For joy as sons in the Son; For living out our Baptismal Promises.

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St. Matthew 3:1-17 [top]

A-I

3 And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea.
² And saying: Do penance: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

A-II

³ For this is he that was spoken of by Isaias the prophet, saying: A voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
⁴ And the same John had his garment of camels’ hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

A-III

⁵ Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the country about Jordan:
⁶ And were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

A-IV

⁷ And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: Ye brood of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come?

A-V

⁸ Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of penance.
⁹ And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

A-VI

¹⁰ For now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doth not yield good fruit, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire.

A-VII

¹¹ I indeed baptize you in the water unto penance, but he that shall come after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and fire.
¹² Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

A-VIII

¹³ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, to be baptized by him.
¹⁴ But John stayed him, saying: I ought to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

A-IX

¹⁵ And Jesus answering, said to him: Suffer it to be so now. For so it becometh us to fulfill all justice. Then he suffered Him.

A-X

¹⁶ And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to Him: and He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon Him.
¹⁷ And behold a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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St. Mark 1:1-11 [top]

B-I

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
² As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee.

B-II

³ A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

B-III

⁴ John was in the desert baptizing, and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins.

B-IV

⁵ And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptized by him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

B-V

⁶ And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey.

B-VI

⁷ And he preached, saying: There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.

B-VII

⁸ I have baptized you with water; but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

B-VIII

⁹ And it came to pass, in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

B-IX

¹⁰ And forthwith coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit as a dove descending, and remaining on Him.

B-X

¹¹ And there came a voice from heaven: Thou art My beloved Son; in Thee I am well pleased.

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St. Luke 3:2-6;15-18;21-23 [top]

C-I

² Under the high priests Annas and Caiphas; the word of the Lord was made unto John, the son of Zachary, in the desert.

C-II

³ And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins;

C-III

⁴ As it was written in the book of the sayings of Isaias the prophet: A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight His paths.

C-IV

⁵ Every valley shall be filled; and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight; and the rough ways plain;
⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

C-V

¹⁵ And as the people were of opinion, and all were thinking in their hearts of John, that perhaps he might be the Christ;

C-VI

¹⁶ John answered, saying unto all: I indeed baptize you with water; but there shall come one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose: He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

C-VII

¹⁷ Whose fan is in his hand, and He will purge His floor, and will gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.
¹⁸ And many other things exhorting, did he preach to the people.

C-VIII

²¹ Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also being baptized and praying, heaven was opened;

C-IX

²² And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape, as a dove upon Him; and a voice came from heaven: Thou art My beloved Son; in Thee I am well pleased.

C-X

²³ And Jesus Himself was beginning about the age of thirty years; being (as it was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was of Heli, who was of Mathat,

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St. John 1:19-37 [top]

D-I

¹⁹ And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?
²⁰ And he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ.
²¹ And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.

D-II

²² They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?
²³ He said: I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias.

D-III

²⁴ And they that were sent, were of the Pharisees.
²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

D-IV

²⁶ John answered them, saying: I baptize with water; but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not.
²⁷ The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose.

D-V

²⁸ These things were done in Bethania, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

D-VI

²⁹ The next day, John saw Jesus coming to him, and he saith: Behold the Lamb of God, behold Him who taketh away the sin of the world.
³⁰ This is He, of whom I said: After me there cometh a man, who is preferred before me: because He was before me.

D-VII

³¹ And I knew Him not, but that He may be made manifest in Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

D-VIII

³² And John gave testimony, saying: I saw the Spirit coming down, as a dove from heaven, and He remained upon Him.

D-IX

³³ And I knew Him not; but He who sent me to baptize with water, said to me: He upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon Him, He it is that baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
³⁴ And I saw, and I gave testimony, that this is the Son of God.

D-X

³⁵ The next day again John stood, and two of his disciples.
³⁶ And beholding Jesus walking, he saith: Behold the Lamb of God.
³⁷ And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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John 3 [top]

E-I

³ Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

E-II

⁴ Nicodemus saith to Him: How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born again?

E-III

⁵ Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

E-IV

⁶ That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.

