Léctio sancti Evangélii secúndum Ioánnem (12,24-26)
In illo tempore: Dixit Iesus discipulis suis: Amen, amen dico vobis: Nisi granum fruménti cadens in terram mórtuum fúerit, ipsum solum manet; si autem mórtuum fúerit, multum fructum affert. Qui amat ánimam suam, perdit eam; et, qui odit ánimam suam in hoc mundo, in vitam ætérnam custódiet eam. Si quis mihi minístrat, me sequátur, et ubi sum ego, illic et miníster meus erit; si quis mihi ministráverit, honorificábit eum Pater.
At that time, Jesus said to His disciples: Amen, amen I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground, die: itself remaineth alone. but if it die, it bringeth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it: and he that hateth his life in this world, doth keep it to life everlasting. If any man minister to me, let him follow me: and where I am, there also shall my minister be. If any man minister to me, my Father will honour him.
