St PaulSt Paul

First Letter to the Corinthians First Letter to the Corinthians Ch13Ch13

Hymn to LoveHymn to Love

Se parlassi le lingue degli Se parlassi le lingue degli uomini e degli angeli,uomini e degli angeli,If I speak the language If I speak the language of men and angels,of men and angels,

But don’t have love,But don’t have love,

I would be I would be like a gong like a gong booming or booming or

a cymbal a cymbal clashing.clashing.

If I have If I have the gift of the gift of prophecy,prophecy,

And understand all And understand all the mysteries and the mysteries and know everything,know everything,

And I have faith in all its And I have faith in all its fullness to move fullness to move

mountains,mountains,

But don’t have But don’t have love, then I am love, then I am nothing at all.nothing at all.

If I give away If I give away all that I all that I possesspossess

And I And I give my give my body to body to

be be burned,burned,

But don’t have But don’t have love, it would do love, it would do me no good me no good whatever.whatever.

Love has a big heart,Love has a big heart,

Love is Love is kind;kind;

non si gonfia, non manca di non si gonfia, non manca di rispetto,rispetto,

It is not jealous, it does not boast,

It does not seek its own It does not seek its own interest,interest,

It does not take offence, is It does not take offence, is not resentful,not resentful,

Takes no pleasure in Takes no pleasure in injustice, but delights in injustice, but delights in

the truth.the truth.

It is ready to excuse, to It is ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, to endure.trust, to hope, to endure.

Prophecies will Prophecies will disappear, the gift of disappear, the gift of

tongues will cease and tongues will cease and knowledge will vanish.knowledge will vanish.

Love will never end.

These three things will These three things will remain:remain:

faith,faith,

hopehope

And loveAnd love

But the But the greatest greatest of these is of these is love!love!

Roma,Roma,Inizio dell’Anno Inizio dell’Anno

Paolino.Paolino.

Sabato 28 giugno 2008