E-V

⁷ Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again.

1 John 5:5-9 [top]

E-VI

⁵ Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

E-VII

⁶ This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth, that Christ is the truth.

E-VIII

⁷ And there are three who give testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost. And these three are one.

E-IX

⁸ And there are three that give testimony on earth: the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three are one.

E-X

⁹ If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony of God, which is greater, because he hath testified of his Son.

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Ephesians 1

F-I

² Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

F-II

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with spiritual blessings in heavenly places, in Christ:

F-III

⁵ Who hath predestinated us unto the adoption of children through Jesus Christ unto Himself: according to the purpose of His will:

F-IV

⁴ As He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unspotted in His sight in charity.

F-V

⁶ Unto the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He hath graced us in His beloved Son.

F-VI

⁷ In whom we have redemption through His blood, the remission of sins, according to the riches of His grace,
⁸ Which hath superabounded in us in all wisdom and prudence,

F-VII

⁹ That He might make known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure, which He hath purposed in Him,

F-VIII

¹⁰ In the dispensation of the fulness of times, to re-establish all things in Christ, that are in heaven and on earth, in Him.

F-IX

¹¹ In whom we also are called by lot, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him who worketh all things according to the counsel of His will.

F-X

¹² That we may be unto the praise of His glory, we who before hoped Christ:

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Titus 3:4-7 [top]

G-I

⁴ But when the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour appeared:

G-II

⁵ Not by the works of justice, which we have done, but according to His mercy, He saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renovation of the Holy Ghost;

G-III

⁶ Whom He hath poured forth upon us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour:
⁷ That, being justified by His grace, we may be heirs, according to hope of life everlasting.

Romans 6

G-IV

² God forbid. For we that are dead to sin, how shall we live any longer therein?

G-V

³ Know you not that all we, who are baptized in Christ Jesus, are baptized in His death?

G-VI

⁴ For we are buried together with Him by baptism into death; that as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life.

G-VII

⁵ For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection.

G-VIII

⁶ Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, to the end that we may serve sin no longer.

G-IX

⁷ For he that is dead is justified from sin.
⁸ Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall live also together with Christ:

G-X

⁹ Knowing that Christ rising again from the dead, dieth now no more, death shall no more have dominion over him.
¹⁰ For in that he died to sin, he died once; but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God:
¹¹ So do you also reckon, that you are dead to sin, but alive unto God, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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¹² Let no sin therefore reign in your mortal body, so as to obey the lusts thereof.

¹³ Neither yield ye your members as instruments of iniquity unto sin; but present yourselves to God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of justice unto God.

¹⁴ For sin shall not have dominion over you; for you are not under the law, but under grace.

¹⁵ What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

¹⁶ Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, His servants you are whom you obey, whether it be of sin unto death, or of obedience unto justice.

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1 John 3

H-I

3 Behold what manner of charity the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called, and should be the sons of God. Therefore the world knoweth not us, because it knew not Him.

H-II

² Dearly beloved, we are now the sons of God; and it hath not yet appeared what we shall be. We know, that, when He shall appear, we shall be like to Him: because we shall see Him as He is.

H-III

³ And every one that hath this hope in Him, sanctifieth himself, as he also is holy.

H-IV

⁴ Whosoever committeth sin committeth also iniquity; and sin is iniquity.

H-V

⁵ And you know that he appeared to take away our sins, and in him there is no sin.

H-VI

⁶ Whosoever abideth in Him, sinneth not; and whosoever sinneth, hath not seen Him, nor known Him.

H-VII

⁷ Little children, let no man deceive you. He that doth justice is just, even as He is just.

H-VIII

⁸ He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose, the Son of God appeared, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

H-IX

⁹ Whosoever is born of God, committeth not sin: for His seed abideth in him, and he can not sin, because he is born of God.

H-X

¹⁰ In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whosoever is not just, is not of God, nor he that loveth not his brother.
¹¹ For this is the declaration, which you have heard from the beginning, that you should love one another.

¹² Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and killed his brother. And wherefore did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked: and his brother’s just.

¹³ Wonder not, brethren, if the world hate you.

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