Readings for Trinity 2 (focus text in bold):

Genesis 12:1-4 - The Lord sends Abram out of his own country.
Psalm 15 - "Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who shall rest upon thy holy hill? Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life"
1 John 3:13-24 - "And this is his commandment, That we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment."
Luke 14:16-24 - "Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.'"

Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick

Cover art: "Parable of the Great Supper" Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973), triptych; St. George's chapel, Waddon

Readings for Trinity Sunday:

Isaiah 6:1-8 - Isaiah sees the Lord
Psalm 8 - "When I consider thy heavens, even the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?"
Revelation 4:1-11 - John sees the throne of God in heaven
John 3:1-15 - "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick

Cover art: Icon of the Trinity, from Genesis 18:1-8 ("The Hospitality of Abraham"), Andrei Rublev, 1411 or 1425-27, tempura on wood; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

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
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Cover art: "Pentecost Sun," Pentecost Mosaic, Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis

Readings for the Sunday after Ascension (focus text in bold):

Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 - He is the God that maketh men to be of one mind
1 Peter 4:7-11 - above all things, have fervent love among yourselves
Romans 14:1-9, 12-15 - welcome each other, and do not quarrel over opinions *

* Today's second lesson deviates from the lectionary; on this Sunday before we re-gather in person for the first time, Fr. Adam offers these words from Paul's exhortation in Romans 14 to help prepare us spiritually to move forward together at a time when opinions are diverse in the parish. 

Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick

Cover art: The Ascension, by John Singleton Copley, 1775, oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Readings for Trinity 8 (focus texts in bold):

Jeremiah 23:16-24 - the prophet rebukes the false shepherds
Psalm 82 - God stands among princes, he is a judge among gods
Romans 8:12-17 - for as many as are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God
Matthew 7:15-21 - Jesus warns about false teachers

Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick

Cover art: “The Exhortation to the Apostles” by James J. Tissot, 1886-94, watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Brooklyn Museum, New York City

Readings for Trinity 7 (focus text in bold):

1 Kings 17:8-16 - Elijah sent to a widow of Zaraphath
Psalm 34:11-22 - Come, ye children, and hearken unto me
Romans 6:19-23 - slaves to iniquity or slaves to righteousness
Mark 8:1-10a - Jesus feeds 4,000 people

Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick

Cover art: “Feeding the Five Thousand” by an unknown artist (unsigned), probably South German or Austrian, c. 1750, oil on canvas, private collection

Readings for Trinity 2 (focus text in bold):

Genesis 12:1-4 - God calls Abram out of Ur
Psalm 15 - Lord, who may dwell in your tabernacle, and rest on your holy hill?
1 John 3:13-24 - God is greater than our hearts, and he knows all things
Luke 14:16-24 - the parable of the great banquet

Cover art: “Parable of the Great Banquet,” the Brunswick Monogrammist, c. 1525, oil on panel, National Museum of Warsaw, Poland

Trinity Sunday:

Isaiah 6:1-8 - Isaiah's vision of the heavenly throne of God
Psalm 8 - what is man, that you are mindful of him?
Revelation 4:1-11 - St. John's vision of the heavenly throne of God
John 3:1-15  - Jesus discusses new birth with Nicodemus

Cover art: Icon of the Trinity, from Genesis 18:1-8 (“The Hospitality of Abraham”), Andrei Rublev, 1411 or 1425-27, tempera on wood; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Whitsunday, commonly called Pentecost (focus texts in bold):

Numbers 11:24-30 - Would God that all the Lord's people were prophets
Psalm 104:24-34 - When your Spirit goes forth, they are made
Acts 2:1-11 - the Spirit falls on the disciples at Pentecost
John 14:15-31a - Jesus promises to make his abode within the disciples

Cover art: Coptic icon of Pentecost, Sts. Peter and Paul Coptic Orthodox Church, Bixby, Oklahoma