Thursday, March 26, 2009

This week's Gospel: 5th Sunday of Lent

The actual Latin source is Codex Sangallensis 56,
but this is believed to be an ultra-faithful copy of Victor's Codex Fuldensis Gospel.

This week’s Gospel as in the Codex Fuldensis Gospel: 5th Sunday of Lent
Using data publicly available from:
http://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar/2009/Mar09.shtml
and The Sunday Missal to cross-check.
This Week's Gospel: John 12: 20 - 33
(29th-Mar-2009) 5th Sunday of Lent, Year B

If a grain of wheat falls on the ground and dies, it yields a rich harvest.
The account found here is embodied in the capitulum following. It comprises entirely of John but some of the readings are slightly different. This capitulum however continues a further three verses in our modern reckoning, so these extra verses are included for completeness.

CXXXVIIII. Ubi Hierosolymis Græci videre volunt Ihesum.
(Where in Jerusalem Greeks wish to see Jesus.)

139: 1
Now there were certain Gentiles among them, who came up to worship on the festival day.
These therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying:
Sir, we would see Jesus.
Philip cometh and telleth Andrew.
Again Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

But Jesus answered them, saying: The hour is come that the Son of man should be glorified.

Indeed, indeed, I say to you,
unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, itself remaineth alone.
But if it die it bringeth forth much fruit.
He that loveth his life shall lose it
and he that hateth his life in this world
keepeth it unto life eternal.

If any man minister to me, let him follow me:
and where I am, there also shall my minister be.
If any man will minister to me,
him will my Father honour.

Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say?
Father, save me from this hour.
But for this cause I came unto this hour.

Father, glorify thy name.
A voice therefore came from heaven:
I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.

The multitude therefore that stood and were hearing said that it thundered.
Others said:
An angel spoke to him.
Jesus answered and said:
This voice came not because of me,
but for your sakes.

Now is the judgement of the world:
now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth,
will draw all things to myself.
Now this he said, signifying what death he should die.

The multitude answered him:
We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever.
And how sayest thou:
The Son of man must be lifted up?
Who is this Son of man?

Jesus therefore said:
Yet a little while, the light is among you.
Walk whilst you have the light,
and the darkness overtake you not.
And he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither be goeth.
Whilst you have the light, believe in the light,
that you may be the children of light.

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