Official Translation
Reading 1 - Wisdom 3.1-9
But the souls of the just are in the hand of God,
and no torment shall touch them.
They seemed, in the sight of the foolish, to die.
Their departure was reckoned an abuse,
and their going away from us, an affliction,
but they are at peace.
And though in the sight of humans they suffered torments,
their hope is full of immortality.
In a few ways, afflicted;
in many ways, well-rewarded,
because God has tried them,
and found them worthy of himself.
As gold in the furnace he has proved them,
and as a sacrificial victim he has received them.
They will shine in their time, they will be respected.
They will fly to and fro like sparks in the weeds.
They shall judge nations and rule over people,
and their Lord shall reign forever.
Those who trust in him, shall understand the truth,
and the faithful in love shall rest in him,
since grace and peace are given to his elect.
Responsorial - Psalm 23.1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
R. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
or
R. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He has me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
or
R. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff –
they comfort me.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
or
R. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
You prepare a table before me,
in the presence of my foes.
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
or
R. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
or
R. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
Reading 2 - Romans 6.3-9
Brothers and Sisters:
Do you not know that whoever was baptized in Christ Jesus
was baptized in his death?
For we are buried together with him by baptism into death
so that, as Christ is risen from the dead
by the glory of the Father,
so we too may walk in newness of life.
For if we have been planted together in a death like his,
so also we will be raised.
Knowing this, that our old humanity is crucified with him,
that the body of sin may be destroyed,
so that we will no longer serve sin.
For the dead man is justified from sin.
Now, if we have died with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live together with him.
Knowing that Christ, rising again from the dead, will not die again
Death no longer has power over you.
Gospel - John 6.37-40
Jesus said to the crowds:
All that the Father gives to me shall come to me;
and the one who comes to me, I will not reject.
Because I came down from heaven, not to do my own will,
but the will of him who sent me.
Now this is the will of him who sent me:
All that he has given me, I shall not lose,
but I shall raise it on the last day.
For this is the will of my Father:
that all who see the Son and believe in him
may have eternal life,
and I shall raise him in the last day.
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