Book of the Gospels

THE ROMAN MISSAL RENEWED BY DECREE OF THE SECOND ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OF THE VATICAN AND PROMULGATED BY AUTHORITY OF PAUL VI AND REVISED AT THE DIRECTION OF POPE JOHN PAUL II

THE BOOK OF THE GOSPELS

ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION: CATHOLIC EDITION

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CONTENTS Decrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Table of Principal Celebrations of the Liturgical Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

PROPER OF TIME ADVENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Year A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Year B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Year C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 CHRISTMAS TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Nativity of the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 The Epiphany of the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 The Baptism of the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 LENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Ash Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Year A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Year B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Year C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 HOLY WEEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Palm Sunday - Year A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Palm Sunday - Year B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Palm Sunday - Year C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Thursday of Holy Week - The Chrism Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 THE SACRED PASCHAL TRIDUUM AND EASTER TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Thursday of the Lord’s Supper (Maundy Thursday) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 EASTER TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Year A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Year B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Year C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 ORDINARY TIME - YEAR A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 The Solemnities of the Lord during Ordinary Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 ORDINARY TIME - YEAR B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 The Solemnities of the Lord during Ordinary Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 ORDINARY TIME - YEAR C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 The Solemnities of the Lord during Ordinary Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 3

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SOLEMNITIES AND FEASTS OF THE LORD The Presentation of the Lord, 2 February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Saint David, Bishop, Patron of Wales (In Wales), 1 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 19 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 The Annunciation of the Lord, 25 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Saint George, Martyr, Patron of England (In England), 23 April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest (In England & Wales), Thursday after Pentecost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, 24 June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles, 29 June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 The Transfiguration of the Lord, 6 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 15 August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 14 September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 All Saints, 1 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day), 2 November . . . 368 The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Saint Andrew, Apostle, Patron of Scotland (In Scotland), 30 November . . . . . . . . . . 372 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 8 December . . . . . . . . . . . 373

RITUAL MASSES I. For the Conferral of the Sacraments of Christian Initiation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 II. For the Conferral of Holy Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 III. For Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 V. For the Conferral of the Rites of the Sick and the Dying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 VI. For the Celebration of Marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 VII. For the Blessing of an Abbot or an Abbess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 460 VIII. For the Consecration of Virgins and for Religious Profession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 IX. For the Conferral of Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474 X. For the Dedication or Blessing of a Church or Altar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488

MASSES FOR THE DEAD MASSES FOR THE DEAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497 For the Funeral of a Baptised Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520 For the Funeral of a Child who Died before Baptism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524 INDEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527

INTRODUCTION I. THE CENTRALITY OF THE GOSPEL IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH AND HER LITURGY 1. In the fullness of time, God ‘sent his Son, the Word made flesh, anointed by the Holy Spirit, to preach the Gospel to the poor, to heal the contrite of heart, to be a bodily and spiritual medicine, the Mediator between God and man…’1 Entrusted by the Lord to his Apostles, this Gospel was set down by the Holy Evangelists in written form so that the events fulfilled in Jesus might be known and believed, and that through this belief every person in every time might ‘have life in his name’.2 2. Thus, the Church has received the Gospel from the Apostles to whom the Lord explained the Holy Scriptures.3 From that time onwards the Church has never failed to come together to read ‘what referred to him in all the Scriptures’‚4 and to celebrate the paschal mystery wherein ‘the victory and triumph of his death are again made present’.5 3. By the power of the Holy Spirit, the word of God proclaimed is the foundation of every liturgical celebration and ‘the rule and support of all our life. The working of the Holy Spirit, therefore, not only precedes, accompanies, and brings to completion the whole celebration of the Liturgy but also suggests to the heart of each individual everything that in the proclamation of the word of God is spoken for the benefit of the whole assembly of the faithful, and in strengthening the unity of all, the Holy Spirit at the same time fosters a diversity of charisms and prompts their being put into action in a multiplicity of ways.’6 4. From the time of the Apostolic Fathers, the Church has consistently read the Sacred Scriptures, especially the Gospels, as an integral part of the celebration of the Eucharist which helps to prepare the congregation for the Liturgy of the Eucharist itself. While the whole corpus of the Scriptures is venerated by the Church as the word of God, the Gospels have always been proclaimed as the very voice of her Bridegroom. Especially on Sunday, ‘the day of the Resurrection… the day of Christians ... our day’,7 the Church proclaims the Gospel passages which are at the heart of her faith.8

Book of the Gospels 5. Formal liturgical books containing readings from Sacred Scripture have been common in the Church from the time of St Gregory the Great.9 In our own day every effort is made to assure that the Scriptures are bound in books which are ‘worthy, dignified, and beautiful’.10 6. This is particularly true of the Book of the Gospels which is venerated above all the books of readings by Churches of both East and West.11 So clearly is the Book of the Gospels a sign of Christ present in the liturgy, that it is revered with the same holy kiss given to the altar. For this reason it is desirable that ‘cathedrals and at least the larger, more populous parishes and the churches with a a larger attendance possess a beautifully designed Book of the Gospels, separate from any other book of readings’.12

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Second Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, no. 5.

