Catholic Epistle
A Reading from Epistle 2 of St. Peter .
May his blessing be upon us.
Amen.
2 Peter 1 : 12 - 21
Chapter 1
| 12 | For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.
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| 13 | Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you,
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| 14 | knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.
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| 15 | Moreover I will be careful to ensure that you always have a reminder of these things after my decease.
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| 16 | For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
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| 17 | For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
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| 18 | And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
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| 19 | And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
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| 20 | knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,
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| 21 | for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
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Do not love the world or the things in the world.
The world passes away, and its desires; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Amen.
