First Reading Ephesians 1.3–14 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. He destined us for adoption as his…
Gospel Mark 6.1–13 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark All Glory to you O Lord He left that place and came to his home town, and his disciples followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, ‘Where did…
Gospel John 14:1-6 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I…
Gospel Mark 4.35–41 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. A great…
Gospel Mark 4.26–34 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark He also said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first…
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a…
Gospel John 3.1–17 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that…
Gospel John 15.26–27; 16.4b–15 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John ‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning. But…
Gospel John 17.6–19 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John ‘I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for…
Gospel John 15.9–17 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these…