Baptism
Baptism removes original sin and joyfully welcomes your child into the family of faith. The parish community of Saint James the Less looks forward to celebrating this sacred moment with you and your family.
If you would like to have your child baptized, we ask that you reach out to the office to
schedule and to receive more information.
The Godparents, or Sponsors
The chosen godparents, also known as sponsors, must be registered and practicing Catholics who embody a Christ-centered life.
They must be least 16 years of age and are fully initiated
having received the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation.
If married, the marriage must be recognized as valid by the Catholic Church.
Godparents who belong to another parish should obtain their certification from their home parish and have it sent to us. Sponsor-certification forms for each godparent must reach our parish office no later than two weeks prior to the scheduled Baptism.
Scheduling
Baptisms are ordinarily celebrated on Saturdays; specific dates and times are arranged through the parish office.
Lastly, parents are required to attend a Baptismal Preparation Session -- a one-time obligation that is not required for subsequent children.
Marriage
Congratulations on your engagement!
We're overjoyed to celebrate with you with on your big day, but even more excited to
help you prepare for the rest of the journey beyond your wedding day.
To start the process, please call the Parish Office for details.
Communion for the Homebound
We all are called to care for each other, attending particularly to those who may be
separated from us physically, ensuring that no one is separated from us spiritually.
It is through Holy Communion that we bring the true presence of the Lord to the sick, the
aged, and the homebound.
If you or someone you know needs a visit from a homebound minister, please call the parish
office.
In addition, masses are celebrated monthly at Monroe Village, Mira Vie Senior Living and
Parker Nursing Home.
Anointing of the Sick
It is through the Sacrament of Anointing that Jesus touches us for spiritual
healing: that with the Holy Spirit, the we are given the gift of peace and courage
to deal with the pain and suffering that accompany serious illness or the frailty of
old age.
There is no need to wait until a person is at the point of death to receive the
Sacrament of the Anointing the Sick.
If you or a family member is facing a serious illness or is of advanced years, please call the office to arrange for a pastoral visit.
If you or a family member is facing a serious illness or is of advanced years, please call the office to arrange for a pastoral visit.
Funeral Mass
The loss of a loved one is a time of sadness and grief. However, in our faith there is joy in the
belief that a funeral represents the passing of the beloved into eternal life -- a realization that
brings great comfort at this difficult time.
At the time of death, the funeral home is usually called first. Their staff will offer
compassionate services and will call the church to schedule a funeral Mass. The funeral
mass is where we gather to give praise and thanks for Christ’s victory over sin and death,
to commend the deceased to God’s tender mercy and compassion, and to seek strength in this
time of need.
Beyond merely an expression of grief, the funeral mass is an act of worship.
The Lazarus Ministry
Bereavement is a time of enormous change and upheaval. It is hard to comprehend the impact this loss will have on our lives. This is a time when we yearn for quiet remembering and reflection, and yet there is so much to do.
If this is the first time you are experiencing the loss of someone close to you, you may not know what to do or where to begin. This is where the Lazarus Ministry can be of service to you. The members of the Lazarus Ministry can help you to plan the funeral Mass and be there to support you as you move through the bereavement process.
Some of the ways that the Lazarus Ministry attends to the bereaved are as follows:
To learn more about the Lazarus Ministry of St James the Less, please speak with Pat Moke, the Lazarus Ministry Director, or call the rectory at 732-521-0100.
If this is the first time you are experiencing the loss of someone close to you, you may not know what to do or where to begin. This is where the Lazarus Ministry can be of service to you. The members of the Lazarus Ministry can help you to plan the funeral Mass and be there to support you as you move through the bereavement process.
Some of the ways that the Lazarus Ministry attends to the bereaved are as follows:
- First Response and Basic Needs
- Funeral Mass Planning
- Follow up Support
- Annual Memorial Mass
- Referral to Long-Term Bereavement Groups
To learn more about the Lazarus Ministry of St James the Less, please speak with Pat Moke, the Lazarus Ministry Director, or call the rectory at 732-521-0100.
Bible Readings for the Funeral Service
For liturgical planning purposes, please choose from any of the readings below:
- Old Testament Readings
- Old Testament Readings for the Easter Season
- New Testament Readings
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9
Isaiah 43:1-5
Proverbs 31:10-31 (The Worthy Wife Proverbs)
Sirach 44:10-15
Wisdom 3:1-9 (Long Form)
Wisdom 3:1-6, 9 (Short Form)
ECCLESIASTES 3:1-15
A reading from the book of Ecclesiastes
There is an appointed time for everything,
and a time for every affair under the heavens.
