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 John [3:13-17]

People:  Glory to You Lord. Glory to You.

Priest:   Listen.

Deacon:

At that time, Jesus said,

'No one has gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven, the Son of Man who is in heaven.

'And the Son of Man must be lifted up, as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.

'Yes God loved the world so much, that he gave his only Son, so everyone who believes in him might not be lost, but may have eternal life.

'For God sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that through him the world might be saved.'

People: Glory to You Lord, Glory to You.