John 20:31; cf. Luke 1:1-4, Acts 1:1-2.

Cf. Acts 8:30-31; St Irenaeus, Adversus Haereses, III, 2, 2 and 3.

Luke 24:27.

Cf. Council of Trent, session 13, 11 October 1551, Decr. de ss. Eucharistia, cap. 5; Second Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium, no. 6.

Lectionary for Mass, no. 9.

St Jerome, In die dominica Paschae, 11, 52; Cf. John Paul II, Apostolic Letter Dies Domini, no. 2.

Lectionary for Mass, no. 65.

St Gregory the Great, Homilia in evangelia, 14, 1.

Lectionary for Mass, no. 35.

Ibid., no. 36.

Ibid.

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7. Thus the Book of the Gospels as a sign of the presence of Christ in his word proclaimed is always accorded a place of honour in the Church’s liturgy. It is borne by the deacon in solemn procession for the veneration of the entire congregation and accompanied by candles and incense at Mass. The imposition and presentation of the Book of the Gospels to a newly ordained Bishop illustrate that the faithful preaching of the word of God13 is among his principle duties. The presentation of the Book of the Gospels to the newly ordained deacon ‘symbolises the office of the deacon to proclaim the Gospel in liturgical celebrations and to preach the faith of the Church in word and deed’.14 Finally, the enshrinement of the Book of the Gospels whenever the Church gathers in a council or synod is a sign of the presence of Christ himself as teacher and guide.15

II. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL AT MASS 8. Every time the Church unites herself with Christ in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, the Body of the Lord and the eternal Word of divine truth are received as from a twofold table, as a participation in the one sacrifice of praise.16 While opening up a vast treasury of Sacred Scripture in the Liturgy of the Word, the Church nonetheless acknowledges the preeminent place of the Gospels17 by according ‘special marks of honours’ to their proclamation.18 The proclamation of the Gospel is reserved to the deacon, if he is present, or to a priest. It can be preceded by a procession which marks the coming of Christ, present in the words of life he unfailingly addresses to his followers whenever, as members of the Church, they gather in his name.

The procession may be accompanied by particular marks of reverence, above all, the use of incense and lighted candles. To the proclamation and the accompanying manifestations of reverence, all the faithful present respond in faith, receiving the message of the Gospel into their hearts and praying that it may purify and transform their lives, building up the Body of Christ which is the Church.

Entrance Procession 9. In the Entrance Procession the vested deacon reverently carries the Book of the Gospels before him slightly elevated.19 Omitting the sign of reverence, he goes up to the altar and places the Book of the Gospels on it. The deacon then kisses the altar at the same time as the priest.20 In the absence of a deacon, the reader reverently carries the Book of the Gospels in procession. The reader follows the acolytes and other ministers in procession. The reader places the Book of the Gospels on the altar, but the reader does not kiss the altar.

Preparation for the Gospel Procession 10. After a brief silent reflection on the last reading from the Lectionary, or as the occasion dictates, after the responsorial Psalm, the reader removes the Lectionary. The candle bearers go to the altar where the Book of the Gospels has been placed.

11. The faithful stand to welcome and acclaim the Word made flesh and to honour the Book of the Gospels, which is a a sign of his presence. All sing the Gospel Acclamation which ends when the deacon reaches the ambo.21 12. The deacon, accompanied by the thurifer, goes to the priest celebrant. As the congregation begins to sing the Gospel Acclamation, the deacon assists the priest who puts incense into the thurible.22

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Cf. De Ordinatione Episcopi, Presbyterorum et Diaconorum (editio typica altera, 1989), no. 26; See also Second Vatican Council, Decree on the Pastoral Office of the Bishops in the Church, Christus Dominus, no. 12.

Ibid., no. 188.

Cæremoniale Episcoporum (editio typica, 1984), no. 1172.

Lectionary for Mass, no. 10.

Ibid., no. 17.

Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani, nos. 60, 175.

Ibid., no. 172.

Ibid., no. 173.

