My LORD’s BibleThe Roman Missal: Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost to the Last (English) 1
The Masses of the nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost to the last Sunday 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 earlier Sundays are in the preceding 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[Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost.]
2Introit. I am the salvation of the people, saith the Lord: in whatever tribulation they shall cry to me, I will hear them; and I will be their Lord for ever. Attend, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
3Prayer. Omnipotens. O almighty and merciful God, graciously defend us from all that is hurtful, that free in mind and body, we may with ready minds perform all that belongs to thy service. Through our Lord, &c.
4[Second Prayer, A cunctis, as page 102. Third Prayer at the choice of the Priest.]
5Epistle. Ephesians iv. 23—28. Brethren, Be ye renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man, who according to God is created in justice and holiness of truth. Wherefore, putting away lying, speak ye the truth every man with his neighbour, for we are members one of another. Be angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your anger. Give not place to the devil. He that stole, let him now steal no more; but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have something to give to him that suffereth need.
7Gospel. St Matthew xxii. 2—14. At that time, Jesus spoke to the chief priests and the Pharisees in parables, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who made a marriage for his son; and he sent his servants, to call them that were invited to the marriage, and they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my beeves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come ye to the marriage. But they neglected: and went their ways, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise; and the rest laid hands on his servants, and having treated them contumeliously, put them to death. But when the king had heard of it, he was angry; and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city. Then he saith to his servants, The marriage indeed is ready, but they that were invited were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the high ways, and as many as you shall find, call to the marriage. And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good; and the marriage was filled with guests. And the king went in to see the guests; and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment: and he saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having on a wedding garment? but he was silent. Then the king said to the waiters, Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.
8[Credo.]
9Offertory. If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me, O Lord; and thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand shall save me.
10Secret. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the gifts we offer in the sight of thy majesty may be salutary to us. Through our Lord, &c.
11[Second and Third Secrets as directed above.]
12Communion. Thou hast commanded thy commandments to be kept most diligently: O that my ways may be directed to keep thy justifications.
13Postcom. Tua nos Domine. May thy healing power, O Lord, deliver us from our perverse inclinations, and make us ever adhere to thy commandments. Through our Lord, &c.
14[Second and Third Postcommunions as directed above.]