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Wis 3:1-9
1But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will touch them. 2In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died. Their departure was considered a disaster, 3and their travel away from us ruin, but they are in peace. 4For even if in the sight of men they are punished, their hope is full of immortality. 5Having borne a little chastening, they will receive great good; because God tested them, and found them worthy of himself. 6He tested them like gold in the furnace, and he accepted them as a whole burnt offering. 7In the time of their visitation they will shine. They will run back and forth like sparks among stubble. 8They will judge nations and have dominion over peoples. The Lord will reign over them forever. 9Those who trust him will understand truth. The faithful will live with him in love, because grace and mercy are with his chosen ones.
Open in the BibleFirst Reading · Option 2 · Wis 4:7-15
7But a righteous man, even if he dies before his time, will be at rest. 8For honorable old age is not that which stands in length of time, nor is its measure given by number of years, 9but understanding is gray hair to men, and an unspotted life is ripe old age. 10Being found well-pleasing to God, someone was loved. While living among sinners he was transported. 11He was caught away, lest evil should change his understanding, or guile deceive his soul. 12For the fascination of wickedness obscures the things which are good, and the whirl of desire perverts an innocent mind. 13Being made perfect quickly, he filled a long time; 14for his soul was pleasing to the Lord. Therefore he hurried out of the midst of wickedness. 15But the peoples saw and didn’t understand, not considering this, that grace and mercy are with his chosen, and that he visits his holy ones;
Open in the BibleFirst Reading · Option 4 · Isa 25:6-9
6In this mountain, the LORD of Armies will make all peoples a feast of choice meat, a feast of choice wines, of choice meat full of marrow, of well refined choice wines. 7He will destroy in this mountain the surface of the covering that covers all peoples, and the veil that is spread over all nations. 8He has swallowed up death forever! The Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces. He will take the reproach of his people away from off all the earth, for the LORD has spoken it. 9It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is the LORD! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”
Open in the BibleResponsorial Psalm
Ps 27:1, 4, 7,8b+9a, 13-14
1The LORD is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? 4One thing I have asked of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, to see the LORD’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple. 7Hear, LORD, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me. 8When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, LORD.” 9Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation. 13I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.
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Rom 5:5-11
5and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. 6For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a good person someone would even dare to die. 8But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him. 10For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life. 11Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
Open in the BibleSecond Reading · Option 2 · Rom 6:3-9
3Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life. 5For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection; 6knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin. 7For he who has died has been freed from sin. 8But if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him, 9knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over him!
Open in the BibleGospel
John 6:37-40
37All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. He who comes to me I will in no way throw out. 38For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. 39This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day. 40This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
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