A reading from the first Letter of Saint Peter 4:13-16
Beloved: Rejoice to the extent that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice exultantly.
Beloved: Rejoice to the extent that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice exultantly.
After staying in Antioch some time, Paul left and traveled in orderly sequence through the Galatian country and Phrygia, bringing strength to all the disciples.
Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
One night while Paul was in Corinth, the Lord said to him in a vision, “Do not be afraid.
Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy.
In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught until the day he was taken up, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
Brothers and sisters: May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him.
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them.
Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers and sisters (there was a group of about one hundred and twenty persons in the one place).
Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you.