memorial day

¹³No one has a greater love than this: that he lay down his life for his friends.

²⁷Peace I leave for you; my Peace I give to you. Not in the way that the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, and let it not fear.

³Labor like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

¹²For the Word of God is living and effective: more piercing than any two-edged sword, reaching to the division even between the soul and the spirit, even between the joints and the marrow, and so it discerns the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

²²And just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be brought to life,

⁷The remembrance of the just is with praises. And the name of the impious shall decay.

³Judge for the indigent and the orphan. Do justice to the humble and the poor. ⁴Rescue the poor, and free the needy from the hand of the sinner.

¹¹so also will my word be, which will go forth from my mouth. It will not return to me empty, but it will accomplish whatever I will, and it will prosper in the tasks for which I sent it.

⁶Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones.

¹And when they had crossed over, the Lord said to Joshua: ²“Choose twelve men, one from each tribe, ³and instruct them so that they may take from the midst of the channel of the Jordan, where the feet of the priests stood still, twelve very hard stones, which you shall station in the place of the camp, where you will pitch your tents this night.” ⁴And Joshua called twelve men, whom he had chosen from the sons of Israel, one from each tribe, ⁵and he said to them: “Go before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan, and let each one carry from there one stone on your shoulders, according to the number of the sons of Israel, ⁶so that it may be a sign among you. And when your sons will ask you, tomorrow, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

⁸See to it that no one deceives you through philosophy and empty falsehoods, as found in the traditions of men, in accord with the influences of the world, and not in accord with Christ.

¹³Be vigilant. Stand with faith. Act manfully and be strengthened.

³And Moses said to the people: “Remember this day, on which you were taken away from Egypt and from the house of servitude. For with a strong hand the Lord has led you away from this place. Thus, you shall eat no leavened bread.

¹⁹The Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spirit.

¹⁶For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.

⁷Therefore, render to all whatever is owed. Taxes, to whom taxes is due; revenue, to whom revenue is due; fear, to whom fear is due; honor, to whom honor is due.

²⁰And you shall be satiated, upon my table, from horses and powerful horsemen, and from all the men of war, says the Lord God.

¹⁸No one takes it away from me. Instead, I lay it down of my own accord. And I have the power to lay it down. And I have the power to take it up again. This is the commandment that I have received from my Father.”