Sunday, November 15, 2026

10Who shall find a valiant woman? far, and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.

11The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils.

12She will render him good, and not evil all the days of her life.

13She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands.

19She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle.

20She hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor.

30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

31Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates.

1A gradual canticle. Blessed are all they that fear the Lord: that walk in his ways.

2For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.

3Thy wife as a fruitful vine, on the sides of thy house. Thy children as olive plants, round about thy table.

4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.

5May the Lord bless thee out of Sion: and mayst thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

1But of the times and moments, brethren, you need not, that we should write to you:

2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord shall so come as a thief in the night.

3For when they shall say: Peace and security; then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as the pains upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape.

4But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief.

5For all you are the children of light and children of the day: we are not of the night nor of darkness.

6Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do: but let us watch, and be sober.

4Abide in me: and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in me.

5I am the vine: you the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.

14For even as a man going into a far country called his servants and delivered to them his goods;

15And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to every one according to his proper ability: and immediately he took his journey.

16And he that had received the five talents went his way and traded with the same and gained other five.

17And in like manner he that had received the two gained other two.

18But he that had received the one, going his way, digged into the earth and hid his lord's money.

19But after a long time the lord of those servants came and reckoned with them.

20And he that had received the five talents coming, brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents. Behold I have gained other five over and above.

21His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

22And he also that had received the two talents came and said: Lord, thou deliveredst two talents to me. Behold I have gained other two.

23His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant: because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

24But he that had received the one talent, came and said: Lord, I know that thou art a hard man; thou reapest where thou hast not sown and gatherest where thou hast not strewed.

25And being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth. Behold here thou hast that which is thine.

26And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not and gather where I have not strewed.

27Thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers: and at my coming I should have received my own with usury.

28Take ye away therefore the talent from him and give it him that hath ten talents.

29For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall abound: but from him that hath not, that also which he seemeth to have shall be taken away.

30And the unprofitable servant, cast ye out into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.