Léctio Actuum Apostolórum (16,22-34)
In diébus illis: Cucúrrit plebs Philippensium advérsus Paulum et Silam; et magistrátus, scissis túnicis eórum, iussérunt virgis cædi et, cum multas plagas eis imposuíssent, misérunt eos in cárcerem, præcipiéntes custódi, ut caute custodíret eos; qui cum tale præcéptum accepísset, misit eos in interiórem cárcerem et pedes eórum strinxit in ligno. Média autem nocte, Paulus et Silas orántes laudábant Deum, et audiébant eos, qui in custódia erant; súbito vero terræmótus factus est magnus, ita ut moveréntur fundaménta cárceris, et apérta sunt statim óstia ómnia, et universórum víncula solúta sunt. Expergefáctus autem custos cárceris et videns apértas iánuas cárceris, evagináto gládio volébat se interfícere, ǽstimans fugísse vinctos. Clamávit autem Paulus magna voce dicens: “Nihil féceris tibi mali; univérsi enim hic sumus.” Petitóque lúmine, intro cucúrrit et tremefáctus prócidit Paulo et Silæ; et prodúcens eos foras ait: “Dómini, quid me opórtet fácere, ut salvus fiam?” At illi dixérunt: “Crede in Dómino Iésu et salvus eris tu et domus tua.” Et locúti sunt ei verbum Dómini cum ómnibus, qui erant in domo eíus. Et tollens eos in illa hora noctis lavit eos a plagis, et baptizátus est ipse et omnes eíus contínuo; cumque perduxísset eos in domum, appósuit mensam et lætátus est cum omni domo sua credens Deo.
At that time, the people of Philippi ran against Paul and Silas; and the magistrates tearing their coats, commanded them to be beaten with rods. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they did cast them into prison, commanding the keeper that he should keep them diligently. Who when he had received such commandment, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at mid-night Paul and Silas praying, did praise God. And they that were in prison, heard them. But suddenly there was made a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And forthwith all the doors were opened: and the bands of all were loosed. And the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison opened, drawing out his sword, would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying: Do thyself no harm, for we are all here. And calling for light, he went in, and trembling fell down to Paul and Silas at their feet: and bringing them forth, he said: Masters, what must I do that I may be saved? But they said: Believe in our Lord Jesus; and thou shalt be saved and thy house. And they preached the word of our Lord to him with all that were in his house. And he taking them in the same hour of the night, washed their wounds: and himself was baptized and all his house incontinent. And when he had brought them into his own house, he laid the table for them, and rejoiced with all his house, believing God.
