Suggested Gospel Readings
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Matthew 5:1-12a

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,
     and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
He began to teach them, saying:
     "Blessed are the poor in spirit,
          for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
     Blessed are they who mourn,
          for they will be comforted.
     Blessed are the meek,
          for they will inherit the land.
     Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
          for they will be satisfied.
     Blessed are the merciful,
          for they will be shown mercy.
     Blessed are the clean of heart,
          for they will see God.
     Blessed are the peacemakers,
          for they will be called children of God.
     Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
          for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
     Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you
          and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.
     Rejoice and be glad,
          for your reward will be great in heaven."
The Gospel of the Lord.

Luke 12:35-40

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

Jesus said to his disciples:
"Gird your loins and light your lamps
     and be like servants who await their master's return from a wedding,
     ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.
Blessed are those servants
     whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival.
Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself,
     have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them.
And should he come in the second or third watch
     and find them prepared in this way,
     blessed are those servants.
Be sure of this:
     if the master of the house had known the hour
     when the thief was coming,
     he would not have let his house be broken into.
You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect,
     the Son of Man will come."
The Gospel of the Lord.

John 6:51-58

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Jesus said to the crowds:
"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;
     whoever eats this bread will live forever;
     and the bread that I will give is my Flesh
     for the life of the world."
The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,
     "How can this man give us his Flesh to eat?"
Jesus said to them,
     "Amen, amen, I say to you,
     unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood,
     you do not have life within you.
Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood
     has eternal life,
     and I will raise him on the last day.
For my Flesh is true food,
     and my Blood is true drink.
Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood
     remains in me and I in him.
Just as the living Father sent me
     and I have life because of the Father,
     so also the one who feeds on me
     will have life because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven.
Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,
     whoever eats this bread will live forever."
The Gospel of the Lord.

John 14:1-6

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John
Jesus said to his disciples:
"Do not let your hearts be troubled.
You have faith in God; have faith also in me.
In my Father's house there are many dwelling places.
If there were not,
     would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?
And if I go and prepare a place for you,
     I will come back again and take you to myself,
     so that where I am you also may be.
Where I am going you know the way."
Thomas said to him,
     "Master, we do not know where you are going;
     how can we know the way?"
Jesus said to him, "I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me."
The Gospel of the Lord.
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