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Sunday 15 February 2026

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday · Ordinary Time 1962: Quinquagesima Sunday, Class II

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Ordinary Form · Missal of Paul VI

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday · Ordinary Time · Sunday Cycle A · Psalter Week 2

First ReadingSirach 15:15-20

From the Book of Sirach

15If you choose, you can keep the commandments.To be faithful is a matter of your choice.16He has set fire and water before you.You will stretch forth your hand to whichever you desire.17Before man is life and death.Whichever he likes, it will be given to him.18For the wisdom of the Lord is great.He is mighty in power, and sees all things.19His eyes are upon those who fear him.He knows every act of man.20He has not commanded any man to be ungodly.He has not given any man license to sin.

Responsorial PsalmPsalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34

1Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,who walk according to the Lord’s law.2Blessed are those who keep his statutes,who seek him with their whole heart.

4You have commanded your precepts,that we should fully obey them.5Oh that my ways were steadfastto obey your statutes!

17Do good to your servant.I will live and I will obey your word.18Open my eyes,that I may see wondrous things out of your law.

33Teach me, Lord, the way of your statutes.I will keep them to the end.34Give me understanding, and I will keep your law.Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.

Second Reading1 Corinthians 2:6-10

From the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians

6We speak wisdom, however,among those who are full grown,yet a wisdom not of this world nor of the rulers of this worldwho are coming to nothing.7But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery,the wisdom that has been hidden,which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,8which none of the rulers of this world has known.For had they known it,they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.9But as it is written,

“Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear,which didn’t enter into the heart of man,these God has prepared for those who love him.”

10But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit.For the Spirit searches all things,yes, the deep things of God.

GospelMatthew 5:17-37

From the Gospel according to Matthew

or Matthew 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37

17“Don’t thinkthat I came to destroy the law or the prophets.I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.18For most certainly,I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away,not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law,until all things are accomplished.19Therefore, whoever shall break one of these least commandmentsand teach others to do so,shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven;but whoever shall doand teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceedsthat of the scribes and Pharisees,there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

21“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones,‘You shall not murder;’and ‘Whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’22But I tell you that everyonewho is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment.Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’will be in danger of the council.Whoever says, ‘You fool!’will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

23“If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar,and there rememberthat your brother has anything against you,24leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way.First be reconciled to your brother,and then come and offer your gift.25Agree with your adversary quicklywhile you are with him on the way;lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge,and the judge deliver you to the officer,and you be cast into prison.26Most certainly I tell you,you shall by no means get out of there until you have paid the last penny.

27“You have heard that it was said,‘You shall not commit adultery;’28but I tell you that everyonewho gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.29If your right eye causes you to stumble,pluck it out and throw it away from you.For it is more profitable for youthat one of your members should perish than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.30If your right hand causes you to stumble,cut it off, and throw it away from you.For it is more profitable for youthat one of your members should perish,than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.

31“It was also said,‘Whoever shall put away his wife,let him give her a writing of divorce,’32but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife,except for the cause of sexual immorality,makes her an adulteress;and whoever marries herwhen she is put away commits adultery.

33“Again you have heardthat it was said to the ancient ones,‘You shall not make false vows,but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’34but I tell you, don’t swear at all:neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;35nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet;nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.36Neither shall you swear by your head,for you can’t make one hair white or black.37But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.

1962 Missal · Missale Romanum

Quinquagesima Sunday

Class II · violet

IntroitIntroitus

Ps 30:3-4

Esto mihi in Deum protectórem, et in locum refúgii, ut salvum me fácias: quóniam firmaméntum meum et refúgium meum es tu: et propter nomen tuum dux mihi eris, et enútries me.

Ps 30:2

In te, Dómine, sperávi, non confúndar in ætérnum: in justítia tua líbera me et éripe me.

Glória Patri…

Esto mihi in Deum protectórem, et in locum refúgii, ut salvum me fácias: quóniam firmaméntum meum et refúgium meum es tu: et propter nomen tuum dux mihi eris, et enútries me.

Ps 30:3-4

Be my rock of refuge, O God, a stronghold to give me safety. You are my rock and my fortress; for Your name’s sake You will lead and guide me.

Ps 30:2

In You, O Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In Your justice rescue me and deliver me.

Glory Be to the Father…

Be my rock of refuge, O God, a stronghold to give me safety. You are my rock and my fortress; for Your name’s sake You will lead and guide me.