Ibid., nos. 132, 175 and Lectionary for Mass, no. 17, Cæremoniale Episcoporum, no. 140.

Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani, nos. 91, 131, Cæremoniale Episcoporum, no. 140.

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Blessing 13. After the preparation of the incense, the deacon bows before the priest and asks for the blessing.23 The priest blesses him with the words, May the Lord be in your heart... The deacon answers, Amen.

In the Absence of a Deacon 14. When no deacon is present, a concelebrating priest may proclaim the Gospel.24 When no concelebrant is present, the priest celebrant proclaims the Gospel. Unless the celebrant is a Bishop, the concelebrant bows before the altar, praying inaudibly, Cleanse my heart and my lips...25 15. When the celebrant is a Bishop, the priest asks for the blessing in the same manner as the deacon.26 Everything else is carried out by the concelebrating priest in the same manner as a deacon.

Procession 16. After receiving the blessing, the deacon, preceded by the thurifer and acolytes with lighted candles, takes the Book of the Gospels from the altar and carries it to the ambo, accompanied by the Gospel Acclamation.27 Proclamation 17. Once he has reached the ambo and placed the Book of the Gospels on it, with hands joined, he greets the faithful. Acolytes with candles may position themselves on either side of the deacon at the ambo as he proclaims the Gospel.

18. Then the deacon announces the reading while making the sign of the cross with his thumb, first on the book at the beginning of the Gospel passage he is about to read, then on his forehead, lips and breast. Together with the deacon who proclaims the Gospel, the faithful sign themselves similarly that the Word may enlighten their minds, cleanse their hearts and open their lips to proclaim the praise of the Lord.28 All present respond with the words: Glory to you, O Lord. The deacon then incenses the book three times, to the centre, left and right.29 The Gospel is then proclaimed in a clear voice.

19. In order to stir the hearts of the faithful and convey the importance of the Gospel itself, the greeting, the announcement of the reading, the concluding acclamation and even the entire Gospel may be sung.30 Musical settings should be easily understood and enhance rather than obscure the meaning of the sacred text.31

Acclamation at the End of the Gospel 20. At the end of the Gospel, the deacon proclaims The Gospel of the Lord without raising the book from the stand. All present respond with the words: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.32 21. Then the deacon kisses the book, saying in a low voice: ‘Through the words of the Gospel...’33 If the celebrant is a Bishop, the deacon either may bring the Book of the Gospels to the Bishop, who reverences it with a kiss, or he may kiss the book himself. If appropriate the Bishop may impart a blessing to the people with the Book of the Gospels. Lastly, the deacon may carry the Book of the Gospels to the credence table or to another suitable place.34 22. The Book of the Gospels is not carried in the procession at the end of Mass.

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Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani, no. 175, Lectionary for Mass, no. 17, Cæremoniale Episcoporum, no. 140.

Lectionary for Mass, no. 49.

Ibid., no. 17.

Cæremoniale Episcoporum, no. 74.

Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani, no. 175, Lectionary for Mass, no. 17, Cæremoniale Episcoporum, nos. 74, 140.

Cæremoniale Episcoporum, nos. 74, 141.

Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani, no. 175, Cæremoniale Episcoporum, no. 74.

Lectionary for Mass, no. 17.

Lectionary for Mass, no. 14.

Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani, no. 134; Lectionary for Mass, no. 17.

Ibid.

Cæremoniale Episcoporum, no. 74.

TABLE OF PRINCIPAL CELEBR ATIONS OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR lectionary cycle

Year

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Easter

Ascension of the Lord

Pentecost

Body & Blood of Christ

14 Feb 5 Mar 18 Feb 10 Feb 1 Mar 14 Feb 6 Mar 26 Feb 11 Feb 2 Mar 22 Feb 7 Feb 27 Feb 18 Feb 10 Mar 23 Feb 15 Feb 6 Mar 19 Feb 11 Feb 2 Mar 22 Feb 7 Feb 27 Feb 19 Feb 3 Mar 23 Feb 15 Feb 6 Mar 19 Feb 11 Feb 3 Mar 16 Feb 7 Mar 27 Feb 12 Feb 3 Mar

31 Mar 20 Apr 5 Apr 28 Mar 16 Apr 1 Apr 21 Apr 13 Apr 28 Mar 17 Apr 9 Apr 25 Mar 13 Apr 5 Apr 25 Apr 10 Apr 1 Apr 21 Apr 6 Apr 29 Mar 17 Apr 9 Apr 25 Mar 14 Apr 5 Apr 18 Apr 10 Apr 2 Apr 21 Apr 6 Apr 29 Mar 18 Apr 2 Apr 22 Apr 14 Apr 30 Mar 18 Apr

