Léctio Actuum Apostolórum (1,15-17.20-26)
In diébus illis exsúrgens Petrus in médio fratrum dixit – erat autem turba hóminum simul fere centum vigínti “Víri fratres, oportébat impléri Scriptúram, quam prædíxit Spíritus Sanctus per os David de Iúda, qui fuit dux eórum, qui comprehendérunt Iésum, quia connumerátus erat in nobis et sortítus est sortem ministérii huíus. Scriptum est enim in libro Psalmórum: ‘Fiat commorátío eíus desérta, et non sit qui inhábitet in ea’ et: ‘Episcopátum eíus accípiat álius.’ Opórtet ergo ex his viris, qui nobíscum congregáti erant in omni témpore, quo intrávit et exívit inter nos Dóminus Iésus, incípiens a baptísmate Ioánnis usque in diem, qua assúmptus est a nobis, testem resurrectiónis eíus nobíscum fíeri unum ex istis.” Et statuérunt duos, Ióseph, qui vocabátur Barsábbas, qui cognominátus est Iústus, et Matthíam. Et orántes dixérunt: “Tu, Dómine, qui corda nosti ómnium, osténde quem elégeris ex his duóbus unum accípere locum ministérii huíus et apostolátus, de quo prævaricátus est Iúdas, ut abíret in locum suum.” Et dedérunt sortes eis, et cécidit sors super Matthíam, et annumerátus est cum úndecim apóstolis.
In those days Peter rising up in the midst of the Brethren, said: (and the multitude of persons together, was almost an hundred and twenty.) You men, brethren, the scripture must be fulfilled which the Holy Ghost spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was the captain of them that apprehended Jesus: who was numbered among us and obtained the lot of this ministry. For it is written in the book of Psalms: Be their habitation made desert, & be there none to dwell in it. And his Bishopric let another take. Therefore, of these men that have assembled with us, all the time that our Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, beginning from the Baptism of John until the day wherein he was assumpted from us, there must one of these be made a witness with us of his resurrection. And they appointed two, Joseph, who was called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus: and Matthias. And praying they said: Thou Lord that knowest the hearts of all men, shew of these two, one, whom thou hast chosen, to take the place of this ministry & Apostleship, from the which Judas hath prevaricated that he might go to his own place. And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.