A time to give birth, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant.
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to tear down, and a time to build.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them;
a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away.
A time to rend, and a time to sew;
a time to be silent, and a time to speak.
A time to love, and a time to hate;
a time of war, and a time of peace.
What profit have workers from their toil?
I have seen the business that God has given to mortals to be busied about.
God has made everything appropriate to its time, but has put the timeless into their hearts so they cannot find out, from beginning to end, the work which God has done.
I recognized that there is nothing better than to rejoice and to do well during life.
Moreover, that all can eat and drink and enjoy the good of all their toil—this is a gift of God.
I recognized that whatever God does will endure forever; there is no adding to it, or taking from it. Thus has God done that he may be revered.
What now is has already been; what is to be, already is: God retrieves what has gone by.
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There is an appointed time for everything,
and a time for every affair under the heavens.
A time to give birth, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant.
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to tear down, and a time to build.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them;
a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces.
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away.
A time to rend, and a time to sew;
a time to be silent, and a time to speak.
A time to love, and a time to hate;
a time of war, and a time of peace.
What profit have workers from their toil?
I have seen the business that God has given to mortals to be busied about.
God has made everything appropriate to its time, but has put the timeless into their hearts so they cannot find out, from beginning to end, the work which God has done.
I recognized that there is nothing better than to rejoice and to do well during life.
Moreover, that all can eat and drink and enjoy the good of all their toil—this is a gift of God.
I recognized that whatever God does will endure forever; there is no adding to it, or taking from it. Thus has God done that he may be revered.
What now is has already been; what is to be, already is: God retrieves what has gone by.
The word of the Lord.
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ISAIAH 25:6a, 7-9
A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah
On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples.
On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples,
The web that is woven over all nations; he will destroy death forever.
The Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces; the reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth, for the Lord has spoken.
On that day it will be said: "Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! This is the Lord for whom we looked; let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!"
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A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah
On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples.
On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples,
The web that is woven over all nations; he will destroy death forever.
The Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces; the reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth, for the Lord has spoken.
On that day it will be said: "Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! This is the Lord for whom we looked; let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!"
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ISAIAH 43:1-5
A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah
The Lord who created you says:
Do not be afraid, I will save you;
I have called you by your name and you are mine.
When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you and your troubles will not be able to overcome you.
Even if you walk through fire, you will not be burned; even though you endure hard trials, they will not be victorious over you.
For I am your God, the God who saves you from harm.
You are precious to me and I love you, so do not be afraid for I am with you.
From the distant West and the farthest East, I will bring you home.
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A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah
The Lord who created you says:
Do not be afraid, I will save you;
I have called you by your name and you are mine.
When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you and your troubles will not be able to overcome you.
Even if you walk through fire, you will not be burned; even though you endure hard trials, they will not be victorious over you.
For I am your God, the God who saves you from harm.
You are precious to me and I love you, so do not be afraid for I am with you.
From the distant West and the farthest East, I will bring you home.
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PROVERBS 31:10-31 (The Worthy Wife Proverbs)
A reading from the book of the prophet Proverbs
When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls. Her husband, entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize. She brings him good, and not evil, all the days of her life. She rises while it is still night, and distributes food to her household.
She enjoys the success of her dealings; at night her lamp is undimmed. She fears not the snow for her household; all her charges are doubly clothed.
She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs at the days to come.
She opens her mouth in wisdom, and on her tongue is kindly counsel. She watches the conduct of her household, and eats not her food in idleness. Her children rise up and praise her; her husband, too, extols her.
Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled them all. Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her a reward of her labors, and let her works praise her at the city gates.
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A reading from the book of the prophet Proverbs
When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls. Her husband, entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize. She brings him good, and not evil, all the days of her life. She rises while it is still night, and distributes food to her household.
She enjoys the success of her dealings; at night her lamp is undimmed. She fears not the snow for her household; all her charges are doubly clothed.
She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs at the days to come.
She opens her mouth in wisdom, and on her tongue is kindly counsel. She watches the conduct of her household, and eats not her food in idleness. Her children rise up and praise her; her husband, too, extols her.
Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled them all. Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her a reward of her labors, and let her works praise her at the city gates.
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SIRACH 44:10-15
A reading from the Book of Sirach
Here is generous man, a man of integrity, whose good works have not been forgotten.
In his family there remains a rich inheritance born of him.
His descendants stand by the covenant and, thanks to him, so do their children's children.
His offspring will last forever; his glory will not fade.
His body has been buried in peace, and his name lives on for all generations.
