My LORD’s BibleThe Roman Missal: Seventh to Twelfth Sundays after Pentecost (English) 1
The Masses of the seventh to the twelfth Sundays after Pentecost, in English, as printed in the Rev. F. C. Husenbeth's Missal for the use of the Laity (London, 1853), in the form used from the Council of Trent until the liturgical reform of the 1950s. The other Sundays are in the neighbouring books. This is the English only; the Latin of the chants and psalms is to be added. The words in square brackets are the Missal's own headings and directions. A liturgy of the Catholic Church, not scripture.
1[Seventh Sunday after Pentecost.]
3Prayer. Deus cujus providentia. O God, whose providence is not deceived in its appointments, we humbly beseech thee to remove from us all that is hurtful, and grant all that will prove profitable. Through our Lord, &c.
4[Second Prayer, A cunctis, as page 102.]
5[Third Prayer at the choice of the Priest.]
6Epistle. Romans vi. 19—23. Brethren, I speak a human thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh; for as you have yielded your members to serve uncleanness and iniquity unto iniquity, so now yield your members to serve justice, unto sanctification. For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from justice. What fruit therefore had you then in those things, of which you are now ashamed? For the end of them is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end life everlasting. For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life everlasting; in Christ Jesus our Lord.
7Gradual. Come children, hearken to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Come ye to him and be enlightened; and your faces shall not be confounded. Alleluia, alleluia. O clap your hands all ye nations; shout unto God with the voice of joy. Alleluia.
8Gospel. St Matthew vii. 15—21. At that time, Jesus said to his disciples, Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them. Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
9[Credo.]
11Secret. O God, who hast sanctioned the diversity of the legal victims by the perfection of one sacrifice, accept this sacrifice from thy servants devoted to thee, and sanctify it by a like benediction as thou didst the offerings of Abel; that what each has offered to the honour of thy majesty may profit all unto salvation. Through our Lord, &c.
12[Second and Third Secrets as directed above.]
14Postcom. Tua nos. May thy healing power O Lord, mercifully free us from our evil inclinations, and lead us to those things which are right. Through our Lord, &c.
15[Second and Third Postcommunions as above.]