Gospel

The Gospel reading for the feast of the Assumption can’t be an account of Mary’s Assumption, which doesn’t appear in the Bible. Instead they take the first part of our Lady’s canticle, the Magnificat.

From Images of the Evangelical Gospels Gospel in Latin IN illo témpore: Cum approprinquásset Jesus Jerosólymis, et venísset Béthphage ad montem Olivéti: tunc misit duos discípulos suos, dicens eis: Ite in castéllum, quod contra vos est, et statim inveniétis ásinam alligátam, et pullum cum ea: sólvite, et addúcite mihi: et si quis vobis áliquid díxerit, dícite, quia Dóminus his opus habet, et conféstim dimíttet eos.

Passion Sunday! The beginning of Passiontide! Time to cover your sacred images in purple and watch out for Gloria Patri omissions in your liturgies. Easter is getting close and everything intensifies.

Yes, all the pink jokes come out again, just like they did for the 3rd Sunday of Advent or Gaudete Sunday. But, jokes aside, this Sunday used to be Mothering Sunday, thanks to the Introit’s imagery of Jerusalem as a mother.

Luke 11: 14-28 From Images of the Evangelical Gospels Gospel in Latin In illo témpore: Erat ejíciens dæmónium, et illud erat mutum. Et cum ejecísset dæmónium, locútus est mutus, et admirátæ sunt turbæ.

Breaking news! I’ve smushed all the printables into one little 4 page booklet! Download PDF The title on this Sunday’s illustration is for the Saturday before, but looking at the bottom of the picture, you’ll see the inscription: Dominica ii Quadragesimae, idem Evangelium legitur.

Today we have not one, not two but three images from the Images of the Evangelical Gospels. The last two mention Mount Nebo as the site for the last temptation. This was the mountain where Moses saw the Holy Land from afar and may be his burial site.

Luke 18:30-43 From Images of the Evangelical Gospels From Images of the Evangelical Gospels Gospel in Latin In illo témpore: Assúmpsit autem Jesus duódecim, et ait illis: Ecce ascéndimus Jerosólymam, et consummabúntur omnia quæ scripta sunt per prophétas de Fílio hóminis: tradétur enim géntibus, et illudétur, et flagellábitur, et conspuétur: et postquam flagelláverint, occídent eum, et tértia die resúrget.

Luke 8:4-15 From Images of the Evangelical Gospels Gospel in Latin In illo témpore: Cum turba plúrima convenírent, et de civitátibus properárent ad Jesum, dixit per similitúdinem: Exiit, qui séminat, semináre semen suum: et dum séminat, áliud cécidit secus viam, et conculcátum est, et vólucres cæli comedérunt illud.

From Images of the Evangelical Gospels Gospel in Latin In illo témpore: Dixit Jesus discípulis suis parábolam hanc: Símile est regnum cœlórum hómini patrifamílias, qui éxiit primo mane condúcere operários in víneam suam.