Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away, and is easily seen by them that love her, and is found by them that seek her. ¹³She preventeth them that covet her, so that she first sheweth herself unto them. ¹⁴He that awaketh early to seek her, shall not labour: for he shall find her sitting at his door. ¹⁵To think therefore upon her, is perfect understanding: and he that watcheth for her, shall quickly be secure. ¹⁶For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, and she sheweth herself to them cheerfully in the ways, and meeteth them with all providence.

²O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways! ³In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory. ⁴For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise. ⁵Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands. ⁶Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips. ⁷If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning: ⁸Because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:

℟ For thee my soul hath thirsted, O God, my God.

For if we believe that Jesus died, and rose again; even so them who have slept through Jesus, will God bring with him. ¹⁴For this we say unto you in the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent them who have slept. ¹⁵For the Lord himself shall come down from heaven with commandment, and with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead who are in Christ, shall rise first. ¹⁶Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air, and so shall we be always with the Lord. ¹⁷Wherefore, comfort ye one another with these words.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. ²And five of them were foolish, and five wise. ³But the five foolish, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them: ⁴But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps. ⁵And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept. ⁶And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth to meet him. ⁷Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. ⁸And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out. ⁹The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. ¹⁰Now whilst they went to buy, the bridegroom came: and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut. ¹¹But at last come also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us. ¹²But he answering said: Amen I say to you, I know you not. ¹³Watch ye therefore, because you know not the day nor the hour.