Readings for Saint James the Apostle (focus text in bold):
Deuteronomy 15:1-2, 7-10 - provisions for the Sabbatical Year Psalm 15 - "Lord, who may dwell in thy tabernacle?" Acts 11:27-12:3a - a persecution breaks out, and the Apostle James is killed Matthew 20:20-28 - a lesson in servant leadership Deuteronomy Summer Series, Part 8 Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Saint James the Greater” by Guido Reni, c. 1636-1638, oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
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Readings for Trinity Sunday:
Isaiah 6:1-8 - Isaiah's vision of the heavenly Throne Room Psalm 8 - "What is man, that thou art mindful of him?" Revelation 4:1-11 - John's vision of the heavenly Throne Room John 3:1-15 - Jesus explains rebirth by the Spirit to Nicodemus Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: Icon of the Trinity, from Genesis 18:1-8 (“The Hospitality of Abraham”) by Andrei Rublev, 1411 or 1425-27, tempera on wood; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Readings for Whitsunday or Pentecost (focus text in bold):
Numbers 11:24-30 - Moses wishes that the Spirit could fall on all Israel Psalm 104:24-35 - the Spirit of God sustains all things Acts 2:1-11 - the Holy Spirit falls on the disciples at Pentecost John 14:15-31a - the Spirit reminds the disciples of everything Jesus told them Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Pentecost Sermon” by Gebhard Fugel, c. 1920, oil on canvas, Gallerie Fähre in the Old Monastery, Bad Saulgau, Germany
Readings for the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist (focus text in bold):
Isaiah 52:7-10 - how beautiful are the feet of him that brings good news Psalm 119:9-16 - "My delight shall be in thy statutes" Ephesians 4:7-16 - after Christ ascended, he gave gifts to build up the body John 15:1-11 - Jesus is the true vine in which all must abide Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Mark the Evangelist,” miniature from the “Grandes Heures” (book of hours) of Anne of Brittany, queen consort of France, by Jean Bourdichon, 1503-1508, illuminated manuscript, Bibliothéque Nationale de France
Readings for Easter Day:
Exodus 12:21-28 - the institution of the Passover Psalm 111 - "I will give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart" Colossians 3:1-4 - set your mind on things above, where Christ is John 20:1-10 - the women find the tomb empty, and tell the disciples Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: le Saintes Femmes au Tombeau (“The Holy Women at the Tomb”) by William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1890, oil on canvas, private collection
The Great Vigil of Easter:
Easter Vigil
Sermon by the Rev. Timothy Taylor Cover art: Detail from “The Resurrection of Christ” by Peter Paul Rubens, 1611, oil on board, Cathedral of our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium
Readings for Good Friday (focus text in bold):
Isaiah 52:13-53:12 - he was wounded for our transgressions Psalm 22:1-22 - the psalm of the passion: my God, why have you forsaken me? Hebrews 10:1-25 - Christ's sacrifice takes away sins entirely and forever John 19:1-37 - the Passion of our Lord according to St. John Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Ecce Homo” (Latin for “Behold the man,” John 19:5) by Antonio Ciseri, oil on canvas, 1871, Gallery of Modern Art, Florence, Italy
Readings for Maundy Thursday (focus text in bold):
Exodus 12:1-11 - the institution of the Passover Psalm 43 - "I will go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness" 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 - Paul rehearses the institution of the Lord's Supper John 13:1-17 - Jesus washes his disciples' feet Sermon by the Rev. Timothy Taylor Cover art: “The Last Supper” by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret by 1896, oil on canvas, private collection
Readings for Palm Sunday (focus text in bold):
Liturgy of the Palms
Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: Coptic icon of the Entry of Christ into Jerusalem
Readings for the Feast of the Annunciation (focus text in bold):
Isaiah 7:10-25 - God will give a sign: a virgin will give birth Psalm 113 - the Lord lifts up the simple out of the dust Rom. 5:12-19 - as sin came to the world through a man, so life comes through a man Luke 1:26-38 - the story of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary Sermon by the Rev. Timothy Taylor Cover art: “The Annunciation” by El Greco, c.1590-1603, oil on canvas, Ohara Museum, Kurashiki, Japan |
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