First Readings from the New Testament
During the Easter Season
'Hope does not disappoint us because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.' Romans 5:5
First Readings choose one
Second Reading choose one
Gospel Reading selected and read by the parish Priest
During the funeral the Scriptures will be proclaimed from the Lectionary provided to you by the parish. The parish Priest is available to guide you in your selection of the readings. During the funeral liturgy, the Biblical readings may not be replaced by nonbiblical readings, poems, quotations or unapproved translations of the Bible. During the vigil prayer service with the family, nonbiblical readings, poems and quotations may be used in addition to readings from Scripture.
Acts 10: 34-43 1012(1)
He is the one ordained by God, As judge of the living and the dead.
(long version)
A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles
Then Peter began to speak:
‘I truly understand that God shows no partiality,
but in every nation, anyone who fears him
and does what is right
is acceptable to him.
You know the message he sent to the people of Israel,
preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all.
That message spread throughout Judea,
beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced:
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Spirit and with power;
how He went about doing good
and healing all who were oppressed by the devil,
for God was with him.
We are witnesses to all that he did
both in Judea and in Jerusalem.
They put him to death by hanging him on a tree;
but God raised him on the third day
and allowed him to appear,
not to all the people
but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses,
and who ate and drank with him after
He rose from the dead.
He commanded us to preach to the people
and to testify that he is the one ordained by God
as judge of the living and the dead.
All the prophets testify about him
that everyone who believes in him
receives forgiveness of sins through his name.’
The Word of the Lord
OR
Acts 10:34-36, 42-43
He is the one ordained by God, As judge of the living and the dead.
(short version)
A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles
Then Peter began to speak:
‘I truly understand that God shows no partiality,
but in every nation, anyone who fears him
and does what is right
is acceptable to him.
You know the message he sent to the people of Israel,
preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all.
He commanded us to preach to the people
and to testify that he is the one ordained by God
as judge of the living and the dead.
All the prophets testify about him
that everyone who believes in him
receives forgiveness of sins through his name.’
The Word of the Lord.
Revelation 7: 9, 14b-17 1012(1A)
They will hunger no more, and thirst nor more.
A reading from the Book of Revelation
After this I, John, looked,
and there was a great multitude that no one could count,
from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages,
standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.
And one of the elders then said to me,
“these are they who have come out of the great ordeal;
they have washed their robes
and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
For this reason they are before the throne of God
and worship him day and night within his temple,
and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them.
They will hunger no more, and thirst no more;
the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat;
for the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of water of life,
and God will wipe away every tear form their eyes.”
The word of the Lord.
Revelation 14:13 1012(2)
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
A reading from the Book of Revelation
And I heard a voice from heaven saying,
‘Write this:
Blessed are the dead who from now on die in the Lord.’
‘Yes,’ says the Spirit,
‘they will rest from their labours,
for their deeds follow them.’
The Word of the Lord.
Revelation 20:11 – 21:1 1012(3)
The dead were judged according to their works.
A Reading from the Book of Revelation
Then I saw a great white throne
and the one who sat on it;
the earth and the heaven fled from his presence,
and no place was found for them.
And I saw the dead, great and small,
standing before the throne,
and books were opened.
Also, another book was opened, the book of life.
And the dead were judged according to their works,
as recorded in the books.
And the sea gave up the dead that were in it,
Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them,
and all were judged according to what they had done.
Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.
This is the second death, the lake of fire;
and anyone whose name was not found written
in the book of life
was thrown into the lake of fire.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth;
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,
the sea was no more.
The Word of the Lord.
Revelation 21: 1-5a, 6b-7 1012(4)
Death will be no more.
A Reading from the Book of Revelation
Then I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth;
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,
and the sea was no more.
And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
‘See, the home of God is among mortals.
He will dwell with them as their God;
they will be his peoples,
and God himself will be with them;
he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for the first things have passed away.’
And the one who was seated on the throne said,
‘See, I am making all things new.’
I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the beginning and the end.
To the thirsty, I will give water as a gift
from the spring of the water of life.
Those who conquer will inherit these things,
and I will be their God, and they will be my son.
The Word of the Lord
First Readings from Old Testament outside Easter
Second Readings from New Testament
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