Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Matthǽum (16,13-23)
In illo témpore: Secéssit Iesus, in partes Tyri et Sidónis. Et ecce múlier Chananǽa a fínibus illis egréssa clamávit dicens: “ Miserére mei, Dómine, fili David! Fília mea male a dæmónio vexátur ”. Qui non respóndit ei verbum. Et accedéntes discípuli eius rogábant eum dicéntes: “ Dimítte eam, quia clamat post nos ”. Ipse autem respóndens ait: “ Non sum missus nisi ad oves, quæ periérunt domus Israel ”. At illa venit et adorávit eum dicens: “ Dómine, ádiuva me! ”. Qui respóndens ait: “ Non est bonum súmere panem filiórum et míttere catéllis ”. At illa dixit: “ Etiam, Dómine, nam et catélli edunt de micis, quæ cadunt de mensa dominórum suórum ”. Tunc respóndens Iesus ait illi: “ O múlier, magna est fides tua! Fiat tibi, sicut vis ”. Et sanáta est fília illíus ex illa hora.
At that time: Jesus went forth from thence and retired into the quarters of Tyre and Sidon. And behold a woman of Chanaan came forth out of those coasts, & crying out, said to him: Have mercy upon me, O Lord the Son of David: my daughter is sore vexed of a devil. Who answered her not a word. And his Disciples came and besought him saying: Dismiss her, because she cryeth out after us. And he answering said: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel. But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me. Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the Children, and to cast it to the dogs. But she said: Yea Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters. Then Jesus answering said to her: O woman, great is thy faith: be it done to thee as thou wilt: And her daughter was made whole from that hour.
