Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 4

The Collect: O God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Track 1 Old Testament: 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 read from the Holman Christian Standard Bible

Track 1 Psalm 48 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Old Testament Ezekiel 2:1-5 read from the Holman Christian Standard Bible

Track 2 Psalm 123 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 read from the International Children’s Bible

Gospel: Mark 6:1-13 read from the King James 21st Century Version Bible

Closing Prayer: On July 6 we celebrate the life of John (Jan) Hus, Prophetic Witness and Martyr. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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