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
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Readings for Easter 5: Rogation Sunday (focus text in bold):
Deuteronomy 4:5-9 - the nations will see the wisdom of your law if you heed it Psalm 19:7-14 - the law of the Lord is precious and delicious James 1:22-27 - "Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only" John 16:23-33 - Jesus came from the Father and goes back to the Father Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Blessing of the Wheat in Artois” (detail), depicting a Rogation procession in the French countryside, by Jules Breton, 1857, oil on canvas, Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Readings for Easter 4 (focus text in bold):
Job 19:21-27a - even after death, we shall behold our Redeemer with our own eyes Psalm 116:1-8 - God delivers his righteous one from death James 1:17-21 - "let every man be swift to listen, slow to speak, slow to wrath" John 16:5-15 - the Spirit will convict of sin, righteousness, and judgment Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: Holy Spirit Rose Window by Henninger’s Design Studio, 2013, St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Sunbury, Ohio; Photo: Nick Heyob
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 2 (focus text in bold):
Ezekiel 34:1-16a - the Lord himself will search for his sheep and shepherd them Psalm 23 - "The Lord is my shepherd; therefore can I lack nothing" 1 Peter 2:19-25 - Jesus is the chief shepherd and bishop of our souls John 10:11-16 - Jesus is the Good Shepherd who gives his life for his sheep Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “The Good Shepherd” (detail) by Alfred Handel, c. 1940, stained glass at St. John the Baptist Church, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
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
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 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 Lent 5: Passion Sunday (focus text in bold):
Exodus 24:4-8 - the ratification of the covenant at Sinai Psalm 18:1-7, 17-20, 26-27 - God saves me from the sorrows of death Hebrews 9:11-15 - Christ is a better priest offering a better sacrifice John 8:46-59a - "Before Abraham was, I am" and then Jesus hid himself Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “Man of Sorrows” by a follower of Guido Reni, 1630-1700, oil on canvas, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Readings for Lent 3:
Numbers 22:21-31 - the story of Balaam and his talking donkey Psalm 9:13-20 - the Lord will judge with righteousness and justice Ephesians 5:1-14 - "walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us" Luke 11:14-28 - Jesus drives out demons by the power of God, not Beelzebub Sermon by the Rev. Adam Rick Cover art: “The Blind and Mute Man Possessed by Devils” by James Tissot, between 1886 and 1889, gouache over graphite on gray wove paper, Brooklyn Museum, New York |
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