NEW TESTAMENT
- A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans (8..3I-35, 37-39)
- A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Romans.(8: 31-35,37-39)
- A reading from the first letter to St. John (I In. 3:I-3)
- A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians (4:3-I8)
- A reading from the Book of Revelations (Rev. 2 I:I -5)
- A reading from the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (I3:4-I4)
- A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans (I4:7-9)
- A reading from St Paul's letter to the Philippians 3:8-14
- A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Phillipians (4:4-9)
- A reading from the Book of Revelations (Rev. 2 I:I -5)
- A reading from the second letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (4:5-I0)
- A reading the second Letter Of St. Paul to Timothy (4:6-8)
- A reading from the first letter of St John 4:7-12
- A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians 3:20-21
- A reading from the First Letter of St. Peter
- A reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians 3: 14-19
- A reading from 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20
A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans (8..3I-35, 37-39)
With God on our side, who can be against us? Since God did not spare his only Son, but gave him up to benefit all, we may be certain after such a gift, that He will not refuse anything he can give. Could anyone accuse those that God has chosen? When God acquits could anyone condemn?
Could Christ Jesus? No! He not only died for us - he rose from the dead, and there at God's right hand he stands and pleads for us. Nothing therefore can come between us and the love of Christ even if we are troubled or worried, or being persecuted, or lacking food or clothes, or being threatened or even attacked. These are the trials through which we triumph, by the power of him who loves us. For I am certain of this; neither death nor life, no angel, no prince, nothing that exists, nothing still to come, not any power, nor heights, nor depth, nor any created thing, can ever come between us and the love of God made visible through Christ Jesus our Lord.
This is the word of the Lord.
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A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Romans (8: 31-35,37-39)
We know that for those who love God, and are called to his plan, everything works out for the good.
With God on our side who can be against us? Since God did not spare his own son but gave him up to benefit us all, we may be certain that after such a gift he will not refuse anything he can give.
When God acquits can anyone condemn?
Nothing therefore can come between us and the love of God even if we are troubled or worried. These are the trials through which we triumph, by the power of him who loved us.
For I am certain of this: neither death nor life, no angel, no prince, nothing that exists, nothing still to come, not any power nor any created thing can ever come between us and the love of God made visible in Jesus Christ our Lord.
This is the word of the Lord.
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A reading from the first letter to St. John (I In. 3:I-3)
Think of the love that the Father has shown us by betting us be called God's children and that is what we are. Because the world refused to acknowledge him, therefore it does not acknowledge us. My dear people, we are already the children of God but what we are to be in the future has not yet been revealed; all we know is, that when it is revealed, we shall be like him because we shall see him as he really is.
This is the word of the Lord.
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A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians (4:3-I8)
We want you to be quite certain about those who have died, to make sure that you do not grieve about them, like the other people who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and that it will be the same for those who have died in Jesus; God will bring them with him. With such thoughts as these you should comfort one another.
This is the word of the Lord.
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A reading from the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (I3:4-I4)
Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs; love is not happy with evil, but is happy with truth. Love never gives up, and its faith, hope and patience never fail. Love is eternal. There are inspired messages, but they are temporary; there are gifts of speaking in strange tongues, but they will cease; there is knowledge but it will pass.
For our gifts of knowledge and of inspired messages are only partial, but when what is perfect comes, then what is partial will disappear.
When I was a child, my speech, feelings, and thinking were all those .of a child; now that I am an adult, I have no more use for childish ways. What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. What I know now is only partial; then it will become complete - as complete as God's knowledge of me.
Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope and love: and the greatest of these is love.
This is the word of the Lord.
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A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans (I4:7-9)
The life and death of each of us has its influence on others; if we live, we live for the Lord; so that alive or dead, we belong to the Lord. This explains why Christ both died and came to life. It is so that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
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A reading from St Paul's letter to the Philippians 3:8-14
I believe that nothing can happen that will outweigh the supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For him I have accepted the loss of everything and I look on everything as so much rubbish if only I can have Christ and be given a place in him. I am no longer trying for perfection by my own efforts, the perfection that comes from the Law, but I want only the perfection that comes through faith. All I want to know is Christ and the power of his resurrection and to share his sufferings by reproducing the pattern of his death. That is the way I can hope to take my place in the resurrection of the dead. Not that I have become perfect yet, I have not yet won but I am still running trying to capture the prize for which Christ Jesus captured me. I can assure you, my brothers and sisters, I am far from thinking that I have already won. All I can say is that I forget the past and I strain ahead for what is still to come. I am racing for the finish, for the prize to which God calls us upwards to receive in Christ Jesus.
