Fifth Sunday of Spring
"Miracle of the Brazen Serpent" by Agnolo Bronzino.
Gospel Reading
Ieshu said to his disciples, "No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, that is, the star of the pleroma who dwells in heaven. Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that whoever believes in him may not perish, but have eternal life. Now the ruler of this world will be driven out, and I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."
Ieshu said to his disciples, "No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, that is, the star of the pleroma who dwells in heaven. Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that whoever believes in him may not perish, but have eternal life. Now the ruler of this world will be driven out, and I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."