November 25th : First ReadingThe redeemed have Christ and his Father's name written on their foreheadsA reading from the book of the Apocalypse 14: 1-5

November 25th :  First Reading

The redeemed have Christ and his Father's name written on their foreheads

A reading from the book of the Apocalypse 14: 1-5 

In my vision I, John, saw Mount Zion, and standing on it a Lamb who had with him a hundred and forty-four thousand people, all with his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. I heard a sound coming out of the sky like the sound of the ocean or the roar of thunder; it seemed to be the sound of harpists playing their harps. There in front of the throne they were singing a new hymn in the presence of the four animals and the elders, a hymn that could only be learnt by the hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the world; they follow the Lamb wherever he goes; they have been redeemed from amongst men to be the first-fruits for God and for the Lamb. They never allowed a lie to pass their lips and no fault can be found in them.

The Word of the Lord.