Holy Communion Service in Malayalam
Worship Service
Lectionary Theme: Beginning of the Great lent - Jesus Christ who transforms / Conclusion of the 131st session of the Maramon Convention
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Ezekiel 36:24-36 First Lesson
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Romans 11:33-12:2 Second Lesson
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2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Epistle
16. From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way.
17. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!
18. All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation;
19. that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us.
20. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
21. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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John 2:1-11 Gospel
1. On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
2. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
3. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”
4. And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.”
5. His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
6. Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
7. Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.
8. He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So they took it.
9. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom
10. and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.”
11. Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.