8 And they went out quickly from of this, we will persuade him Ad the sepulchre with fear and great secure you. joy, running to tell his disciples.

9 And behold JESUS met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet, and adored him.

10 Then JESUS said to them Fear not. Go, tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, there they shall see me.

15 So they taking the money, did as they were taught: And this word was spread abroad among the Jews even unto this day.

16 And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where JESUS had appointed them.

17 And seeing him they adored: but some doubted.

11 Who when they were depart- 18 And JESUS coming spoke to ed, behold some of the guards came them, saying: All power is given into the city, and told the chief to me in heaven and in earth. priests all things that had been done. 19 Going therefore teach ye all 12 And they being assembled to- [nations: baptizing them in the gether with the ancients, taking name of the Father, and of the Son, counsel, gave a great sum of mo- and of the Holy Ghost, ney to the soldiers.

13 Saying: Say you, His disciples came by night, and stole him away when we were asleep.

14 And if the governor shall hear

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to the con summation of the world.

Ver. 18, &c. All power, &c. See here the warrant and commission of the apostles and their successors, the bishops and pastors of Christ's church. He received from his Father all power in heaven and in earth and in virtue of this power, he sends them (even as his Father sent him, St. John xx. 21,) to teach and disciple μafnrεue, not one, but all nations, and instruct them in all truths: and that he may assist them effectually in the execution of this commission, he promises to be with them (not for three or four hundred years only) but all days, even to the consummation of the world. How then could the Catholic church ever go astray; having always with her pastors, as is here promised, Christ himself, who is the way, the truth, and the life. St. John xiv. 6.

The GOSPEL according to St. MARK.

CHAP. I.

The preaching of John the Baptist. THE beginning of the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee.

3 A voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

4 John was in the desert baptizing, and preaching the baptism of penance unto remission of sins.

5 And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptized by him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins : and he ate locusts and wild honey.

7 And he preached, saying: There cometh after me one mightier than 1, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.

8 I have baptized you with water; but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

9 And it came to pass, in those days JESUS came from Nazareth of Galilee; and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

10 And forthwith coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit as a dove

descending, and remaining on him. 11 And there came a voice from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

12 And immediately the Spirit

drove him out into the desert.

13 And he was in the desert forty days, and forty nights; and was

25 And JESUS threatened him, saying: Speak no more and go out of the man.

26 And the unclean spirit tearing him, and crying out with a loud voice, went out of him.

27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned tempted by satan, and he was with among themselves, saying: What beasts, and the angels ministered thing is this? what is this new docto him. trine? for with power he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

14 And after that John was delivered up, JESUS came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God.

15 And saying: The time is accomplished and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent and believe the gospel.

28 And the fame of him was spread forthwith into all the country of Galilee.

29 And immediately going out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with 16 And passing by the sea of Ga-James and John.

lilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, 30 And Simon's wife's mother his brother, casting nets into the lay in a fit of a fever and forthsea (for they were fishermen.) with they tell him of her.

17 And JESUS said to them: Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

18 And immediately leaving their nets, they followed him.

19 And going on from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were mending their nets in the ship:

20 And forthwith he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired men, they followed him.

31 And coming to her he lifted her up, taking her by the hand: and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

32 And when it was evening after sun-set, they brought to him all that were ill and that were pos sessed with devils.

33 And all the city was gather ed together at the door.

34 And he healed many that were troubled with divers diseases; and he cast out many devils, and he suffered them not to speak, be21 And they enter into Caphar-cause they knew him. naum, and forthwith upon the sab- 35 And rising very early, going bath days going into the syna-out he went into a desert place gogue, he taught them.

22 And they were astonished at his doctrine. For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes.

23 And there was in their synagogue, a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

24 Saying: What have we to do with thee JESUS of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the Holy one of God.

and there he prayed.

36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. 37 And when they had found him, they said to him: All seek for thee.

38 And he saith to them: Let us go into the neighbouring towns and cities, that I may preach there also; for to this purpose am I come.

39 And he was preaching in their synagogues, and in all Galilee, and casting out devils.

40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down said to him: If thou wilt; thou canst make me clean.

41 And JESUS having compassion on him, stretched forth his hand; and touching him, saith to him: I will. Be thou made clean. 42 And when he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean. 43 And he strictly charged him, and forthwith sent him away.

44 And he saith to him: See thou tell no one, but go, shew thyself to the high-priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

45 But he being gone out, began to publish, and to blaze abroad the word; so that he could not openly go into the city, but was without in desert places, and they flocked to him from all sides.

CHAP. II.

8 Which JESUS presently knowing in his spirit, that they so thought within themselves, saith to them: Why think you these things in your hearts?

