First Reading 2 Corinthians 6:1-10
1But, as a help to you, we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
2For he says: “In a favorable time, I heeded you; and on the day of salvation, I helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
3May we never give offense to anyone, so that our ministry may not be disparaged.
4But in all things, let us exhibit ourselves as ministers of God with great patience: through tribulation, difficulties, and distress;
5despite wounds, imprisonment, and rebellion; with hard work, vigilance, and fasting;
6by chastity, knowledge, and longsuffering; in pleasantness, in the Holy Spirit, and in unfeigned charity;
7with the Word of truth, with the power of God, and with the armor of justice to the right and to the left;
8through honor and dishonor, despite good reports and bad, whether seen as deceivers or truth-tellers, whether ignored or acknowledged;
9as if dying and yet truly alive; as if chastised and yet not subdued;
10as if sorrowful and yet always rejoicing; as if needy and yet enriching many; as if having nothing and possessing everything.
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Read in the CPDV: The whole of 2 Corinthians 6