Gospel Reading (Page 3)

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.    Matthew 13:44-52 Jesus said to his disciples, “The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field.  Someone finds the treasure, hides it and covers it up in the field.  That person is happy, sells everything and buys the field. And the kingdom of heaven is like a salesman looking for precious pearls.  One day the salesman found a precious pearl, he went and sold everything he had, and…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.    Matthew 12:24-43 Jesus told a parable to the crowds, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man that sewed good seed in his field.  While everybody was asleep, the enemy came and sowed weeds in the field and then the enemy went away.  Later, when the new wheat grew, the weeds appeared also.  The servant went to the man and said, “You sowed good seeds in the field?  Where did…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew             Matthew 13:1-13 Jesus left the house and sat near the lake. Large crowds came around Jesus, so Jesus got into a boat and sat down.  The people stood on the beach and Jesus began to teach them many things in parables. Jesus said, “Imagine a farmer going out to sow.  While the farmer was sowing, some seeds fell on the edge of the path.  Birds came and ate all the…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew                     Matthew 11:25-30 Jesus said, “I praise you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you hide these things from clever people and you show these things to children.  Yes, Father, you are happy to do this.  My Father gave me everything.  No one knows the Son, only the Father.  The Father knows the Son.  And no one knows the Father, only the Son.  He (Jesus Christ) knows the Father,…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.    Mt. 10: 37 – 42  Jesus taught the twelve apostles:  “Any person that loves father or mother more than me is not good enough to follow me.  Any person that loves son or daughter more than me is not good enough to follow me.  Any person that will not carry the cross and follow me is not good enough for me.  Any person that wants to keep their own life will…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.  Mt 10: 26 – 33 Jesus taught the twelve apostles:  “Do not be afraid.  Everything that is hidden will be shown.  Everything that is secret will be open to all.  The things I tell you in the dark, you will tell to all people in the daylight.  The things that I tell you as private, you will announce standing on top of the house, for all people to see. Do not be…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.                John 6: 51-58 Jesus said to the Jews, “I am the living bread come down from heaven.  Any person that eats this bread will live forever.  This bread is my flesh.  I give my body so that people in the world can live forever.” The Jews started to argue with each other.  They said, “How can this man give us his body to eat?”  Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth. …

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John     John 3:16-18 Jesus said to Nicodemus, “God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son.  God gave his Son so that any person that believes in his Son would not be lost, but live forever.  God sent his Son into the world not to condemn the world but to save the world through his Son.  Any person that believes in him (Jesus Christ) will not be condemned.  But…

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John         John 20:19-23 On the first day of the week, in the evening the disciples gathered together in the room.  The doors were closed because they were afraid of the Jews.  Jesus came and stood among them.  He said to them, “Peace be with you.”  He showed them his hands and his side.  The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord.  Jesus said to them again, “Peace be…

A reading according to the Gospel of John                     John 17:1-11. Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, now is the time.  Give glory to your Son so that your Son can give glory to you.  You gave power to your Son, so that your Son can give eternal life to all those people that you gave him.  What is eternal life?  Eternal life means people can know you, the only true God, and also know Jesus Christ, the One…