The First Sunday of Advent, Year A. Isaiah 2:1-5The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it. Many peoples … Continue reading Swords into Plowshares

The Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King (Proper 29), Year C. The CollectAlmighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought … Continue reading Christ the King

The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, Year C. (Track II) 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13Now we command you, beloved, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from believers who are living in idleness and not according to the tradition that they received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; … Continue reading “By your endurance you will gain your souls”

The Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, Year C. Job 19:23-27a "O that my words were written down! O that they were inscribed in a book! O that with an iron pen and with lead they were engraved on a rock forever! For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand … Continue reading I Know that my Redeemer Lives

The All Saints Sunday, Year C. Ephesians 1:11-23In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory. … Continue reading The Inheritance of the Saints