9 May 29 May 14 May 6 May 25 May 10 May 30 May 22 May 6 May 26 May 18 May 3 May 22 May 14 May 3 June 19 May 10 May 30 May 15 May 7 May 26 May 18 May 3 May 23 May 14 May 27 May 19 May 11 May 30 May 15 May 7 May 27 May 11 May 31 May 23 May 8 May 27 May

19 May 8 June 24 May 16 May 4 June 20 May 9 June 1 June 16 May 5 June 28 May 13 May 1 June 24 May 13 June 29 May 20 May 9 June 25 May 17 May 5 June 28 May 13 May 2 June 24 May 6 June 29 May 21 May 9 June 25 May 17 May 6 June 21 May 10 June 2 June 18 May 6 June

2 June 22 June 7 June 30 May 18 June 3 June 23 June 15 June 30 May 19 June 11 June 27 May 15 June 7 June 27 June 12 June 3 June 23 June 8 June 31 May 19 June 11 June 27 May 16 June 7 June 20 June 12 June 4 June 23 June 8 June 31 May 20 June 4 June 24 June 16 June 1 June 20 June

Ash Wednesday

Easter

Ascension of the Lord

Ash Sunday Weekday Wednesday

B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B

II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II

Sunday Weekday

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Pentecost Body & Blood of Christ

WEEKS IN ORDINARY TIME before season of Lent Number Sunday Weekday of Weeks Ending

lectionary cycle

Year

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B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B

II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II

Sunday Weekday

after season of Easter Week Beginning Number

First Sunday of Advent

6 8 6 5 8 6 8 7 5 8 7 4 7 6 9 7 6 8 6 5 8 7 5 7 6 8 7 6 9 6 5 8 6 9 7 5 8

13 Feb 4 Mar 17 Feb 9 Feb 29 Feb 13 Feb 5 Mar 25 Feb 10 Feb 1 Mar 21 Feb 6 Feb 26 Feb 17 Feb 9 Mar 22 Feb 14 Feb 5 Mar 18 Feb 10 Feb 1 Mar 21 Feb 6 Feb 26 Feb 18 Feb 2 Mar 22 Feb 14 Feb 5 Mar 18 Feb 10 Feb 2 Mar 15 Feb 6 Mar 26 Feb 11 Feb 2 Mar

20 May 9 June 25 May 17 May 5 June 21 May 10 June 2 June 17 May 6 June 29 May 14 May 2 June 25 May 14 June 30 May 21 May 10 June 26 May 18 May 6 June 29 May 14 May 3 June 25 May 7 June 30 May 22 May 10 June 26 May 18 May 7 June 22 May 11 June 3 June 19 May 7 June

7 10 8 7 9 7 10 9 7 10 8 6 9 8 11 9 7 10 8 7 10 8 6 9 8 10 9 7 10 8 7 10 7 10 9 7 10

1 Dec 30 Nov 29 Nov 28 Nov 3 Dec 2 Dec 1 Dec 30 Nov 28 Nov 27 Nov 3 Dec 2 Dec 30 Nov 29 Nov 28 Nov 27 Nov 2 Dec 1 Dec 30 Nov 29 Nov 27 Nov 3 Dec 2 Dec 1 Dec 29 Nov 28 Nov 27 Nov 3 Dec 1 Dec 30 Nov 29 Nov 28 Nov 3 Dec 2 Dec 1 Dec 30 Nov 28 Nov

Number of Weeks

Ending

Beginning

Week Number

First Sunday of Advent

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YEAR A FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

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T that time: Jesus said to his disciples: ‘For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left.

Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.

Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.’

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N those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.” ’ Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, and they were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, ‘You brood of vipers!

Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Bear fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father”, for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees.

Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

‘I baptise you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry.

He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.’

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T that time: When John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?’

And Jesus answered them, ‘Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.’

As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: ‘What did you go out into the wilderness to see?

A reed shaken by the wind?

What then did you go out to see?

A man dressed in soft clothing?

Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

What then did you go out to see? A prophet?

Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

This is he of whom it is written, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.”

Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist.

Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.’

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OW the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way.

When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.

19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to send her away quietly.

20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.’

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T that time: 1 Jesus went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered.

2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples.

3 So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

4 Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them,  Whom do you seek?

5 N They answered him, S Jesus of Nazareth.

N Jesus said to them,  I am he.

N Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.

6 When Jesus said to them, ‘I am he’, they drew back and fell to the ground.

7 So he asked them again,  Whom do you seek?

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N And they said, S Jesus of Nazareth.