CollectOratio

Preces nostras, quǽsumus, Dómine, cleménter exáudi: atque, a peccatórum vínculis absolútos, ab omni nos adversitáte custódi.

Per Dominum…

O Lord, we beseech You, mercifully hear our prayers; loose us from the chains of our sins and keep us from all adversity.

Through our Lord…

EpistleLectio

Léctio Epístolæ beáti Pauli Apóstoli ad Corinthios

1 Cor 13:1-13

Fratres: Si linguis hóminum loquar et Angelórum, caritátem autem non hábeam, factus sum velut æs sonans aut cýmbalum tínniens. Et si habúero prophetíam, et nóverim mystéria ómnia et omnem sciéntiam: et si habúero omnem fidem, ita ut montes tránsferam, caritátem autem non habúero, nihil sum. Et si distribúero in cibos páuperum omnes facultátes meas, et si tradídero corpus meum, ita ut árdeam, caritátem autem non habuero, nihil mihi prodest. Cáritas patiens est, benígna est: cáritas non æmulátur, non agit pérperam, non inflátur, non est ambitiósa, non quærit quæ sua sunt, non irritátur, non cógitat malum, non gaudet super iniquitáte, congáudet autem veritáti: ómnia suffert, ómnia credit, ómnia sperat, ómnia sústinet. Cáritas numquam éxcidit: sive prophétiæ evacuabúntur, sive linguæ cessábunt, sive sciéntia destruétur. Ex parte enim cognóscimus, et ex parte prophetámus. Cum autem vénerit quod perféctum est, evacuábitur quod ex parte est. Cum essem párvulus, loquébar ut párvulus, sapiébam ut párvulus, cogitábam ut párvulus. Quando autem factus sum vir, evacuávi quæ erant párvuli. Vidémus nunc per spéculum in ænígmate: tunc autem fácie ad fáciem. Nunc cognósco ex parte: tunc autem cognóscam, sicut et cógnitus sum. Nunc autem manent fides, spes, cáritas, tria hæc: major autem horum est cáritas.

Lesson from the first letter of St. Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians

1 Cor. 13:1-13

Brethren: If I should speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have charity, I have become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. And if I have prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, yet do not have charity, I am nothing. And if I distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I deliver my body to be burned, yet do not have charity, it profits me nothing. Charity is patient, is kind; charity does not envy, is not pretentious, is not puffed up, is not ambitious, is not self-seeking, is not provoked; thinks no evil, does not rejoice over wickedness, but rejoices with the truth; bears with all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Charity never fails, whereas prophecies will disappear, and tongues will cease, and knowledge will be destroyed. For we know in part and we prophesy in part; but when that which is perfect has come, that which is imperfect will be done away with. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away the things of a child. We see now through a mirror in an obscure manner, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know even as I have been known. So there abide faith, hope and charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

GradualGraduale

Ps 76:15; 76:16

Tu es Deus qui facis mirabília solus: notam fecísti in géntibus virtútem tuam.

℣.Liberásti in bráchio tuo pópulum tuum, fílios Israël et Joseph.

Tractus

Ps 99:1-2

Jubiláte Deo, omnis terra: servíte Dómino in lætítia,

℣.Intráte in conspéctu ejus in exsultatióne: scitóte, quod Dóminus ipse est Deus.

℣.Ipse fecit nos, et non ipsi nos: nos autem pópulus ejus, et oves páscuæ ejus.

Ps 76:15-16

You are the God Who alone works wonders; among the peoples You have made known Your power.

℣.With Your strong arm You delivered Your people, the sons of Israel and Joseph.

Tract

Ps 99:1-2

Sing joyfully to God, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness.

℣.Come before Him with joyful song; know that the Lord is God.

℣.He made us, His we are; His people, the flock He tends.

