Category Archives: Liturgical Seasons

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, July 26

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The Collect:O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Genesis 29:15-28 or 1 Kings 3:5-12 both will be read from the World English Bible

Psalm 105:1-11, 45b or Psalm 128 or Psalm 119:129-136 all will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Romans 8:26-39 read from the Revised Standard Version Bible

Gospel: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 read from the Amplified Bible

Closing Prayer: On July 27th we remember William Reed Huntington, Priest. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, July 19

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The Collect: Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Track 1 Old Testament: Genesis 28:10-19a read from the New Living Translation Bible

Track 1 Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Old Testament: Isaiah 44:6-8 read from the New Living Translation Bible

Track 2 Alternative Old Testament id from the Wisdom of Solomon 12:13,16-19 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Psalm 86:11-17 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Romans 8:12-25 read from the New Revised Standard Version Bible

Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 read from the New Revised Standard Version Bible Anglicised

Closing Prayer: On July 21 Albert John Luthuli, Prophetic Witness in South Africa. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, July 05, 2020

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I am traveling this holiday week and next so I am unable to record Sunday’s lectionary readings for the next two Sunday’s. I will return with the recordings for July 16. I am keeping social distancing in mind while traveling. We are headed to an area where they measure people per square mile in the single digits so staying away from anyone will be very easy.

Wear your mask, wash your hands and remember the life you save will be a loved one if not directly related they are for someone else.

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: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 read from the New American Standard Bible

Track 2 Old Testament: Zechariah 9:9-12 read from the New American Standard Bible

Psalm 45:11-18 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13 or Psalm 145:8-15 read from the Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Romans 7:15-25a read from the New Century Version Bible

Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 read from the New International Version Bible

Closing Prayer: On July 11th we celebrate the life of Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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