Traditional Latin Mass Gospel Readings

1 And entering in, he walked through Jericho.
Et ingressus perambulabat Jericho.
 2 And behold, there was a man named Zacheus, who was the chief of the publicans, and he was rich.
Et ecce vir nomine Zachaeus : et hic princeps erat publicanorum, et ipse dives :
 3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was, and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature.
et quaerebat videre Jesum, quis esset : et non poterat prae turba, quia statura pusillus erat.
 4 And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him; for he was to pass that way.
Et praecurrens ascendit in arborem sycomorum ut videret eum : quia inde erat transiturus.
 5 And when Jesus was come to the place, looking up, he saw him, and said to him: Zacheus, make haste and come down; for this day I must abide in thy house.
Et cum venisset ad locum, suspiciens Jesus vidit illum, et dixit ad eum : Zachaee, festinans descende : quia hodie in domo tua oportet me manere.
 6 And he made haste and came down; and received him with joy.
Et festinans descendit, et excepit illum gaudens.
 7 And when all saw it, they murmured, saying, that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner.
Et cum viderent omnes, murmurabant, dicentes quod ad hominem peccatorem divertisset.
 8 But Zacheus standing, said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I restore him fourfold.
Stans autem Zachaeus, dixit ad Dominum : Ecce dimidium bonorum meorum, Domine, do pauperibus : et si quid aliquem defraudavi, reddo quadruplum.
 9 Jesus said to him: This day is salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
Ait Jesus ad eum : Quia hodie salus domui huic facta est : eo quod et ipse filius sit Abrahae.
 10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Venit enim Filius hominis quaerere, et salvum facere quod perierat.
The Church of Saint John Lateran, or the Archbasilica of the Most Holy Saviour, was the first publicly consecrated. It is the Mother and Mistress of all Churches throughout the world. It was built by Constantine, the first Christian Emperor. It was consecrated by Pope St Sylvester on November 9, 324 A.D.

24 Another parable he proposed to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seeds in his field.
Aliam parabolam proposuit illis, dicens : Simile factum est regnum caelorum homini, qui seminavit bonum semen in agro suo :
 25 But while men were asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way.
cum autem dormirent homines, venit inimicus ejus, et superseminavit zizania in medio tritici, et abiit.
 26 And when the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared also the cockle.
Cum autem crevisset herba, et fructum fecisset, tunc apparuerunt et zizania.
 27 And the servants of the goodman of the house coming said to him: Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it cockle?
Accedentes autem servi patrisfamilias, dixerunt ei : Domine, nonne bonum semen seminasti in agro tuo? unde ergo habet zizania?
 28 And he said to them: An enemy hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt thou that we go and gather it up?
Et ait illis : Inimicus homo hoc fecit. Servi autem dixerunt ei : Vis, imus, et colligimus ea?
 29 And he said: No, lest perhaps gathering up the cockle, you root up the wheat also together with it.
Et ait : Non : ne forte colligentes zizania, eradicetis simul cum eis et triticum.
 30 Suffer both to grow until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the cockle, and bind it into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather ye into my barn.
Sinite utraque crescere usque ad messem, et in tempore messis dicam messoribus : Colligite primum zizania, et alligate ea in fasciculos ad comburendum : triticum autem congregate in horreum meum.
The evil sower is the devil and he sows the dark cockle, which is violent poison. The servants of the goodman of the house represent the Angels and they wish to separate the good from the bad. But it's impossible to separate them until the time of the harvest, or the time of the last judgement, the Divine Justice will make the necessary separation.

27 And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps that gave thee suck.
Factum est autem, cum haec diceret : extollens vocem quaedam mulier de turba dixit illi : Beatus venter qui te portavit, et ubera quae suxisti.
 28 But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.
At ille dixit : Quinimmo beati, qui audiunt verbum Dei et custodiunt illud.
The holy Mother of God is blessed among women.

51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven.
Ego sum panis vivus, qui de caelo descendi.
 52 If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, for the life of the world.
Si quis manducaverit ex hoc pane, vivet in aeternum : et panis quem ego dabo, caro mea est pro mundi vita.
 53 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Litigabant ergo Judaei ad invicem, dicentes : Quomodo potest hic nobis carnem suam dare ad manducandum?
 54 Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.
Dixit ergo eis Jesus : Amen, amen dico vobis : nisi manducaveritis carnem Filii hominis, et biberitis ejus sanguinem, non habebitis vitam in vobis.
 55 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day.
Qui manducat meam carnem, et bibit meum sanguinem, habet vitam aeternam : et ego resuscitabo eum in novissimo die.
[54] "Eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood": To receive the body and blood of Christ, is a divine precept, insinuated in this text; which the faithful fulfil, though they receive but in one kind; because in one kind they receive both body and blood, which cannot be separated from each other. Hence, life eternal is here promised to the worthy receiving, though but in one kind. Ver. 52. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh for the life of the world. Ver. 58. He that eateth me, the same also shall live by me. Ver. 59. He that eateth this bread, shall live for ever.

18 As he was speaking these things unto them, behold a certain ruler came up, and adored him, saying: Lord, my daughter is even now dead; but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
Haec illo loquente ad eos, ecce princeps unus accessit, et adorabat eum, dicens : Domine, filia mea modo defuncta est : sed veni, impone manum tuam super eam, et vivet.
 19 And Jesus rising up followed him, with his disciples.
Et surgens Jesus, sequebatur eum, et discipuli ejus.
 20 And behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.
Et ecce mulier, quae sanguinis fluxum patiebatur duodecim annis, accessit retro, et tetigit fimbriam vestimenti ejus.
 21 For she said within herself: If I shall touch only his garment, I shall be healed.
Dicebat enim intra se : Si tetigero tantum vestimentum ejus, salva ero.
 22 But Jesus turning and seeing her, said: Be of good heart, daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
At Jesus conversus, et videns eam, dixit : Confide, filia, fides tua te salvam fecit. Et salva facta est mulier ex illa hora.
 23 And when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a rout,
Et cum venisset Jesus in domum principis, et vidisset tibicines et turbam tumultuantem, dicebat :
 24 He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
Recedite : non est enim mortua puella, sed dormit. Et deridebant eum.
 25 And when the multitude was put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand. And the maid arose.
Et cum ejecta esset turba, intravit : et tenuit manum ejus, et surrexit puella.
 26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that country.
Et exiit fama haec in universam terram illam.