A reading from
the first Letter of Saint John 1:1-4
Beloved:/ What was from the beginning,/ what we have heard,/ what we have seen with our eyes,/ what we looked upon/ and touched with our hands/ concerns the Word of life—/ for the life was made visible;/ we have seen it and testify to it/ and proclaim to you the eternal life/ that was with the Father and was made visible to us—/ what we have seen and heard/ we proclaim now to you,/ so that you too may have fellowship with us;/ for our fellowship is with the Father/ and with his Son, Jesus Christ./ We are writing this so that our joy may be complete.
The word of the Lord.
