Readings for Ash Wednesday:
Penitential Office - Psalm 51:1-17 - Miserere mei, Deus Joel 2:12-17 - "Rend you heart, and not your garments" Psalm 32 - "blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven, whose sin is covered" James 4:1-10 - "know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God?" Matthew [5:2] 6:16-21 - do not engage is ostentatious piety to be seen by men Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick
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Readings for The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (focus text in bold):
Malachi 3:1-5 - God's messenger will prepare his way Psalm 24 - God will enter through the great gates of his Temple Galatians 4:1-7 - the Christ is born of a woman, born under the Law Luke 2:22-40 - the story of the infant Christ's presentation in the Temple Sermon by the Rev. Timothy Taylor Cover art: “Simeon’s Moment” by Ron DiCianni, 2000, oil on canvas, private collection
Readings for Epiphany 1: Baptism of the Lord (focus text in bold):
Isaiah 42:1-9 - The Lord calls his anointed servant in righteousness Psalm 2- A song of God's King in Zion Romans 12:1-5 - "present your bodies as a living sacrifice" Mark 1:1-11 - the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist in the Jordan Sermon by the Rev. Timothy Taylor Cover art: “The Baptism of Christ No. 2” by Daniel Bonnell, 2010, oil on canvas, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Hilton Head, SC
Readings for All Saints' Day:
Isaiah 49:5-7 - God's anointed servant will save both Jews and Gentiles Psalm 87 - "Very excellent things are spoken of thee, thou city of God." Revelation 7:2-4, 9-17 - Many redeemed nations gather around God's throne Matthew 5:1-12 - Jesus teaches the beatitudes to the multitudes. Sermon by the Rev. Timothy Taylor Cover art: "The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs" by Fra Angelico, c. 1423-24, tempura on wood, National Gallery, London
Readings for St. Luke the Evangelist (focus text in bold):
Isaiah 35:3-8 - "Be strong, fear not, your God will come with vengeance" Psalm 147:1-6 - the Lord rebuilds Jerusalem and heals the sick 2 Timothy 4:5-15 - "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course" Luke 10:1-12 - "The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few" Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: "St. Luke the Evangelist" by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1804-1809, oil on cardboard, State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Readings for the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels (Michaelmas):
Daniel 10:10-21 - Michael the Archangel fighting against the prince of Persia Psalm 103:17-22 - "O praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength" Revelation 12:7-12 - The archangel Michael makes war against the devil in heaven Matthew 18:1-10 - Blessed are the little children in the Lord Sermon by the Rev. Timothy Taylor
Readings for Pentecost Sunday (focus text in bold):
Numbers 11:24-30 - The Spirit of the Lord descends upon the chosen elders of Israel. Psalm 104:24-34 - "O Lord, how manifold are thy works!" Acts 2:1-11 - "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost" John 14:15-31a - "Jesus said unto his disciples, 'If ye love me, keep my commandments, and I shall pray my Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever.'" Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: "Pentecost Sun," Pentecost Mosaic, Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
Readings for Maundy Thursday (focus text in bold):
Psalm 43 Exodus 12:1-11 Luke 23:1-49 Sermon by the Rev. Timothy Taylor Cover art: "Christ on the Mount of Olives" by Gyula Benczúr, 1919, oil on canvas, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
Readings for Palm Sunday (focus text in bold):
Matthew 21:1-9 Psalm 31:9-16 Phillipians 2:5-11 Matthew 27:1-54 Sermon by the Rev. Timothy Taylor Cover art: "Le cortége dans les rues de Jérusalem" (French: "The procession in the streets of Jerusalem"), James Tissot, 1886-1894, opaque watercolor on gray wove paper, Brooklyn Museum, New York
Readings for Ash Wednesday (focus texts in bold):
Psalm 51:1-17 Joel 2:12-17 Psalm 32 James 4:1-10 Matthew [5:2] 6:16-21 Sermon by the Rev. Timothy Taylor |
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