The peoples will proclaim his wisdom, the assembly will celebrate his praises.
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A reading from the Book of Sirach
Here is generous man, a man of integrity, whose good works have not been forgotten.
In his family there remains a rich inheritance born of him.
His descendants stand by the covenant and, thanks to him, so do their children's children.
His offspring will last forever; his glory will not fade.
His body has been buried in peace, and his name lives on for all generations.
The peoples will proclaim his wisdom, the assembly will celebrate his praises.
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WISDOM 3:1-9 Long Form
A reading from the book of Wisdom
The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For if before men, indeed, they be punished, yet is their hope full of immortality; chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace, he proved them, and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
In the time of their visitation they shall shine, and shall dart about as sparks through stubble; They shall judge nations and rule over peoples, and the LORD shall be their King forever.
Those who trust in him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love: because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with his elect.
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A reading from the book of Wisdom
The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For if before men, indeed, they be punished, yet is their hope full of immortality; chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace, he proved them, and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
In the time of their visitation they shall shine, and shall dart about as sparks through stubble; They shall judge nations and rule over peoples, and the LORD shall be their King forever.
Those who trust in him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love: because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with his elect.
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WISDOM 3:1-6, 9 Short Form
A reading from the book of Wisdom
The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For if before men, indeed, they be punished, yet is their hope full of immortality; chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace, he proved them, and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
Those who trust in him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love: because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with his elect.
The Word of the Lord.
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A reading from the book of Wisdom
The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction and their going forth from us, utter destruction.
But they are in peace.
For if before men, indeed, they be punished, yet is their hope full of immortality; chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace, he proved them, and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.
Those who trust in him shall understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love: because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with his elect.
The Word of the Lord.
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ACTS 10:34-36, 42-43 (Easter Season Only)
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles
Peter proceeded to address the people in these words:
“In truth, I see that God shows no partiality. Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him.
You know the word that he sent to the Israelites as he proclaimed peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
He commissioned us to preach to the people and testify that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.
To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name.”
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A reading from the Acts of the Apostles
Peter proceeded to address the people in these words:
“In truth, I see that God shows no partiality. Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him.
You know the word that he sent to the Israelites as he proclaimed peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
He commissioned us to preach to the people and testify that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.
To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name.”
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REV 14:13 (Easter Season Only)
A reading from the book of Revelation
I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.”
“Yes,” said the Spirit, “let them find rest from their labors, for their works accompany them.”
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A reading from the book of Revelation
I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.”
“Yes,” said the Spirit, “let them find rest from their labors, for their works accompany them.”
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REV 20:11 – 21:1 (Easter Season Only)
A reading from the book of Revelation
I saw a large white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the sky fled from his presence and there was no place for them.
I saw the dead, the great and the lowly, standing before the throne, and scrolls were opened. Then another scroll was opened, the book of life.
The dead were judged according to their deeds, by what was written in the scrolls. The sea gave up its dead; then Death and Hades gave up their dead. All the dead were judged according to their deeds.
Then Death and Hades were thrown into the pool of fire. (This pool of fire is the second death.) Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the pool of fire.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
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A reading from the book of Revelation
I saw a large white throne and the one who was sitting on it. The earth and the sky fled from his presence and there was no place for them.
I saw the dead, the great and the lowly, standing before the throne, and scrolls were opened. Then another scroll was opened, the book of life.
The dead were judged according to their deeds, by what was written in the scrolls. The sea gave up its dead; then Death and Hades gave up their dead. All the dead were judged according to their deeds.
Then Death and Hades were thrown into the pool of fire. (This pool of fire is the second death.) Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the pool of fire.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
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REV 21:1-5,6-7 (Easter Season Only)
A reading from the book of Revelation
I saw a new heaven and a new earth.
The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea no more.
I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
“Behold, God’s dwelling is with the human race.
He will dwell with them and they will be his people, and God himself will always be with them as their God.
He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, for the old order has passed away.”
The One who sat on the throne said,
“Behold, I make all things new!
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.
To the thirsty I will give a gift from the spring of life-giving water.
The victor will inherit these gifts, and I shall be his God and he will be my son.”
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A reading from the book of Revelation
I saw a new heaven and a new earth.
The former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea no more.
I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
“Behold, God’s dwelling is with the human race.
He will dwell with them and they will be his people, and God himself will always be with them as their God.
He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, for the old order has passed away.”
The One who sat on the throne said,
“Behold, I make all things new!
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.
To the thirsty I will give a gift from the spring of life-giving water.
The victor will inherit these gifts, and I shall be his God and he will be my son.”
