Léctio Epístolæ beáti Pauli apóstoli ad Romános (9,1-5)
Fratres: Veritátem dico in Christo, non méntior, testimónium mihi perhibénte consciéntia mea in Spíritu Sancto, quóniam tristítia est mihi magna, et contínuus dolor cordi meo. Optárem enim ipse ego anáthema esse a Christo pro frátribus meis, cognátis meis secúndum carnem, qui sunt Israelítæ, quorum adóptio est filiórum et glória et testaménta et legislátio et cultus et promissiónes, quorum sunt patres, et ex quibus Christus secúndum carnem: qui est super ómnia Deus benedíctus in sǽcula. Amen.
Brethren: I speak the verity in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, that I have great sadness & continual sorrow in my heart. For I wished myself to be an anathema from Christ for my brethren, who are my kinsmen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, whose is the adoption of sons, and the glory, and the testament, and the law-giving, & the service, and the promises: whose are the fathers, & of whom Christ is according to the flesh, who is above all things God blessed for ever. Amen.
