Deacon: Wisdom! Arise! Hear the Holy Gospel!

Priest:    Peace to you all.

People:  And to your spirit.

Deacon:  A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew (5:14-19)

People:  Glory to You Lord. Glory to You.

Priest:   Listen!

Deacon:

At that time Jesus said:

'You are the light of the world.

'A city on a hilltop cannot be hidden. No-one lights a lamp to put it under a basket. They put it up on a lamp-stand where it shines for everyone in the house. In the same way, your light must shine in the sight of everyone, so seeing your good works, they will praise your Father in heaven.

'Do not think I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them but to complete them. Most truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not one little letter, is to disappear from the Law, until all its purpose is achieved.

'Anyone therefore who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be considered least in the kingdom of Heaven. But the person who keeps these commandments and teaches them will be considered great in the kingdom of Heaven'.

People: Glory to You Lord. Glory to You.