The Word of the Lord.
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1 CORINTHIANS 15:20-23 (Short Form)
A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians
Christ has been raised from the dead,
the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
For since death came through a human being,
the resurrection of the dead came also through a human being.
For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life,
but each one in proper order: Christ the first fruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ.
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A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians
Christ has been raised from the dead,
the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
For since death came through a human being,
the resurrection of the dead came also through a human being.
For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life,
but each one in proper order: Christ the first fruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ.
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1 JOHN 3:1-2
A reading from the first Letter of Saint John
See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God.
Yet so we are.
The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Beloved, we are God's children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
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A reading from the first Letter of Saint John
See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God.
Yet so we are.
The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Beloved, we are God's children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
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1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,
about those who have fallen asleep so that you may not grieve
like the rest, who have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too will God, through Jesus,
bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
Indeed, we tell you this, on the word of the Lord, that we
who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord,
will surely not precede those who have fallen asleep.
For the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the
voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God,
will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them
in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
Thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore, console one another with these words.
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A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,
about those who have fallen asleep so that you may not grieve
like the rest, who have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too will God, through Jesus,
bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
Indeed, we tell you this, on the word of the Lord, that we
who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord,
will surely not precede those who have fallen asleep.
For the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the
voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God,
will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them
in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
Thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore, console one another with these words.
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2 CORINTHIANS 4:14-5:1
A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians
We know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus
will raise us also with Jesus and place us with you
in his presence.
Everything indeed is for you,
so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people may cause the thanksgiving to overflow
for the glory of God.
Therefore, we are not discouraged;
rather, although our outer self is wasting away,
our inner self is being renewed day by day.
For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
as we look not to what is seen but to what is unseen;
for what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal.
For we know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent,
should be destroyed, we have a building from God,
a dwelling not made with hands, eternal in heaven.
The Word of the Lord.
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A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians
We know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus
will raise us also with Jesus and place us with you
in his presence.
Everything indeed is for you,
so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people may cause the thanksgiving to overflow
for the glory of God.
Therefore, we are not discouraged;
rather, although our outer self is wasting away,
our inner self is being renewed day by day.
For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
as we look not to what is seen but to what is unseen;
for what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal.
For we know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent,
should be destroyed, we have a building from God,
a dwelling not made with hands, eternal in heaven.
The Word of the Lord.
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ROMANS 8:31b-35, 37-39
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans
If God is for us, who can be against us?
He did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us all,
how will he not also give us everything else along with him?
Who will bring a charge against God's chosen ones?
It is God who acquits us. Who will condemn?
It is Christ Jesus who died, rather, was raised, who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us.
What will separate us from the love of Christ?
Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?
No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.
For I am convinced that neither death,
nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,
nor present things, nor future things,
nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature
will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans
If God is for us, who can be against us?
He did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us all,
how will he not also give us everything else along with him?
Who will bring a charge against God's chosen ones?
It is God who acquits us. Who will condemn?
It is Christ Jesus who died, rather, was raised, who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us.
What will separate us from the love of Christ?
Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?
No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.
For I am convinced that neither death,
nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,
nor present things, nor future things,
nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature
will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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ROMANS 5:5-11
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans
Hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us.
For Christ, while we were still helpless,
yet died at the appointed time for the ungodly.
Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person,
though perhaps for a good person one might even find courage to die.
But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
How much more then, since we are now justified by his blood,
will we be saved through him from the wrath.
Indeed, if, while we were enemies,
we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, once reconciled, will we be saved by his life.
Not only that, but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans
Hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us.
For Christ, while we were still helpless,
yet died at the appointed time for the ungodly.
Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person,
though perhaps for a good person one might even find courage to die.
But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
How much more then, since we are now justified by his blood,
will we be saved through him from the wrath.
Indeed, if, while we were enemies,
we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, once reconciled, will we be saved by his life.
Not only that, but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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ROMANS 6:3-9
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans
Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life.
For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be done away with, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin. For a dead person has been absolved from sin.
If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him.
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A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans
Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life.
For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be done away with, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin. For a dead person has been absolved from sin.
If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him.
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ROMANS 14:7-9, 10b – 12
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans
None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.
For this is why Christ died and came to life, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written:
''As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bend before me, and every tongue shall give praise to God. "
So then each of us shall give an account of himself to God.
The Word of the Lord.
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A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans
None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.
For this is why Christ died and came to life, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written:
''As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bend before me, and every tongue shall give praise to God. "
So then each of us shall give an account of himself to God.
The Word of the Lord.
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