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Revised Common Lectionary: Upcoming Dates
Texts and liturigcal colors for upcoming dates from the Revised Common Lectionary

  • Sunday, August 1, 2010
    Lectionary 18 / Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
    Sunday, August 1

    First Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23
    Search out wisdom, for all is vanity
    First Reading (Semi-continuous): Hosea 11:1-11
    Like a mother, God will love Israel forever
    Psalm: Psalm 49:1-11 (Psalm 49:1-12 NRSV)
    We can never ransom ourselves or deliver to God the price of our life. (Ps. 49:6)
    Psalm (Semi-continuous): Psalm 107:1-9, 43
    Give thanks to the LORD, all those whom the LORD has redeemed. (Ps. 107:1-2)
    Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-11
    Clothed in Christ, your life is hidden with him in God
    Gospel: Luke 12:13-21
    Jesus says: Be on guard against greed; be rich toward God, your treasure
    Liturgical Color: Green


  • Sunday, August 8, 2010
    Lectionary 19 / Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
    Sunday, August 8

    First Reading: Genesis 15:1-6
    God's promise of a child for Abram and Sarai
    First Reading (Semi-continuous): Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
    Learn to do good, seek justice, and rescue the oppressed
    Psalm: Psalm 33:12-22
    Let your lovingkindness be upon us as we have put our trust in you. (Ps. 33:22)
    Psalm (Semi-continuous): Psalm 50:1-8, 23-24 (Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23 NRSV)
    To those who keep in my way will I show the salvation of God. (Ps. 50:24)
    Second Reading: Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
    A model for us: Abraham's faith in a new home given by God
    Gospel: Luke 12:32-40
    God will give you the treasure of the kingdom; sell all that you have
    Liturgical Color: Green


  • Sunday, August 15, 2010
    Mary, Mother of Our Lord
    Sunday, August 15

    First Reading: Isaiah 61:7-11
    God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all nations
    Psalm: Psalm 45:11-16 (Psalm 34:1-9 NRSV)
    I will make your name to be remembered from one generation to another. (Ps. 45:18)
    Second Reading: Galatians 4:4-7
    We are no longer slaves, but children
    Gospel: Luke 1:46-55
    Mary exults in the Lord
    Liturgical Color: White


  • Sunday, August 15, 2010
    Lectionary 20 / Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
    Sunday, August 15

    First Reading: Jeremiah 23:23-29
    God's word is like fire, like a hammer that breaks rocks
    First Reading (Semi-continuous): Isaiah 5:1-7
    The vineyard of the LORD is destroyed
    Psalm: Psalm 82
    Arise, O God, and rule the earth. (Ps. 82:8)
    Psalm (Semi-continuous): Psalm 80:1-2, 8-18 (Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 NRSV)
    Look down from heaven, O God; behold and tend this vine. (Ps. 80:14)
    Second Reading: Hebrews 11:29--12:2
    The faith of the Hebrew people, a great cloud of witnesses
    Gospel: Luke 12:49-56
    Jesus brings fire on earth and has a baptism with which to be baptized
    Liturgical Color: Green



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