SECOND READING "You will know what surpasses all knowledge: the love of Christ" Reading from the letter of Saint Paul the apostle to the Ephesians (3, 8-12.14-19)

MASS READINGS, FRIDAY 11 JUNE 2021 

SECOND READING 

"You will know what surpasses all knowledge: the love of Christ" 

Reading from the letter of Saint Paul the apostle to the Ephesians (3, 8-12.14-19) 

Brothers, to me who am truly the smallest of all the faithful, the grace has been given to announce to the nations the unfathomable riches of Christ, and to bring to light for all the content of the mystery which has always been hidden in God. , the creator of all things; thus, henceforth, the Heavenly Powers themselves know, thanks to the Church, the multiple aspects of the Wisdom of God. It is the eternal plan that God has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord. And our faith in Christ gives us the assurance we need to come to God with confidence. This is why I fall on my knees before the Father, from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth takes its name. He who is so rich in glory, that he gives you the power of his Spirit, so that the inner man may be strengthened in you.

May Christ dwell in your hearts by faith; stay rooted in love, established in love. Thus you will be able to understand with all the faithful what is the width, the length, the height, the depth… You will know what exceeds all knowledge: the love of Christ. Then you will be filled until you come into all the fullness of God. 

- Word of the Lord.

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🌿Greetings before the gospel 

Alleluia. Alleluia.

Take my yoke upon you,

become my disciples,

for I am gentle and lowly in heart.

Alleluia.

Mt 11, 29ab 

or: Alleluia. Alleluia.

God loved us,

he sent his Son

for the forgiveness of our sins.

Alleluia.