9 Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy bed and walk?

10 But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

11 I say to thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.

12 And immediately he arose; and taking up his bed, went his way in the sight of all, so that all wondered, and glorified God, saying: We never saw the like.

13 And he went forth again to the sea side; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

14 And when he was passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith to him: Follow me. And

Christ heals the sick of the palsy.
AND again he entered into Cap-rising up he followed him.

harnaum after some days. 15 And it came to pass, that as 2 And it was heard that he was he sat at meat in his house, many in the house, and many came toge-publicans and sinners sat down to ther, so that there was no room, no gether with JESUS and his discinot even at the door; and he spoke ples. For they were many, who to them the word. also followed him.

3 And they came to him bringing one sick of the palsy, who was carried by four.

4 And when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was: and opening it they let down the bed wherein the man sick of the palsy lay.

5 And when JESUS had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee. 6 And there were some of the scribes sitting there, and thinking in their hearts:

7 Why doth this man speak thus? he blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins, but God only?

16 And the scribes and the Pharisees seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinuers?

17 JESUS hearing this, saith to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.

18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to fast; and they come, and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast?

19 And JESUS saith to them:

Can the children of the marriage had the withered hand: Stand up fast, as long as the bridegroom is in the midst. with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

20 But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them; and then they shall fast in those days.

4 And he saith to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbathdays, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy? But they held their peace,

5 And looking round about on them, with anger, being grieved for 21 No man soweth a piece of the blindness of their hearts, he raw cloth to an old garment: other- saith to the man: Stretch forth thy wise the new piecing taketh away hand. And he stretched it forth; from the old, and there is made a and his hand was restored unto him. greater rent. 6 And the Pharisees going out

:

22 And no man putteth new immediately made a consultation wine into old bottles otherwise with the Herodians against him. the wine will burst the bottles, and how they might destroy him. both the wine will be spilled and 7 But JESUS retired with his disthe bottles will be lost. But new ciples to the sea and a great mulwine must be put into new bottles. titude followed him, from Galilee 23 And it came to pass again as and Judea. the Lord walked through the corn 8 And from Jerusalem, and from fields on the sabbath, that his dis-Idumea, and from beyond the Jorciples began to go forward and to dan. And they about Tyre and Sipluck the ears of corn. don, a great multitude, hearing the things which he did, came to him.

24 And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath-day that which is not lawful?

25 And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry himself, and they that were with him?

26 How he went into the house of God under Abiathar the highpriest, and did eat the loaves of proposition which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him?

27 And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.

28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also. CHAP. III.

Christ heals the withered hand.

9 And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

10 For he healed many, so that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had evils.

11 And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him: and they cried saying:

12 Thou art the Son of God. And he strictly charged them that they should not make him known.

13 And going up into a mountain, he called unto him whom he would himself: and they came to him.

14 And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he

AND he entered again into the might send them to preach.

synagogue, and there was a

15 And he gave them power to man there who had a withered hand. heal sicknesses, &to cast out devils. 2 And they watched him whe- 16 And to Simon he gave the ther he would heal on the sabbath-name Peter.

days; that they might accuse him. 17 And James the son of Zebe5 And he said to the man who dee, and John the brother of James:

and he named them Boanerges, which is the sons of thunder.

18 And Andrew and Philip, and Bartholomew and Matthew, and Thomas and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cana

aean,

19 And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

20 And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

21 And when his friends had

heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.

22 And the scribes who were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub; and by the prince of devils he casteth out devils.

23 And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can satan cast out satan? 24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand,

25 And if a house be divided against itself that house cannot stand.

26 And if satan be risen up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but hath an end.

27 No man can enter into the house of a strong man and rob him of his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then he shall plunder his house.

28 Amen I say to you, that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme:

32 And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

33 And answering them, he said: Who is my mother and my brethren!

34 And looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren.

35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother and my sister and mother.

CHAP. IV.

The parable of the sower. AND again he began to teach by

the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him so that he went up into a ship and sat in the sea, and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side.

2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine:

3 Hear ye; Behold, the sower went out to sow.

4 And whilst he soweth, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came, and ate it up.

5 And other some fell upon stony ground where it had not much earth: and it shot up immediately, because it had no depth of earth:

6 And when the sun was risen, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.

7 And some fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up, and cho ked it, and it yielded no fruit.

8 And some fell upon good ground: and brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased, and yielded, one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.

29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, shall never have forgiveness, but shall be guil-ears to hear let him hear. ty of an everlasting sin.

9 And he said: He that hath

30 Because they said: He hath an unclean spirit.

51 And his mother and his brethren came; and standing without sent unto him calling him,

10 And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable.

11 And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them