Print Resources Old Testament Readings The approved Old Testament readings for funerals in the Diocese of St. Petersburg are: Job 19:1, 23-27 Wisdom 3:1-9 Wisdom 3:1-6, 9 Wisdom 4:7-15 Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9 Lamentations 3:17-26 Daniel 12:1-3 2 Maccabees 12:43-46