8 N Jesus answered,  I told you that I am he.

So, if you seek me, let these men go.

9 N This was to fulfil the word that he had spoken: ‘Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.’

10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his right ear.

The servant’s name was Malchus.

11 So Jesus said to Peter,  Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?

N So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him.

13 First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.

14 It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people.

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Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, 16 but Peter stood outside at the door.

So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in.

17 The servant girl at the door said to Peter, S You also are not one of this man’s disciples, are you?

N He said, S I am not.

18 N Now the servants and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves.

Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself.

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Jesus answered him,

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I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together.

I have said nothing in secret.

Why do you ask me?

Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.

When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Is that how you answer the high priest?

Jesus answered him, If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?

Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself.

So they said to him, You also are not one of his disciples, are you?

He denied it and said, I am not.

One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, Did I not see you in the garden with him?

Peter again denied it, and at once a cock crowed.

Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning.

They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.

So Pilate went outside to them and said, What accusation do you bring against this man?

They answered him, If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.

Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.

The Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.

This was to fulfil the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.

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So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?

Jesus answered, Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?

Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you up to me.

What have you done?

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world.

If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews.

But my kingdom is not from the world.

Then Pilate said to him, So you are a king?

Jesus answered, You say that I am a king.

For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world — to bear witness to the truth.

Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.

Pilate said to him, What is truth?

N After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, S I find no guilt in him.

39 But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover.

So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?

40 N They cried out again, S Not this man, but Barabbas!

N Now Barabbas was a robber.

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And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe.

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Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.

So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.

Pilate said to them, Behold the man!

When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, Crucify him, crucify him!

Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him.

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God. When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid.

He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, Where are you from?

But Jesus gave him no answer.

So Pilate said to him, You will not speak to me?

Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?

Jesus answered him, You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above.

Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.

N From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, S If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend.

Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.

13 N So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgement seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic Gabbatha.

14 Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover.

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Behold your King!

They cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him!

Pilate said to them, Shall I crucify your King?

The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

So he delivered him over to them to be crucified.

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So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha.

18 There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.

19 Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross.

It read, ‘Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.’

20 Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek.

21 So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, S Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews’, but rather, ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.’

22 N Pilate answered, S What I have written I have written.

N When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic.

But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, 24 so they said to one another, S Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.

N This was to fulfil the Scripture which says, ‘They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.’

So the soldiers did these things, 25 but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

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When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, Woman, behold, your son!

Then he said to the disciple, Behold, your mother!

And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.

After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the Scripture), I thirst.

A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth.

When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, It is finished, and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

All kneel for a period of silence.

N Since it was the day of Preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.

32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him.

33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.

34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water.

35 He who saw it has borne witness — his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth — that you also may believe.

36 For these things took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled: ‘Not one of his bones will be broken.’

37 And again another Scripture says, ‘They will look on him whom they have pierced.’

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After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission.

So he came and took away his body.

Nicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about thirty-five kilograms in weight.

So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.

Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

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T that time: One of the Pharisees, a lawyer, asked Jesus a question to test him.

‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?’ And he said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

This is the great and first commandment.

And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbour as yourself.

On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.’

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T that time: Jesus said to the eleven disciples, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.

And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’

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N those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptised by John in the Jordan.

And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.’

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T that time: They were bringing children to Jesus that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them.

But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.’

And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

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T that time: One of the scribes came up to Jesus and asked him, ‘Which commandment is the most important of all?’

Jesus answered, ‘The most important is, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.”

The second is this: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”

There is no other commandment greater than these.’

And the scribe said to him, ‘You are right, Teacher.

You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him.

And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbour as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.’

And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, ‘You are not far from the kingdom of God.’ And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.

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Jesus answered, ‘The most important is, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.”

The second is this: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”

There is no other commandment greater than these.’

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HERE was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.’

Jesus answered him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew he cannot see the kingdom of God.’ Nicodemus said to him, ‘How can a man be born when he is old?

Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?’

Jesus answered, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.’

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T that time: Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

Jacob’s well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well.

It was about the sixth hour.

A woman from Samaria came to draw water.

Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink.’

(For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.)

The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?’

(For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, “Give me a drink”, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.’

The woman said to him, ‘Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep.

Where do you get that living water?

Are you greater than our father Jacob?

He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.’

Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again.

The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’

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T that time: Jesus said to the crowd, ‘No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.

And I will raise him up on the last day.

It is written in the Prophets, “And they will all be taught by God.” Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me — not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father.

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.’

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ESUS cried out, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.

Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, “Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” ’ Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive.

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T that time: As Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from birth.

And his disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’

Jesus answered, ‘It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.

We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.’

Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva.

Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud and said to him, ‘Go, wash in the pool of Siloam’ (which means Sent).

So he went and washed and came back seeing.

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Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.

Abide in me, and I in you.

As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.

I am the vine; you are the branches.

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Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch, and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.

‘As the Father has loved me, so have I 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.

These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.’

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INCE it was the day of Preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away.

32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him.

33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.

34 But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water.

35 He who saw it has borne witness — his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth — that you also may believe.

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MATTHEW 1:1-25 13l 1:16, 18-21, 24a 543 1:18-24 10 1:18-25 13s 2:1-12 20 2:13-15, 19-23 17 3:1-12 4 3:13-17 21 4:1-11 22 4:12-17 67s 4:12-23 67l 4:18-22 684-1 5:1-12a 70 5:1-12a 667 5:1-12a 763-1 5:1-12a 768-1 5:1-12a 795-1 5:1-12a 805-1 5:1-12a 815-1 5:1-12a 1016-1 5:13-16 73 5:13-16 536b 5:13-16 763-2 5:13-16 774-1 5:13-16 805-2 5:14-19 784-1 5:17-37 76l 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37 76s 5:23-24 822-1 5:38-48 79 6:1-6, 16-18 219 6:9-13 749 6:24-34 82 7:21, 24-25 805-3s 7:21, 24-29 805-3l 7:21-27 85

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Matthew (Continued) 36 346 25 38 50 43 23 52 57 186 185 372 187 367 402 407 429 452 462 498 188 345 402 416 453 474 189 191 492 192 56 380 193 454 453 194 528

8:1-4 8:5-13 8:5-17 8:14-17 9:9-13 9:35-38 9:35-38 9:36-10:8 10:1-5a 10:26-33 10:37-42 11:2-11 11:25-30 11:25-30 11:25-30 11:25-30 11:25-30 11:25-30 11:25-30 11:25-30 11:25-30 13:1-9 13:1-23 13:24-30 13:24-43 13:44-46 13:44-52 14:13-21 14:22-33 15:21-28 15:29-31 16:13-18 16:13-19 16:13-19 16:13-20 16:21-27 16:24-27

795-2 795-3a 795-3l 795-3b 88 774-2 779-1 91 774-3 94 97 7 100 170 668 763-3 795-4 815-2 1016-2 1022-1 1026-1 103s 103l 106s 106l 109s 109l 112 115 118 795-5 748 591 706-1 121 124 755-1

430 431 430 432 195 416 425 196 417 197 198 24 199 234 368 403 433 463 498 520 524 202 200 205 203 207 206 208 209 210 433 378 359 488 211 212 381

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Matthew (Continued) 16:24-27 16:24-27 17:1-9 17:1-9 18:15-20 18:21-35 19:3-6 19:3-12 19:16-26 20:1-16 20:20-28 20:25b-28 21:1-11 21:28-32 21:33-43 22:1-10 22:1-14 22:15-21 22:34-40 22:35-40 22:35-40 23:1-12 23:8-12 24:37-44 25:1-13 25:1-13 25:1-13 25:14-15, 19-21 25:14-30 25:14-30 25:31-40 25:31-46 25:31-46 26:14-27:66 26:36-42 26:36-46 27:11-54 28:1-10 28:16-20 28:16-20

768-2 815-3 25 614 127 130 805-4 815-4 815-5 133 826-1 774-4 37 136 139 142s 142l 145 148 760-1 805-5 151 810-1 1 154 815-6 1016-3 157s 157l 768-3 795-6 160 1016-4 38l 572b 795a-1 38s 41 58 165

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Matthew (Continued) 408 463 58 360 213 214 454 464 465 216 494 417 88 218 219 221 220 222 223 394 455 224 460 22 225 466 499 228 226 408 434 229 500 90 351 446 99 144 155 282

28:18-20 28:18-20

755-2 760-2

381 394

MARK 1:1-8 5 27 1:7-11 21 53 1:9-11 755-3 382 1:9-11 760-3 395 1:9-11 768-4 410 1:12-15 23 74 1:14-20 68 237 1:14-20 779-2 425 1:21-28 71 238 1:29-39 74 239 1:35-39 784-2 475 1:40-45 77 240 2:1-12 80 241 2:1-12 795-7 435 2:18-22 83 242 2:23-28 86s 244 2:23-3:6 86l 243 3:20-35 89 245 3:31-35 815-7 466 4:26-34 92 246 4:35-41 95 247 4:35-41 795-8 436 5:21-24, 35b-43 98s 250 5:21-43 98l 248 6:1-6 101 251 6:7-13 104 252 6:30-34 107 253 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 125 261 7:31-37 128 263 8:27-35 131 264 9:2-10 26 75 9:2-10 614 361 9:30-37 134 265 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 137 266 10:13-16 755-4 382 10:13-16 760-4 395