This is the word of the Lord.
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A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Phillipians (4:4-9)
May you always be joyful in your unity with the Lord. Rejoice! Show a gentle attitude towards everyone. The Lord is coming soon. Do not worry about anything but in all your prayers, ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart. And God's peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus. In conclusion, my brothers and sisters, fill your minds with those things that are good and deserve praise, things that are true, noble, right, pure and lovely and honourable. Put into practice what you learned and received from both from my words and from my actions. And the God who gives us peace will be with you.
This is the word of the Lord.
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A reading from the Book of Revelations (Rev. 2 I:I -5)
Then I saw a new earth and a new sky, for the present earth and sky had disappeared. And I, John, saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven. It was a glorious sight, beautiful as a bride at her wedding. I heard a loud shout from the throne, 'Look, the home of God is now among men, and he will live with them, and they Will be his people; yes, God himself will be among them. He Will Wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, or sorrow, or crying, or pain. All of that is gone forever".
And the one sitting on the throne said, 'See, I am making all things new!' And then he said to me, "Write of the knowledge of the glory of God, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true".
This is the word of the Lord.
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A reading from the second letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (4:5-I0)
We do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
For it is the God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness' who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
We are affected in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies.
This is the word of the Lord.
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A reading the second Letter Of St. Paul to Timothy (4:6-8)
As for me, I am already being poured out as a libation, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
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A reading from the first letter of St John 4:7-12
God is love
My dear people,
let us love one another
since love comes from God
and everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Anyone who fails to love can never have known God,
because God is love.
God's love for us was revealed
when God sent into the world his only Son
so that we could have life through him;
this is the love I mean:
not our love for God,
but God's love for us when he sent his Son
to be the sacrifice that takes our sins away.
My dear people,
since God has loved us so much,
we too should love one another.
No one has ever seen God;
but as long as we love one another
God will live in us
and his love will be complete in us.
This is the word of the Lord.
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A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Philippians 3:20-21
Our homeland is in heaven
For us, our homeland is in heaven, and from heaven comes the saviour we are waiting for, the Lord Jesus Christ, and he will transfigure these bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body. He will do that by the same power with which he can subdue the whole universe.
This is the word of the Lord.
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A Reading from the First Letter of St. Peter
We have a sure hope and the promise of an inheritance that can never fade away
Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy has given us a new birth as his sons, by raising Jesus Christ from the dead, so that we have a sure hope and the promise of an inheritance that can never be spoilt or soiled and never fade away, because it is being kept for you in the heavens. Through your faith, God’s power will guard you until the salvation which has been prepared is revealed at the end of time.
This is a cause of great joy for you, even though you may for a short time have to bear being plagued by all sorts of trials; so that, when Jesus Christ is revealed, your faith will have been tested and proved like gold-only it is more precious than gold, which is corruptible even though it bears testing by fire-and then you will have praise and glory and honour.
You did not see him, yet you love him; and still without seeing him, you are already filled with a joy so glorious that it cannot be described, because you believe; and you are sure of the end to which your faith looks forward, that is , the salvation of your souls.
This is the Word of the Lord.
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A reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians 3: 14-19
This is what I pray, kneeling before the Father, from whom every family, whether spiritual or natural takes its name.
Out of his infinite glory, may he give you the power through his Spirit for your hidden self to grow strong, so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, and then, planted in love and built on love, you will with all the saints have strength to grasp the breadth and the length, the height and the depth, until knowing the love of Christ which is beyond all knowledge, you are filled with the utter fullness of God.
This is the word of the Lord.
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A Reading from 1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20
Brothers and sisters: If Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead?
If the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised, and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.
Then those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable people of all. But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
This is the word of the Lord.
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