Léctio Epístolæ ad Hebrǽos (5,1-10)
Omnis póntifex, ex homínibus assúmptus pro homínibus constitúitur in his, quæ sunt ad Deum, ut ófferat dona et sacrifícia pro peccátis; qui æque condolére possit his, qui ignórant et errant, quóniam et ipse circúmdatus est infirmitáte et propter eam debet, quemádmodum et pro pópulo, ita étiam pro semetípso offérre pro peccátis. Nec quisquam sumit sibi illum honórem, sed qui vocátur a Deo tamquam et Áaron. Sic et Christus non semetípsum glorificávit, ut póntifex fíeret, sed qui locútus est ad eum: “Fílius meus es tu; ego hódie génui te”; quemádmodum et in álio dicit: “Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum secúndum órdinem Melchísedech.” Qui in diébus carnis suæ, preces supplicationésque ad eum, qui possit salvum illum a morte fácere, cum clamóre válido et lácrimis ófferens et exaudítus pro sua reveréntia, et quidem cum esset Fílius, dídicit ex his, quæ passus est, obœdiéntiam; et, consummátus, factus est ómnibus obœdiéntibus sibi auctor salútis ætérnæ, appellátus a Deo póntifex iúxta órdinem Melchísedech.
For every high Priest taken from among men, is appointed for men in those things that pertain to God: that he may offer gifts and sacrifices for sins: that can have compassion on them that be ignorant and do err: because himself also is compassed with infirmity: & therefore he ought, as for the people, so also for himself to offer for sins. Neither doth any man take the honour to himself, but he that is called of God, as Aaron. So Christ also did not glorify himself that he might be made a high priest; but he that spake to him, My Son art thou, I this day have begotten thee. As also in another place he saith, Thou art a priest for ever, according to the order of Melchisedech. Who in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offering prayers and supplications to him that could save him from death, was heard for his reverence. And truly whereas he was the Son, he learned by those things which he suffered, obedience: and being consummate, was made to all that obey him, cause of eternal salvation, called of God a high priest according to the order of Melchisedech.