GospelEvangelium

Sequéntia ☩ sancti Evangélii secúndum Lucam

Luc 18:31-43

In illo témpore: Assúmpsit Jesus duódecim, et ait illis: Ecce, ascéndimus Jerosólymam, et consummabúntur ómnia, quæ scripta sunt per Prophétas de Fílio hominis. Tradétur enim Géntibus, et illudétur, et flagellábitur, et conspuétur: et postquam flagelláverint, occídent eum, et tértia die resúrget. Et ipsi nihil horum intellexérunt, et erat verbum istud abscónditum ab eis, et non intellegébant quæ dicebántur. Factum est autem, cum appropinquáret Jéricho, cæcus quidam sedébat secus viam, mendícans. Et cum audíret turbam prætereúntem, interrogábat, quid hoc esset. Dixérunt autem ei, quod Jesus Nazarénus transíret. Et clamávit, dicens: Jesu, fili David, miserére mei. Et qui præíbant, increpábant eum, ut tacéret. Ipse vero multo magis clamábat: Fili David, miserére mei. Stans autem Jesus, jussit illum addúci ad se. Et cum appropinquásset, interrogávit illum, dicens: Quid tibi vis fáciam? At ille dixit: Dómine, ut vídeam. Et Jesus dixit illi: Réspice, fides tua te salvum fecit. Et conféstim vidit, et sequebátur illum, magníficans Deum. Et omnis plebs ut vidit, dedit laudem Deo.

Continuation ☩ of the Holy Gospel according to Luke

Luke 18:31-43

At that time, Jesus taking to Himself the Twelve said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that have been written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished. For He will be delivered to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and scourged and spit upon; and after they have scourged Him, they will put Him to death; and on the third day He will rise again. And they understood none of these things and this saying was hidden from them, neither did they get to know the things that were being said. Now it came to pass as He drew near to Jericho, that a certain blind man was sitting by the wayside, begging; but hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what this might be. And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he cried out, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! And they who went in front angrily tried to silence him. But he cried out all the louder, Son of David, have mercy on me! Then Jesus stopped and commanded that he should be brought to Him. And when he drew near, He asked him, saying, What would you have Me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may see. And Jesus said to him, Receive your sight, your faith has saved you. And at once he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people upon seeing it gave praise to God.

OffertoryOffertorium

Ps 118:12-13

Benedíctus es, Dómine, doce me justificatiónes tuas: in lábiis meis pronuntiávi ómnia judícia oris tui.

Ps 118:12-13

Blessed are You, O Lord; teach me Your statutes. With my lips I declare all the ordinances of Your mouth.

SecretSecreta

Hæc hóstia, Dómine, quǽsumus, emúndet nostra delícta: et, ad sacrifícium celebrándum, subditórum tibi córpora mentésque sanctíficet.

Per Dominum…

May this offering, O Lord, we beseech You, wipe away our transgressions, and make holy the minds and bodies of Your servants for celebrating this sacrifice.

Through our Lord…

PrefacePrefatio

de sanctissima Trinitate

Vere dignum et justum est, æquum et salutáre, nos tibi semper et ubíque grátias ágere: Dómine sancte, Pater omnípotens, ætérne Deus: Qui cum unigénito Fílio tuo et Spíritu Sancto unus es Deus, unus es Dóminus: non in uníus singularitáte persónæ, sed in uníus Trinitáte substántiæ. Quod enim de tua glória, revelánte te, crédimus, hoc de Fílio tuo, hoc de Spíritu Sancto sine differéntia discretiónis sentímus. Ut in confessióne veræ sempiternǽque Deitátis, et in persónis propríetas, et in esséntia únitas, et in majestáte adorétur æquálitas. Quam laudant Angeli atque Archángeli, Chérubim quoque ac Séraphim: qui non cessant clamáre cotídie, una voce dicéntes:

Holy Trinity

It is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father almighty, everlasting God; Who, together with Thine only-begotten Son, and the Holy Ghost, art one God, one Lord: not in the oneness of a single Person, but in the Trinity of one substance. For what we believe by Thy revelation of Thy glory, the same do we believe of Thy Son, the same of the Holy Ghost, without difference or separation. So that in confessing the true and everlasting Godhead, distinction in persons, unity in essence, and equality in majesty may be adored. Which the Angels and Archangels, the Cherubim also and Seraphim do praise: who cease not daily to cry out, with one voice saying:

CommunionCommunio

Ps 77:29-30

Manducavérunt, et saturári sunt nimis, et desidérium eórum áttulit eis Dóminus: non sunt fraudáti a desidério suo.

Ps 77:29-30

They ate and were wholly surfeited; the Lord had brought them what they craved: they were not defrauded of that which they craved.

PostcommunionPostcommunio

Quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut, qui coeléstia aliménta percépimus, per hæc contra ómnia adversa muniámur.

Per Dominum…

We beseech You, almighty God, that we who have received the Bread of heaven, may by it be protected from all adversity.

Through our Lord…

In your hand missal: Angelus Press p. 274 · Father Lasance p. 211 · Baronius Press p. 284