FIRST
READING:
Revelation 22:
1 - 7
1
And he shewed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal,
proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
2
In the midst of the street thereof, and on both sides of the river,
was the tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruits
every month, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the
nations.
3
And there shall be no curse any more; but the throne of God and of
the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall serve him.
4
And they shall see his face: and his name shall be on their
foreheads.
5
And night shall be no more: and they shall not need the light of the
lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall enlighten
them, and they shall reign for ever and ever.
6
And he said to me: These words are most faithful and true. And the
Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to shew his
servants the things which must be done shortly.
7
And, Behold I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of
the prophecy of this book.
PSALM:
Psalms 95:
1 - 7
1
Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our
saviour.
2
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful
noise to him with psalms.
3
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
4
For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the
mountains are his.
5
For the sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry
land.
6
Come let us adore and fall down: and weep before the Lord that made
us.
7
For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture and
the sheep of his hand.
GOSPEL:
Luke 21:
34 - 36
34
And take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts be overcharged
with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and that
day come upon you suddenly.
35
For as a snare shall it come upon all that sit upon the face of the
whole earth.
36
Watch ye, therefore, praying at all times, that you may be accounted
worthy to escape all these things that are to come, and to stand
before the Son of man.
