2 Maccabees 12:43-46 (C-1)
He acted in an excellent and noble way as he had the resurrection of the dead in view.

Job 19:1, 23-27a (C-2)
I know that my Vindicator lives.

Wisdom 3:1-9 long version (C-3)
As sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.

Wisdom 3:1-6, 9 short version (C-3a)
As sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.

Wisdom 4:7-15 (C-4)
An unsullied life, the attainment of old age.

Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9 (C-5)
He will destroy death forever.

Lamentations 3:17-26 (C-6)
It is good to hope in silence for the saving help of the Lord.

Daniel 12:1-3 (C-7)
Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake.

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Acts of the Apostles 10:34-43 long version (C-8)
He is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.

Acts of the Apostles 10:34-36, 42-43 short version (C-8a)
He is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.

Revelation 14:13 (C-9)
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.

Revelation 20:11-21:1 (C-10)
The dead were judged according to their deeds.

Revelation 21:1-5a, 6b-7 (C-11)
There shall be no more death.

Second Reading

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