Leituras do dia

Oração da manhã — primeira leitura

Sirach 33

Não existe edição de domínio público deste livro no seu idioma, por isso esta passagem é exibida em inglês.

There shall no evil happen to him that fears the Lord; But in temptation once and again will he deliver him. A wise man will not hate the law; But he that is a hypocrite therein is as a ship in a storm. A man of understanding will put his trust in the law; And the law is faithful to him, as when one asks at the oracle. Prepare your speech, and so shall you be heard; Bind up instruction, and make your answer. The heart of a fool is as a cartwheel; And his thoughts like a rolling axle tree. A stallion horse is as a mocking friend; He neighs under every one that sits upon him. Why does one day excel another, When all the light of every day in the year is of the sun? By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished; And he varied seasons and feasts: Some of them he exalted and hallowed, And some of them has he made ordinary days. And all men are from the ground, And Adam was created of earth. In the abundance of his knowledge the Lord distinguished them, And made their ways various: Some of them he blessed and exalted, And some of them he hallowed and brought near to himself: Some of them he cursed and brought low, And overthrew them from their place. As the clay of the potter in his hand, All his ways are according to his good pleasure; So men are in the hand of him that made them, To render to them according to his judgement. Good is the opposite of evil, And life is the opposite of death: So is the sinner is the opposite of the godly. And thus look upon all the works of the Most High; Two and two, one against another. And I waked up last, As one that gleans after the grape gatherers: By the blessing of the Lord I got before them, And filled my winepress as one that gathers grapes. Consider that I laboured not for myself alone, But for all those who seek instruction. Hear me, you⌃ great men of the people, And hearken with your ears, you⌃ rulers of the congregation. To son and wife, to brother and friend, Give not power over you while you live; And give not your goods to another, Lest you repent and make supplication for them again. Whilst you yet live, and breath is in you, Give not yourself over to anybody. For better it is that your children should supplicate you, Than that you should look to the hand of your sons. In all your works keep the upper hand; Bring not a stain on your honor. In the day that you endest the days of your life, And in the time of death, distribute your inheritance. Fodder, a stick, and burdens, for an ass; Bread, and discipline, and work, for a servant. Set your servant to work, and you shall find rest: Leave his hands idle, and he will seek liberty. Yoke and thong will bow the neck: And for an evil servant there are racks and tortures. Send him to labor, that he be not idle; For idleness teaches much mischief. Set him to work, as is fit for him; And if he obey not, make his fetters heavy. And be not excessive toward any; And without judgement do nothing. If you have a servant, let him be as yourself, Because you have bought him with blood. If you have a servant, treat him as yourself; For as your own soul will you have need of him: If you treat him ill, and he depart and run away, Which way will you go to seek him?

Oração da manhã — segunda leitura

João 2

E, ao terceiro dia, fizeram-se umas bodas em Caná da Galiléia; e estava ali a mãe de Jesus. E foi também convidado Jesus e os seus discípulos para as bodas. E, faltando vinho, a mãe de Jesus lhe disse: Não têm vinho. Disse-lhe Jesus: Mulher, que tenho eu contigo? Ainda não é chegada a minha hora. Sua mãe disse aos serventes: Fazei tudo quanto ele vos disser. E estavam ali postas seis talhas de pedra, para as purificações dos judeus, e em cada uma cabiam dois ou três almudes. Disse-lhes Jesus: Enchei de água essas talhas. E encheram-nas até em cima. E disse-lhes: Tirai agora, e levai ao mestre-sala. E levaram. E, logo que o mestre-sala provou a água feita vinho (não sabendo de onde viera, se bem que o sabiam os serventes que tinham tirado a água), chamou o mestre-sala ao esposo, E disse-lhe: Todo o homem põe primeiro o vinho bom e, quando já têm bebido bem, então o inferior; mas tu guardaste até agora o bom vinho. Jesus principiou assim os seus sinais em Caná da Galiléia, e manifestou a sua glória; e os seus discípulos creram nele. Depois disto desceu a Cafarnaum, ele, e sua mãe, e seus irmãos, e seus discípulos; e ficaram ali não muitos dias. E estava próxima a páscoa dos judeus, e Jesus subiu a Jerusalém. E achou no templo os que vendiam bois, e ovelhas, e pombos, e os cambiadores assentados. E tendo feito um azorrague de cordéis, lançou todos fora do templo, também os bois e ovelhas; e espalhou o dinheiro dos cambiadores, e derribou as mesas; E disse aos que vendiam pombos: Tirai daqui estes, e não façais da casa de meu Pai casa de venda. E os seus discípulos lembraram-se do que está escrito: O zelo da tua casa me devorou. Responderam, pois, os judeus, e disseram-lhe: Que sinal nos mostras para fazeres isto? Jesus respondeu, e disse-lhes: Derribai este templo, e em três dias o levantarei. Disseram, pois, os judeus: Em quarenta e seis anos foi edificado este templo, e tu o levantarás em três dias? Mas ele falava do templo do seu corpo. Quando, pois, ressuscitou dentre os mortos, os seus discípulos lembraram-se de que lhes dissera isto; e creram na Escritura, e na palavra que Jesus tinha dito. E, estando ele em Jerusalém pela páscoa, durante a festa, muitos, vendo os sinais que fazia, creram no seu nome. Mas o mesmo Jesus não confiava neles, porque a todos conhecia; E não necessitava de que alguém testificasse do homem, porque ele bem sabia o que havia no homem.

