OFFICE OF READINGS: SECOND READING | From the Jerusalem Catecheses (~350 AD) | The Anointing with the Holy Spirit
OFFICE OF READINGS: FIRST READING | From the letter of the apostle Peter 3:18-4:11 | Awaiting the Lord’s Coming
OFFICE OF READINGS: SECOND READING | From the Jerusalem Catecheses (___ AD) | Baptism is a Symbol of Christ’s Passion
OFFICE OF READINGS: SECOND READING | From the Catecheses by Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop (344 – 407 AD) | The power of Christ’s blood
OFFICE OF READINGS: SECOND READING | From the book On the Holy Spirit by Saint Basil, Bishop (~330 – 379 AD) | By one death and resurrection the world was saved
Therefore God, your God, has anointed youwith the oil of gladness above other kings:your robes are fragrant with aloes and myrrh. From the ivory palace you are greeted with music.The daughters of kings are among your loved ones.On your right stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
OFFICE OF READINGS: FIRST READING | From the letter to the Hebrews 10:1-18 | We are sanctified through the offering of Christ
OFFICE OF READINGS: SECOND READING | From a homily on the Gospels by Saint Gregory the Great, pope (~540 – 604 AD) | Christ the good shepherd
OFFICE OF READINGS: SECOND READING | From the book On the Holy Spirit by Saint Basil the Great, bishop (329 – 379 AD) | The Spirit gives life
OFFICE OF READINGS: SECOND READING | From the treatise On the Trinity by Saint Hilary, bishop (~300 – 368 AD) | The unity of the faithful in God through the incarnation of the Word and the sacrament of the eucharist