Nov 6, 2024. Gospel: Matt 8:23-27. Feria.

Traditional Latin Mass Gospel Readings

23 And when he entered into the boat, his disciples followed him:
Et ascendente eo in naviculam, secuti sunt eum discipuli ejus :

24 And behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but he was asleep.
et ecce motus magnus factus est in mari, ita ut navicula operiretur fluctibus, ipse vero dormiebat.

25 And they came to him, and awaked him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish.
Et accesserunt ad eum discipuli ejus, et suscitaverunt eum, dicentes : Domine, salva nos, perimus.

26 And Jesus saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising up he commanded the winds, and the sea, and there came a great calm.
Et dicit eis Jesus : Quid timidi estis, modicae fidei? Tunc surgens imperavit ventis, et mari, et facta est tranquillitas magna.

27 But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey him?
Porro homines mirati sunt, dicentes : Qualis est hic, quia venti et mare obediunt ei?

The evangelist tells us of a great miracle with Jesus: the agitated waves and the violence of the winds obey Him. The boat, according to St Augustine, represents the Church, which throughout the centuries makes manifest the Divinity of Christ.