My LORD’s BibleThe Roman Missal: Low Sunday to the Vigil of the Ascension (English) 1
The Masses of Low Sunday and the second, third, fourth and fifth Sundays after Easter, the Litany and the Mass of the Rogation Days, and the Mass of the Vigil of the Ascension, 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. 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[Low Sunday.]
4Epistle. 1 St John v. 4—10. Dearly beloved, Whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world; and this is the victory which overcometh the world, our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the spirit which testifieth that Christ is the truth. And there are three who give testimony in heaven; the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that give testimony on earth; the spirit, the water, and the blood: and these three are one. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God which is greater, because he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth in the Son of God, hath the testimony of God in himself.
6Gospel. St John xx. 19—31. At that time, when it was late that same day, the first of the week, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were gathered together, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came, and stood in the midst, and said to them, Peace be to you. And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord. He said therefore to them again, Peace be to you: as the Father hath sent me, I also send you. When he had said this, he breathed on them: and he said to them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost; whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them, and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained. Now Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them, when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Except I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be to you. Then he saith to Thomas, Put in thy finger hither, and see my hands, and bring hither thy hand, and put it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. Thomas answered, and said to him, My Lord, and my God. Jesus saith to him, because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed. Many other signs also did Jesus in the sight of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God; and that, believing, you may have life in his name.
7[Credo.]
8Offertory. An angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and said to the women: He whom you seek is risen as he said, alleluia.
10Communion. Put in thy hand, and know the place of the nails, alleluia; and be not incredulous, but believing, alleluia, alleluia.
11Postcom. Quæsumus. We beseech thee, O Lord our God, that thou wouldst make the most holy mysteries which thou hast bestowed for the security of our reconciliation, both a present and future remedy for us. Through our Lord, &c.
12[From Monday after Low Sunday till the Ascension, after the Prayer of the day, are said the following, unless it be a double:]
14[For the Church. Ecclesiæ tuæ. Or, for the Pope. Deus omnium. As above p. 39, with the Corresponding Secrets and Postcommunions.]