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Gospel Reading - Jesus Promises His Kingdom to the Good Thief

³⁹ One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself — and us, too, while you’re at it!”

^40-41But the other criminal protested. “Don’t you even fear God when you are dying? We deserve to die for our evil deeds, but this man hasn’t done one thing wrong.” ⁴²Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”

⁴³And Jesus replied, “Today you will be with me in Paradise. This is a solemn promise.”

Gospel Reading - Jesus Speaks to His Mother and the Disciple

²⁵So that is what they did.

Standing near the cross were Jesus’ mother, Mary, his aunt, the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene. ²⁶When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside me, his close friend,^a he said to her, “He is your son.”

²⁷And to me^b he said, “She is your mother!” And from then on I took her into my home.

1. Literally, “standing by the disciple whom he loved.”
2. Literally, “To the disciple.”