My LORD’s BibleThe Roman Missal: Passion Sunday and Passion Week (English) 2
3My enemies have trodden on me all the day long: for they are many that make war against me.
4Have mercy, &c.
6[Second Prayer as in page 39.]
7Lesson. Jonas, iii. 1—10. In those days the word of the Lord came to Jonas the second time, saying, Arise, and go to Ninive the great city; and preach in it the preaching that I bid thee. And Jonas arose and went to Ninive according to the word of the Lord. Now Ninive was a great city of three days' journey. And Jonas began to enter into the city one day's journey; and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Ninive shall be destroyed. And the men of Ninive believed in God, and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least. And the word came to the king of Ninive: and he rose up out of his throne, and cast away his robe from him, and was clothed with sackcloth, and sat in ashes; and he caused it to be proclaimed and published in Ninive from the mouth of the king and of his princes, saying, Let neither men, nor beasts, nor oxen, nor sheep, taste any thing; let them not feed, nor drink water, and let men and beasts be covered with sackcloth, and cry to the Lord with all their strength, and let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the iniquity that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and forgive, and will turn away from his fierce anger, and we shall not perish? And God saw their works, that they were turned from their evil way; and the Lord our God had mercy upon his people.
8Gradual. O God, hear my prayer: give ear to the words of my mouth.—Save me, O God, by thy name: and in thy power deliver me.
9[Tract as on Ash Wednesday, page 119.]
10Gospel. St John, vii. 32—39. At that time, the rulers and Pharisees sent ministers to apprehend Jesus. Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while I am with you; and then I go to him that sent me. You shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, thither you cannot come. The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go to the dispersed among the gentiles, and teach the gentiles? What is this saying that he hath said: You shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, you cannot come? And on the last and great day of the festivity, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come to me, and drink. He that believeth in me, as the scripture saith, Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Now this he said of the Spirit which they should receive who believed in him.
11Offertory. Turn to me, O Lord, and deliver my soul; O save me for thy mercy's sake.
12Secret. Grant us, O Lord, our God, that this saving victim may become the expiation of our sins and a propitiation with thy Majesty. Through, &c.
13[Second Secret, as in page 40.]
15Postcom. Sacramenti. May the salutary participation of thy sacrament, we beseech thee, O Lord, grant us purification and healing. Through, &c.
16[Second Postcommunion as in page 41.]
17[Over the People. Let us pray. Bow down your heads before God.]
18Prayer. Da quæsumus. Grant to thy people, we beseech thee, O Lord, health of mind and body; that, attending to good works, they may ever deserve to be defended by thy protection. Through our Lord, &c.