Reading
First Letter to Thessalonians 5: 1- 6, 9- 11
5:1 But concerning dates and times, brothers, you do not need us to write to you.
5:2 For you yourselves thoroughly understand that the day of the Lord shall arrive much like a thief in the night.
5:3 For when they will say, “Peace and security!” then destruction will suddenly overwhelm them, like the labor pains of a woman with child, and they will not escape.
5:4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that you would be overtaken by that day as by a thief.
5:5 For all of you are sons of light and sons of daytime; we are not of nighttime, nor of darkness.
5:6 Therefore, let us not sleep, as the rest do. Instead, we should be vigilant and sober.
5:9 For God has not appointed us for wrath, but for the acquisition of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
5:10 who died for us, so that, whether we watch, or whether we sleep, we may live in union with him.
5:11 Because of this, console one another and build up one another, just as you are doing.
Gospel
The Holy Gospel According to Luke 4: 31-37
| 4:31 | And he descended to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And there he taught them on the Sabbaths. |
| 4:32 | And they were astonished at his doctrine, for his word was spoken with authority. |
| 4:33 | And in the synagogue, there was a man who had an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, |
| 4:34 | saying: “Let us alone. What are we to you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God.” |
| 4:35 | And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and depart from him.” And when the demon had thrown him into their midst, he departed from him, and he no longer harmed him. |
| 4:36 | And fear fell over them all. And they discussed this among themselves, saying: “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they depart.” |
| 4:37 | And his fame spread to every place in the region. |
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