Reading
Hebrews 5: 7- 9
5:7 | It is Christ who, in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offered prayers and supplications to the One who was able to save him from death, and who was heard because of his reverence. |
5:8 | And although, certainly, he is the Son of God, he learned obedience by the things that he suffered. |
5:9 | And having reached his consummation, he was made, for all who are obedient to him, the cause of eternal salvation, |
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First Corinthians 15: 1- 11
15:1 | And so I make known to you, brothers, the Gospel that I preached to you, which you also received, and on which you stand. |
15:2 | By the Gospel, too, you are being saved, if you hold to the understanding that I preached to you, lest you believe in vain. |
15:3 | For I handed on to you, first of all, what I also received: that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures; |
15:4 | and that he was buried; and that he rose again on the third day, according to the Scriptures; |
15:5 | and that he was seen by Cephas, and after that by the eleven. |
15:6 | Next he was seen by more than five hundred brothers at one time, many of whom remain, even to the present time, although some have fallen asleep. |
15:7 | Next, he was seen by James, then by all the Apostles. |
15:8 | And last of all, he was seen also by me, as if I were someone born at the wrong time. |
15:9 | For I am the least of the Apostles. I am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God. |
15:10 | But, by the grace of God, I am what I am. And his grace in me has not been empty, since I have labored more abundantly than all of them. Yet it is not I, but the grace of God within me. |
15:11 | For whether it is I or they: so we preach, and so you have believed. |
Gospel
John 19: 25- 27
19:25 | And standing beside the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, and Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. |
19:26 | Therefore, when Jesus had seen his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son.” |
19:27 | Next, he said to the disciple, “Behold your mother.” And from that hour, the disciple accepted her as his own. |
Or
Luke 2: 33- 35
2:33 | And his father and mother were wondering over these things, which were spoken about him. |
2:34 | And Simeon blessed them, and he said to his mother Mary: “Behold, this one has been set for the ruin and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and as a sign which will be contradicted. |
2:35 | And a sword will pass through your own soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” |