Oração vespertina — primeira leitura

Sirach 34

Não existe edição de domínio público deste livro no seu idioma, por isso esta passagem é exibida em inglês.

Vain and false hopes are for a man void of understanding; And dreams give wings to fools. As one that catches at a shadow, and follows after the wind, So is he that sets his mind on dreams. The vision of dreams is as this thing against that, The likeness of a face near a face. Of an unclean thing what shall be cleansed? And of that which is false what shall be true? Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain: And the heart fancies, as a woman’s in travail. If they be not sent from the Most High in your visitation, Give not your heart to them. For dreams have led many astray: And they have failed by putting their hope in them. Without lying shall the law be accomplished; And wisdom is perfection to a faithful mouth. A well-instructed man knows many things; And he that has much experience will declare understanding. He that has no experience knows few things: But he that has wandered shall increase his skill. In my wandering I have seen many things; And more than my words is my understanding. Ofttimes was I in danger even to death; And I was preserved because of these things. The spirit of those that fear the Lord shall live; For their hope is upon him that saves them. Whoso fears the Lord shall not be afraid, and shall not play the coward; For he is his hope. Blessed is the soul of him that fears the Lord: To whom does he give heed? and who is his stay? The eyes of the Lord are upon those who love him, A mighty protection and strong stay, A cover from the hot blast, and a cover from the noonday, A guard from stumbling, and a succour from falling. He raises up the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes: He gives healing, life, and blessing. He that sacrifices of a thing wrongfully gotten, his offering is made in mockery; And the mockeries of wicked men are not well-pleasing. The Most High has no pleasure in the offerings of the ungodly; Neither is he pacified for sins by the multitude of sacrifices. As one that kills the son before his father’s eyes Is he that brings a sacrifice from the goods of the poor. The bread of the needy is the life of the poor: He that depriveth him thereof is a man of blood. As one that slays his neighbor is he that takes away his living; And as a shedder of blood is he that depriveth a hireling of his hire. One building, and another pulling down, What profit have they had but toil? One praying, and another cursing, Whose voice will the Lord listen to? He that washes himself after touching a dead body, and touches it again, What profit has he in his washing? Even so a man fasting for his sins, And going again, and doing the same; Who will listen to his prayer? And what profit has he in his humiliation?

Oração vespertina — segunda leitura

2 Tessalonicenses 1

Paulo, e Silvano, e Timóteo, à igreja dos tessalonicenses, em Deus nosso Pai, e no Senhor Jesus Cristo: Graça e paz a vós da parte de Deus nosso Pai, e da do Senhor Jesus Cristo. Sempre devemos, irmãos, dar graças a Deus por vós, como é justo, porque a vossa fé cresce muitíssimo e o amor de cada um de vós aumenta de uns para com os outros, De maneira que nós mesmos nos gloriamos de vós nas igrejas de Deus por causa da vossa paciência e fé, e em todas as vossas perseguições e aflições que suportais; Prova clara do justo juízo de Deus, para que sejais havidos por dignos do reino de Deus, pelo qual também padeceis; Se de fato é justo diante de Deus que dê em paga tribulação aos que vos atribulam, E a vós, que sois atribulados, descanso conosco, quando se manifestar o Senhor Jesus desde o céu com os anjos do seu poder, Com labareda de fogo, tomando vingança dos que não conhecem a Deus e dos que não obedecem ao evangelho de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo; Os quais, por castigo, padecerão eterna perdição, longe da face do Senhor e da glória do seu poder, Quando vier para ser glorificado nos seus santos, e para se fazer admirável naquele dia em todos os que crêem (porquanto o nosso testemunho foi crido entre vós). Por isso também rogamos sempre por vós, para que o nosso Deus vos faça dignos da sua vocação, e cumpra todo o desejo da sua bondade, e a obra da fé com poder; Para que o nome de nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo seja em vós glorificado, e vós nele, segundo a graça de nosso Deus e do Senhor Jesus Cristo.