A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 11:45-56
Many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what Jesus had done began to believe in him.
Many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what Jesus had done began to believe in him.
R/ (see 10d) The Lord will guard us, as a shepherd guards his flock.
Thus says the Lord God: I will take the children of Israel from among the nations to which they have come, and gather them from all sides to bring them back to their land.
I hear the whisperings of many:/ “Terror on every side!/ Denounce!
The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus.
I hear the whisperings of many:/ “Terror on every side!/ Denounce!
Jesus said to the Jews: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.” So the Jews said to him, “Now we are sure that you are possessed.
When Abram prostrated himself, God spoke to him: “My covenant with you is this: you are to become the father of a host of nations.