My LORD’s BibleThe Roman Missal: Advent to the Sundays after Epiphany (English) 21
1[The Epiphany of our Lord.]
4Lesson. Isaias, lx. 1—6. Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist the people; but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thy eyes round about, and see; all these are gathered together, they are come to thee: thy sons shall come from afar, and thy daughters shall rise up at thy side. Then shalt thou see, and abound, and thy heart shall wonder and be enlarged, when the multitude of the sea shall be converted to thee, the strength of the Gentiles shall come to thee. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Madian and Epha; all they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, and shewing forth praise to the Lord.
5Gradual. All they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, and shewing forth praise to the Lord. Arise and be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. Alleluia, alleluia. We have seen his star in the East: and are come with gifts to adore the Lord. Alleluia.
6Gospel. St Matthew, ii. 1—12. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem; saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the East, and are come to adore him. And king Herod hearing this, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born. But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda; for so it is written by the prophet: And thou Bethlehem, the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda; for out of thee shall come forth the ruler that shall rule my people Israel. Then Herod privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them; and sending them into Bethlehem, said, Go and diligently inquire after the child, and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come and adore him. Who having heard the king, went their way; and behold the star which they had seen in the East, went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was. And seeing the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And entering into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and falling down they adored him. And opening their treasures, they offered him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to Herod, they went back another way into their own country.
7[Here all kneel down, at the words 'they found the child with Mary his mother'. Credo.]
8Offertory. The Kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the Kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts: and all kings of the earth shall adore him; all nations shall serve him.
9Secret. Mercifully look down, O Lord, we beseech thee, upon the offerings of thy Church: by which are not now offered gold, frankincense, and myrrh; but he who is declared by those offerings is immolated and received, Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Who lives, &c.
10[Preface. Quia cum unigenitus, and Communicantes proper, as in the Ordinary of the Mass, p. 16. And they are said throughout the Octave.]
11Communion. We have seen his star in the East, and are come with gifts to adore the Lord.
12Postcom. Præsta quæsumus. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God: that what we celebrate with a solemn office, we may attain by the intelligence of a pure mind. Through our Lord, &c.
13[Within the Octave, the same Mass is said, and the second prayer is Deus qui salutis, and the third, either for the Church, Ecclesiæ tuæ, or for the Pope, Deus omnium, as below, on the third Sunday after Epiphany, page 97.]
14[All Feasts occurring during this Octave are transferred, if they are doubles or semidoubles; and of simples a commemoration only is made.]
15[If the Epiphany falls on a Sunday, the following Mass is said on the Saturday within the Octave, and on Sunday the Octave day is kept.]