August 27, 2012, Reading

The Second Letter from Saint Paul to the Thessalonians    1: 1-5, 11-12

1:1 Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:2 Grace and peace to you, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:3 We ought to give thanks always to God for you, brothers, in a fitting manner, because your faith is increasing greatly, and because the charity of each of you toward one another is abundant,
1:4 so much so that we ourselves even glory in you among the churches of God, because of your patience and faith in all of your persecutions and tribulations that you endure,
1:5 which are a sign of the just judgment of God, so that you may be held worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer.
1:11 Because of this, too, we pray always for you, so that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may complete every act of his goodness, as well as his work of faith in virtue,
1:12 in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, in accord with the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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