Year A Readings Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 Collect of the DayMerciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives...
Year AExodus 17:1-7Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16Philippians 2:1-13Matthew 21:23-32 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… When I was in school… I disliked quizzes and tests… especially POP quizzes… unleashed on unsuspecting students by teachers who we thought could be nothing less than mean… but who really just wanted to see if...
Take a breath. The holidays and Holy Days are behind us. St. Francis’ Day, Halloween, All Saint’s Day, All the Faithful Departed, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, the coming of the Wise Men, the Baptism of our Lord, and the Epiphany. We’re now in Ordinary Time. The English name is...
Year C Exodus 3:1-15 Psalm 63:1-8 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… The story of Moses and the Burning Bush… fascinated me as a child… it was one of the Bible stories we came back to again and again in Hebrew and Sunday School… the idea that something...
Year C Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Our reading from Deuteronomy today… is more than just a story… it’s a liturgy of thanksgiving… it establishes the ritual remembrance of God’s liberating act… it instructs God’s people… to remember their status as aliens… and...