We who are baptised are in a Holy war against evil. And victory is ours to have since the lamb of God, our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ is on our side. Do we still count the cost of discipleship in carrying our cross to follow Him?

How much have we offered up to the Lord our God and for our brethren? Do we trust in Jesus to give our everything?

Lord, make us ready now to share this meal
Sign of our life in you. Amen

First reading
Apocalypse 14:1-5

The redeemed have Christ and his Father’s name written on their foreheads
In my vision I, John, saw Mount Zion, and standing on it a Lamb who had with him a hundred and forty-four thousand people, all with his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. I heard a sound coming out of the sky like the…