Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, August 21

The Collect: Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; 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: Jeremiah 1:4-10 read from The God’s Word Translation

Track 1 Psalm 71:1-6 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Old Testament: Isaiah 58:9b-14 read from the The God’s Word Translation

Track 2 Psalm 103:1-8 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Hebrews 12:18-29 read from Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Gospel: Luke 13:10-17 read from the International Children’s Bible

On August 25 we celebrate the life of Louis, King of France. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 14

The Collect: Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Track 1 Old Testament: Isaiah 5:1-7 read from the Christian Standard Bible

Track 1 Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Old Testament: Jeremiah 23:23-29 the Christian Standard Bible

Track 2 Psalm 82 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Hebrews 11:29-12:2 read from the Douay-Rhiems Bible

Gospel: Luke 12:49-56 English Standard Version Anglicized

Closing Prayer: On August 14 we celebrate the life of Jonathan Myrick Daniels Seminarian and Martyr. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, August 7

The Collect: Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; 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: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 read from the Easy to Read Version Bible

Track 1 Psalm 50:1-8, 23-24 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Track 2 Old Testament: Genesis 15:1-6 read from the Easy to Read Version Bible

Track 2 Psalm 33:12-22 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 read from the Revised Standard Version Bible

Gospel: Luke 12:32-40 read from the Amplified Bible

On August 13 we celebrate the life of Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down, Connor, and Dromore. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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