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ROMAN MISSAL } DOUAY TEXTS

Keep innocence, and behold justice:
for there are remnants for the peaceable man.

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Tuesday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
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I confess to almighty God,
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have sinned through my own fault
--strike the breast--
in my thoughts and in my words
in what I have done,
and in what I have failed to do;
and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin,
all the angels and saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.

FIRST READING – Ti 2:1-8, 11-14
We live devoutly in this age, as we await the blessed hope,
the appearance of our savior, Jesus Christ.

But speak thou the things that become sound doctrine:
That the aged men be sober, chaste, prudent,
sound in faith, in love, in patience.
The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire,
not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well:
That they may teach the young women to be wise,
to love their husbands, to love their children,
To be discreet, chaste, sober,
having a care of the house, gentle, obedient to their husbands,
that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Young men, in like manner, exhort that they be sober.
In all things shew thyself an example of good works,
in doctrine, in integrity, in gravity,
The sound word that can not be blamed:
that he, who is on the contrary part, may be afraid,
having no evil to say of us.

[9 Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters,
in all things pleasing, not gainsaying:
10 Not defrauding, but in all things shewing good fidelity,
that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things:]

For the grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men;
Instructing us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires,
we should live soberly, and justly, and godly in this world,
Looking for the blessed hope and coming
of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ,
Who gave himself for us,
that he might redeem us from all iniquity,
and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable,
a pursuer of good works.

[15 These things speak,
and exhort and rebuke with all authority.
Let no man despise thee.]

RESPONSORIAL PSALM – Ps 36:2-4, 18, 23, 27, 29
Salus iustórum a Dómino est.
But the salvation of the just is from the Lord,
and he is their protector in the time of trouble.

1 A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity. 2 For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall.

Trust in the Lord, and do good,
and dwell in the land,
and thou shalt be fed with its riches.
Delight in the Lord,
and he will give thee the requests of thy heart.

5 Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it. 6 And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 7 Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things.

8 Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil. 9 For the evildoers shall be cut off: but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it.

11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace. 12 The sinner shall watch the just man: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth. 13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foreseeth that his day shall come. 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword: they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart. 15 Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.

16 Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just.

The Lord knoweth the days of undefiled;
and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled: 20 Because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke.

21 The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give. 22 For such as bless him shall inherit the land: but such as curse him shall perish.

With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed,
and he shall like well his way.

24 When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him. 25 I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

26 He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing.

Decline from evil and do good,
and dwell for ever and ever.

28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished, and the seed of the wicked shall perish.

But the just shall inherit the land,
and shall dwell therein for evermore.

30 The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom: and his tongue shall speak judgment. 31 The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted. 32 The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death, 33 But the Lord will not leave in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged.

34 Expect the Lord and keep his way: and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see. 35 I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus. 36 And I passed by, and lo, he was not: and I sought him and his place was not found.

37 Keep innocence, and behold justice: for there are remnants for the peaceable man. 38 But the unjust shall be destroyed together: the remnants of the wicked shall perish. 39 But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble. 40 And the Lord will help them and deliver them: and he will rescue them from the wicked, and save them, because they have hoped in him.

ALLELUIA – John 14:23
Si quis díligit me, sermónem meum servábit,
dicit Dóminus et Pater meus dilíget eum; et ad eum veniémus
Alleluia, alleluia
And if I shall go, and prepare a place for you,
I will come again, and will take you to myself;
that where I am, you also may be.
Alleluia, alleluia.

GOSPEL – Luke 17:7-10
We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.

But which of you having a servant ploughing, or feeding cattle,
will say to him, when he is come from the field:
Immediately go, sit down to meat:
And will not rather say to him:
Make ready my supper, and gird thyself, and serve me,
whilst I eat and drink, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink?

Doth he thank that servant,
for doing the things which he commanded him?
I think not.

So you also, when you shall have done
all these things that are commanded you, say:
We are unprofitable servants;
we have done that which we ought to do.
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10 "Unprofitable servants"... Because our service is of no profit to our master; and he justly claims it as our bounden duty. But though we are unprofitable to him, our serving him is not unprofitable to us; for he is pleased to give by his grace a value to our good works, which, in consequence of his promise, entitles them to an eternal reward.