Sunday next before Advent readings (focus text in bold): Jeremiah 23:5-8 - the prophet promises Israel a new exodus greater than the last Psalm 95:6-11 - Venite, today if you hear his voice, harden not your hearts Hebrews 3:1-14 - Jesus greater than Moses; Israel's example in the wilderness John 6:5-14 - Jesus feeds the 5,000 Cover art: “La multiplicit é des pains” (French: “The Miracle of Loaves and Fishes”) by James Tissot, 1886-1889, opaque watercolor on gray wove paper, Brooklyn Museum, New York 
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Trinity 25 readings (focus text in bold): Isaiah 4:2-6 - the prophet foresees the glorious future of redeemed Jerusalem Psalm 97 - the people of God rejoice at his judgment 1 John 3:1-8 - John describes the powerful motivation of hope in Christ's return Matthew 24:23-31 - Jesus describes the coming of the Son of Man on the clouds Cover art: "The Last Judgment" depicting Christ coming on the clouds, by Jean Cousin le Jeunne, c. 1585, oil on canvas, The Louvre, Paris 
Trinity 24 readings (focus text in bold): Isaiah 55:6-11 - God's word does not return void, but waters the earth Psalm 65:5-14 - God provides for the fruitfulness of the earth Colossians 1:3-14 - Paul prays the Colossians will be filled with Christ's glory Matthew 9:18-26 - Jesus heals a hemorrhaging woman, and raises a dead girl to life Guest Preacher: Rt. Rev. Julian Dobbs, Bishop of the Missionary Diocese of CANA East Sermon title: "Insights into the Prayer Life of an Apostle" Cover art: ancient Christian art depicting the healing of a bleeding woman, 4th century, Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter, Rome 
All Souls Requiem Readings from the Burial of the Dead Isaiah 38:10-20 - the prophet contemplates his own mortality Psalm 143 - "Quicken me, O Lord, for thy Name's sake" 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 - do not grieve as those without hope John 6:37-40 - Jesus will lose none of his own, and will raise them up on the last day Cover art: “The Day of the Dead" by William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1859, oil on canvas, Musee de Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, France 
All Saints' Day (transferred from November 1) Readings (focus text in bold): Isaiah 49:5-7 - "I will also make you a light to the Gentiles" Psalm 87 - they are all born in Zion Revelation 7:2-4 - a vision of the saints triumphant before the throne Matthew 5:1-12 - the Beatitudes Cover art: a traditional Eastern Orthodox icon of the Holy Church, depicting the church as an ark in which are the saints, with Christ at the helm  |
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