Deacon:  Wisdom. Stand up. Hear the Holy Gospel.

Priest:    Peace to you all. 

People:   And to your spirit.

Deacon:   A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke [18:18-27]

People:  Glory to You Lord. Glory to You.

Priest:   Listen.

Deacon:

At that time, one of the leaders questioned Jesus, ‘Good Master, what should I do to inherit eternal life?’

Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone’.

‘You know the commandments, "You must not commit adultery. You must not kill. You must not steal. You must not give false evidence. Honour your father and your mother."

He replied, ‘I have kept all these since my youngest days’.

And when Jesus heard this he said, ‘There is still one thing you are missing. Go sell everything you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come follow me’.

But when he heard this he was overwhelmed with sadness, for he was exceedingly rich.

People: Glory to You Lord, Glory to You.