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Luke (Continued) 140s 140l 805-6 143s 143l 815-8 146l 146s 149 795-9 37 760-5s 755b-4 152 760-5l 155l 155s 158 2 38l 168 789-1 826-2 572b 38s 1016-5s 795a-2 1016-5l 1026-2 41 755-5 58 795-10

268 267 455 270 269 467 272 273 274 436 102 396 389 275 396 276 277 278 26 104 283 477 495 352 112 503 447 502 524 145 382 165 437

LUKE 1:1-4; 4:14-21 69 1:5-17 586 1:26-38 11 1:26-38 545 1:26-38 689

290 355 29 348 373

10:2-12 10:2-16 10:6-9 10:17-27 10:17-30 10:24b-30 10:35-45 10:42-45 10:46-52 10:46-52 11:1-10 12:28b-31 12:28b-31 12:28b-34 12:28b-34 12:38-44 12:41-44 13:24-32 13:33-37 14:1-15:47 14:12-16, 22-26 14:12-16, 22-26 14:12-16, 22-26 14:22-25 15:1-39 15:33-39 15:33-39; 16:1-6 15:33-39; 16:1-6 15:33-46 16:1-7 16:15-16, 19-20 16:15-20 16:15-20

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1:26-38 1:39-45 1:39-56 1:57-66, 80 2:1-14 2:15-20 2:16-21 2:22, 39-40 2:22-32 2:22-40 2:22-40 2:41-51a 2:41-52 3:1-6 3:10-18 3:15-16, 21-22 4:1-13 4:16-21 4:16-21 4:16-22a 4:21-30 5:1-11 5:1-11 6:17, 20-26 6:27-38 6:39-45 7:1-10 7:11-17 7:11-17 7:11-17 7:19-23 7:36-50 7:36-8:3 8:4-10a, 11b-15 8:4-10a, 11b-15 9:11b-17 9:11b-17 9:18-24 9:23-26 9:28b-36

815-9 12 622 587 14 15 18 17s 524s 17l 524l 543 17 6 9 21 24 260 784-3 768-5 72 75 779-3 78 81 84 87 90 668 1016-6 795-11 93s 93l 755b-5 768-6 169 789-2 96 553-1 27

468 33 364 357 39 40 47 45 344 44 342 347 46 31 32 54 80 129 475 410 291 292 426 293 294 295 296 297 370 504 438 299 298 390 411 339 478 301 350 82

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Luke (Continued) 9:28b-36 9:51-62 9:57-62 10:1-9 10:1-9 10:1-12, 17-20 10:5-6, 8-9 10:21-24 10:25-37 10:25-37 10:38-42 10:38-42 11:1-13 11:5-13 11:27-28 11:27-28 12:13-21 12:32-48 12:35-40 12:35-40 12:35-44 12:35-44 12:35-44 12:39-48 12:49-53 13:1-9 13:22-30 14:1, 7-14 14:25-33 15:1-3, 11-32 15:1-10 15:1-32 15:3-7 16:1-13 16:10-13 16:19-31 17:5-10 17:11-19 18:1-8 18:9-14

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Luke (Continued) 614 99 815-10 102s 774-5 102l 795-12 768-7 105 795-13 108 815-11 111 795-14 621 815-12 114 117l 117s 1016-7 774-6 795-15 810-2 789e-1 120 30 123 126 129 33 132s 132l 172 135l 135s 138 141 144 147 150

362 302 469 304 418 303 438 412 305 439 307 469 308 440 363 470 310 311 312 504 419 441 460 486 314 83 315 316 317 84 321 318 340 322 323 324 326 327 328 329

795-16 18:9-14 19:1-10 153 19:1-10 755b-6 19:1-10 706-2 19:28-40 37 20:27, 34-38 156s 20:27-38 156l 21:5-19 159 21:25-28, 34-36 3 22:14-20, 24-30 774-7 22:14-23:56 38l 22:24-27 810-3 23:1-49 38s 23:33, 39-43 1016-8 23:30b-43 162 23:44-46, 50, 52-53 1016-9s 23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a 1016-9l 23:44-49; 24:1-6a 795a-3 24:1-12 41 24:13-16, 28-35 1016-10s 24:13-35 46 24:13-35 789-3 24:13-35 795a-4 24:13-35 1016-10l 24:35-48 47 24:44-48 784-4 24:44-53 755-6 24:46-53 58

