A reading from the first letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians.

Concerning times and seasons, brothers and sisters, you have no need for anything to be written to you, for you yourselves

know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. When people

are saying peace and security, then sudden disaster comes upon them, like labor pains upon a pregnant woman,

and they will not escape. But you brothers and sisters are not in darkness for that day

to overtake you like a thief. For all of you are children of the light and children of the day. We are not

of the night or of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert

and sober. For God did not destined us for wrath, but to gain salvation to our Lord Jesus Christ,

who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him. Therefore,

encourage one another and build one another up, as indeed you do. The word of the Lord.

I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord and the land of the living. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord and the land of the living.

The Lord is my light and my salvation.

Whom shall I fear?

The Lord is my life's refuge.

Of whom should I be afraid?

I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord and the land of the

living. One thing I ask of the Lord, this I seek. To dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of

my life, and I may gaze on the loveliness of the Lord and contemplate his temple. I believe that I shall see the good

things of the Lord in the land of the living. I believe that I shall see the bounty of the Lord in the

land of the living. Wait for the Lord with courage. Be stouthearted and wait for the Lord. I believe that I shall see the good

things of the Lord in the land of the living. My brothers and sisters, may our Lord be with you.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke.

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