November 5th : First ReadingI was faultless according to the Law; but without knowing Christ I was nothing.A Reading from the Letter of St.Paul to the Philippians 3:3-8 .

November 5th : First Reading

I was faultless according to the Law; but without knowing Christ I was nothing.

A Reading from the Letter of St.Paul to the Philippians 3:3-8 .

We are the real people of the circumcision, we who worship in accordance with the Spirit of God; we have our own glory from Christ Jesus without having to rely on a physical operation. If it came to relying on physical evidence, I should be fully qualified myself. Take any man who thinks he can rely on what is physical: I am even better qualified. I was born of the race of Israel and of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrew parents, and I was circumcised when I was eight days old. As for the Law, I was a Pharisee; as for working for religion, I was a persecutor of the Church; as far as the Law can make you perfect, I was faultless. But because of Christ, I have come to consider all these advantages that I had as disadvantages. Not only that, but I believe nothing can happen that will outweigh the supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.

The Word of the Lord.