Today's Readings

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Year C RCL 7/18/2010 A.D.

The Collect

Contemporary

Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Amos 8:1-12

First Lesson

Psalm 52, Page 657 BCP

The Psalm

Colossians 1:15-28

The Epistle

Luke 10:38-42

Gospel


The Sunday Lectionary is a three year cyclical lectionary. The year which will begin with Advent in 2009 will be Year C. The year which ended November 28, 2009 was Year B.

The collects and the Psalms are from the Book of Common Prayer. The collects use the contemporary wording.

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