Second Reading: Mr. Ramjam Salvacion

I Corinthians 12:31-13:8a

A reading from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians

Be ambitious for the higher gifts. And
I am going to show you a way that is
better than any of them.

If I have all the eloquence of men or of
angels, but speak without love, I am
simply a gong booming or a cymbal clashing.

If I have the gift of prophecy,
Understanding all the mysteries there are,
and knowing everything and if I have
faith in all its fullness, to move mountains,
but without love, then I am nothing at all.

If I give away all that I possess, piece
by piece, and if I even let them take
my body to burn it, but am without
love, it will do me no good whatever.

Love is always patient and kind; it is
never jealous; love is never boastful
or conceited; it is never rude or selfish;
it does not take offense, and is not resentful.

Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins
but delights in the truth; it is always
ready to excuse, to trust, to hope,
and to endure whatever comes.

Love does not come to an end.

The word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation and Verse

I John 4:16

He who lives in love, lives in God, and God in him.