The lectionary for today sets before us three accounts, from the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, of individuals who declared themselves unfit for duty. First, we have the prophet Isaiah, in the presence of God and the seraphim, crying out, “Woe is me, for I am a man of unclean lips....
Literary Companion to the Lectionary 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书 图书描述 This beautiful book offers poems and literary pieces for Sundays and principal feasts throughout the liturgical year. Each selection relates to an aspect of the Scripture readings for the Eucharist in the Revised Common ...
( I didn’t choose it – it is simply the one set in the lectionary for today) I could not ask for a more appropriate prayer of thanks & blessing – written by a heart brimful of love & longing. It echoes the feelings in my own heart as I stand here looking out at you all. ...
December 30, 2024 The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph & The Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God To access four doctrinal homily outlines for each of these two major solemnities, click here and then scroll down. If you find these outlines helpful ...
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Next Sunday is Advent and we begin Year C in the Lectionary Cycle, the year of Luke With all this in mind, and to bring it from stories of Kings and collapsing empires down to the personal level, I close with a parable with echoes of Belshazzar’s folly and fall, and the End of al...
in light of various churches failing to uphold core values around clergy integrity and sexual relations. A model for a healthy church is presented, based on the readings that were set for today in the Revised Common Lectionary, viz. Isaiah 40:21-31, Psalm 147:1-11, 1 Corinthians 9:6-23...
help us navigate the wild and whacky, sometimes rocky, humble and holy journey of our lives. We’ll be diving into the lectionary, exploring sacred stories, dancing through the cycle of seasons, singing our souls and improvising in prayer. Calling all angels – let’s dance, play and pray...
The lectionary is too clever by half. In my experience, guilt doesnotinspire giving, so there’s that, but the “rich are guilty” theme is a poor interpretation of this passage at any rate. That’snotwhat it’s about. So, how should we read it, and what should we take from it?
[1] The 1979 Book of Common Prayer stole,[2] almost verbatim, the Collect for Christ the King for the Last Sunday of Pentecost Season, but Episcopalians didn’t fully adopt Christ the King Sunday until it came as a package deal with the Revised Common Lectionary in 2009. In fact, if ...