Readings for Funerals of Children

OLD TESTAMENT READINGS

1 Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9 "...he will destroy death forever..."

2 Lamentations 3:22-26 "...My portion is the Lord, says my soul..."

NEW TESTAMENT READINGS

1 Romans 6:3-4,8-9 "...We were indeed buried with him through baptism ..."

2 Romans 14:7-9 "...whether we live or die, we are the Lord's..."

3 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 "...But now Christ has been raised from the dead..."

4 Ephesians 1:3-5"...[He] has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens..."

5 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14,18 "...if we believe that Jesus died and rose..."

6 Revelation 7:9-10, 15-17 "...They will not hunger or thirst anymore ..."

7 Revelation 21:1a, 3-5a "... He will wipe every tear from their eyes ..."

GOSPEL READINGS

1 Matthew 11:25-30 "...you have revealed them to the childlike ..."

2 Mark 10:13-16 "... Let the children come to me ..."

3 John 6:37-40 "... All who believe in the Son will have eternal life ..."

4 John 6:51-58 "... All who eat this bread will live for ever ..."

5 John 11:32-38,40 "... Lazarus, come out ..."

6 John 19:25-30 "... It is finished ..."

St. John the Beloved