a testimony to all nations: and then shall the consummation come. 24:15. When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that readeth let him understand....

Luke 11:27-28 “11:27. And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee and the paps that gave thee suck. 11:28. But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.” Excerpt From The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-bible-douay-rh...

John 6:51-55 “6:51. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. 6:52. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world. 6:53. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 6:54. Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say unto you: except you eat the flesh of the Son of...

Matt 25:14-23 “25:14. For even as a man going into a far country called his servants and delivered to them his goods;” “25:15. 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. 25:16. And he that had received the five talents went his way and traded with the same and gained other five. 25:17....

Matt 5:1-12 “5:1. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him. 5:2. And opening his mouth he taught them, saying: 5:3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The poor in spirit. . .That is, the humble; and they whose spirit is not set upon riches.” “5:4. Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the l...

John 5:25-29 “5:25. Amen, amen, I say unto you, that the hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. 5:26. For as the Father hath life in himself, so he hath given to the Son also to have life in himself. 5:27. And he hath given him power to do judgment, because he is the Son of man. 5:28. Wonder not at this: for the hour cometh whe...

Matt 5:1-12 “5:1. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set down, his disciples came unto him. 5:2. And opening his mouth he taught them, saying: 5:3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The poor in spirit. . .That is, the humble; and they whose spirit is not set upon riches.” “5:4. Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the l...

John 6:51-55 “6:51. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. 6:52. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world. 6:53. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 6:54. Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen, I say unto you: except you eat the flesh of the Son of...

John 18:33-37 “18:33. Pilate therefore went into the hall again and called Jesus and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews? 18:34. Jesus answered: Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or have others told it thee of me? 18:35. Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me. What hast thou done? 18:36. Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world...

Matt 22:15-21 “22:15. Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech.” “22:16. And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker and teachest the way of God in truth. Neither carest thou for any man: for thou dost not regard the person of men. The Herodians. . .That is, some that belonged to Herod, a...

John 15:17-25 “15:17. These things I command you, that you love one another. 15:18. If the world hate you, know ye that it hath hated me before you. 15:19. If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 15:20. Remember my word that I said to you: The servant is not greater tha...

John 15:1-7 “15:1. I am the true vine: and my Father is the husbandman. 15:2. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he will take away: and every one that beareth fruit, he will purge it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 15:3. Now you are clean, by reason of the word which I have spoken to you.” “15:4. Abide in me: and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in...

Luke 14 26-33 “14:26. If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters, yea and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. Hate not, etc. . .The law of Christ does not allow us to hate even our enemies, much less our parents: but the meaning of the text is, that we must be in that disposition of soul, as to be willing to renounce, and part...

Luke 11:47-51 “11:47. Woe to you who build the monuments of the prophets: and your fathers killed them. Woe to you who build, etc. . .Not that the building of the monuments of the prophets was in itself blameworthy, but only the intention of these unhappy men, who made use of this outward shew of religion and piety, as a means to carry on their wicked designs against the prince of prophets. 11:48....

John 5:1-15. Feast of St Raphael the Archangel “5:1. After these things was a festival day of the Jews: and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 5:2. Now there is at Jerusalem a pond, called Probatica, which in Hebrew is named Bethsaida, having five porches. Probatica. . .That is, the sheep pond; either so called, because the sheep were washed therein, that were to be offered up in sacrifice in the temple,...