442 330 391 489 115 332 331 333 30 420 117 461 125 505 335 507 506 448 146 510 150 478 449 508 161 476 383 178

JOHN 1:1-5, 9-14 16s 42 1:1-5, 9-14 19s 49 1:1-5, 9-14, 16-18 755-7 384 1:1-18 16l 41 1:1-18 19l 48 1:6-8, 19-28 8 28 1:29-34 64 184 1:29-34 755-8 385 1:35-42 65 236

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John (Continued) 743 1:35-42 1:35-42 779-4 1:45-51 779-5 2:1-11 66 2:1-11 805-7 2:13-22 706-3 2:13-22 671 2:13-25 29 3:1-6 755-9 3:1-6 760-6 3:13-17 638 3:14-21 32 3:16-18 164 3:16-21 755-10 3:16-21 763-4 4:5-14 760-7 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 28s 4:5-42 28l 4:19-24 706-4 4:19-24 822-2 5:24-29 668 5:24-29 1016-11 6:1-15 110 6:1-15 789-4 6:24-35 113 6:24-35 789-5 6:35-40 795-17 6:37-39 1022-2s 6:37-40 1022-2l 6:37-40 1016-12 6:41-51 116 6:41-51 789-6 6:44-47 755b-7 6:44-47 760-8 6:51-58 119 6:51-58 167 6:51-58 1016-13 6:51-58 1022-3 6:51-59 789-7

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John (Continued) 376 427 428 288 456 490 371 76 385 397 366 78 232 386 404 398 62 59 491 492 369 511 254 480 256 481 442 521 521 511 258 482 392 399 259 233 512 522 483

795-18 6:53-58 6:60-69 122 7:14-18 784-5 7:37-39 62 7:37b-39a 760-9 7:37b-39a 768-8 8:1-11 36 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 31s 9:1-7 760-10 9:1-7 795-19 9:1-41 31l 10:1-10 49 10:11-16 774-8 10:11-18 50 10:11-18 795-20 10:27-30 51 11:1-45 34l 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 34s 11:17-27 1016-14l 11:21-27 1016-14s 11:32-38, 40 1022-4 11:32-45 1016-15 12:12-16 37 12:20-33 35 12:23-26 1016-16s 12:23-28 1016-16l 12:24-26 774-9 12:24-26 815-13 12:31-36a 822-3 12:44-50 748 12:44-50 789e-2 12:44-50 755-11 13:1-15 39 13:31-33a, 34-35 54 13:34-35 755b-8 14:1-6 1016-17 14:1-12 52 14:15-16, 23b-26 63 14:15-17 768-9

443 260 476 157 399 412 86 67 400 444 64 152 421 162 444 175 69 72 513 514 522 514 103 79 516 516 421 470 493 379 487 387 132 176 392 517 153 181 413

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John (Continued) 55 14:15-21 14:15-23, 26-27 763-5 14:23-26 768-10 14:23-29 57 15:1-6 763-6 15:1-8 53 15:1-8 815-14 15:1-11 755-12 15:1-11 760-11 15:9-11 755b-9 15:9-12 805-8 15:9-17 56 15:9-17 774-10 15:9-17 815-15 15:12-16 805-9 15:12-17 755b-10 15:18-21, 26-27 768-11 15:26-27; 16:12-15 63 16:5-7, 12-13a 768-12 16:12-15 166 17:1-2, 9, 14-26 572b 17:1-11a 59 17:6, 14-19 774-11 17:11b-19 60 17:20-23 805-10s

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John (Continued) 154 405 413 177 406 163 471 387 400 393 457 164 422 472 457 393 414 168 415 338 353 156 422 166 459

17:20-26 17:20-26 17:20-26 17:24-26 18:1-19:42 18:33b-37 19:17-18b, 25-39 19:25-30 19:25-30 19:31-35 19:31-37 20:1-9 20:1-10 20:19-23 20:19-23 20:19-31 20:19-31 20:19-31 21:1-14 21:1-14 21:1-19 21:15-17 21:15-19

61 179 805-10l 458 815-16 473 1016-18 518 40 134 161 279 1016-19 518 1022-5 523 1026-3 526 760-12 401 171 285 42 147 795a-5 451 63 158, 167, 180 774-12 423 43 148 44 159 45 169 48s 173 789-8 484 48l 171 774-13 424 590 358