Lectionary Poems, Year A
Surprising Gracefor Pulpit and Pew
Poems for each Sunday and other special days of the church year based on texts from the Revised Common Lectionary, Year A
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ECïONARY POEMS, YEAR A Sûŝg Gàçé ô Pû à Péw
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Déçàé ô Ezàé . Sàày, wô, é é môûàé wôw, é àTé mé û ŝé, à yôû, iày gô ŝ ôô;
à ô Pàû “Pày” éé, wô, àôg w Dàéé, ŝ à mà ô é àûéŝŝ ô Gô;
à ô Gàyé, wôŝé éçôûàgémé ô ŝûç mŝéà ûŝûŝ àŝ ŝ ŝ éàéy.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
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he Firs Sunday of Adven (A)—IsaiaH 2:1–5; MaHew 24:36–44
he Second Sunday of Adven (A)—IsaiaH 11:1–10; MaHew 3:1–12
he hird Sunday of Adven (A)—IsaiaH 35:1–10; MaHew 11:2–11
he FourH Sunday of Adven (A)—IsaiaH 7:10–16; MaHew 1:18–25
CHrismas Eve/He Naiviy of Jesus CHris—Luke 2:1–20
he Firs Sunday ater CHrismas Day (A)—IsaiaH 63:7–9; MaHew 2:13–23
he EpipHany of He Lord—IsaiaH 60:1–6 and MaHew 2:1–12; also MicaH 5:2–5a
he Bapism of He Lord (A)—IsaiaH 42:1–9 and MaHew 3:13–17
he Second Sunday in Ordinary Time/Second ater He EpipHany (A)— IsaiaH 49:1–7; JoHn 1:29–42
he hird Sunday in Ordinary Time/hird ater He EpipHany (A)— IsaiaH 9:1–4; MaHew 4:12–23
he FourH Sunday in Ordinary ime/FourH ater He EpipHany (A)— MicaH 6:1–8; MaHew 5:1–12 and 1 CorinHians 1:18–31
he FitH Sunday in Ordinary Time/FitH ater He EpipHany (A)— IsaiaH 58:1–9a (9b–12); MaHew 5:13–20;
he SixH Sunday in Ordinary Time/SixH ater He EpipHany (A)— Deueronomy 30:15–20; MaHew 5:21–37
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he SevenH Sunday in Ordinary Time/SevenH ater He EpipHany (A)— Leviicus 19:1–2, 9–18; MaHew 5:38–48 (see also Leviicus 24:20) 28
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Transfiguraion Sunday—MaHew 17:1–9 (10–21). A Hymn for worsHip
AsH Wednesday (A)—IsaiaH 58:1–12
he Firs Sunday in Len (A)—Genesis 2:15–17, 3:1–7; MaHew 4:1–11
he Second Sunday in Len (A)—Psalm 121; JoHn 3:1–17 (see also JoHn 7:45–53 and 19:38–42); JoHn 3:1–17 (see also Numbers 21:9)
he hird Sunday in Len (A)—Exodus 17:1–7 and JoHn 4:5–42; Romans 5:1–11
he FourH Sunday in Len (A)—1 Samuel 16:1–13; JoHn 9:1–41
he FitH Sunday in Len (A)—Ezekiel 37:1–14 and JoHn 11:1–45
Palm Sunday, Liurgy of He Palms (A)—Psalm 118:1–2, 19–29; MaHew 21:1–11
Resurrecion of He Lord (A)—MaHew 28:1–10
he Second Sunday of Easer (A)—JoHn 20:19–31; 1 Peer 1:3–9
he hird Sunday of Easer (A)—Acs 2:14a, 36–41; Luke 24:13–35
he FourH Sunday of Easer (A)—Acs 2:42–47; 1 Peer 2:19–25
he FitH Sunday of Easer (A)—Acs 7:55–60; JoHn 14:1–14
he SixH Sunday of Easer (A)—Acs 17:22–31; JoHn 14:15–21
he Ascension of He Lord/he SevenH Sunday of Easer (A)— Acs 1:6–14; Luke 24:44–53
he Day of Penecos (A)—Acs 2:1–21
Triniy Sunday (A)—Genesis 1:1–2:4a; MaHew 28:16–20
he ElevenH Sunday in Ordinary Time/Second ater Penecos (A)— Genesis 18:1–15, 21:1–7
he TweltH Sunday in Ordinary Time/hird ater Penecos (A)— Genesis 21:8–21 and MaHew 10:24–39; Romans 6:1b–11
he hireenH Sunday in Ordinary Time/FourH ater Penecos (A)— Genesis 22:1–14; MaHew 10:40–42
he FoureenH Sunday in Ordinary Time/FitH ater Penecos (A)— Genesis 24:34–38, 42–49, 58–67; MaHew 11:16–19, 25–30
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he FiteenH Sunday in Ordinary Time/SixH ater Penecos (A)— Genesis 25:19–34; MaHew 13:1–9, 18–23; Romans 8:1–11
he SixeenH Sunday in Ordinary Time/SevenH ater Penecos (A)— Genesis 28:10–19a; Romans 8:12–25
he SeveneenH Sunday in Ordinary Time/EigHH ater Penecos (A)— Genesis 29:15–28; Romans 8:26–39
he EigHeenH Sunday in Ordinary Time/NinH ater Penecos (A)— Genesis 32:22–31 and MaHew 14:13–21; Romans 9:1–5
he NineeenH Sunday in Ordinary Time/TenH ater Penecos (A)— Genesis 37:1–28 [5–11 officially no included]; MaHew 14:22–33
he TwenieH Sunday in Ordinary Time/ElevenH ater Penecos (A)— Genesis 45:1–15; MaHew 15:(10–20) 21–28
he Tweny-Firs Sunday in Ordinary Time/TweltH ater Penecos (A)— Exodus 1:8–2:10; MaHew 16:13–20
he Tweny-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time/hireenH ater Penecos (A)—Exodus 3:1–15; MaHew 16:21–28
he Tweny-hird Sunday in Ordinary Time/FoureenH ater Penecos (A)—Exodus 12:1–14; MaHew 18:15–20
he Tweny-FourH Sunday in Ordinary Time/FiteenH ater Penecos (A)—Exodus 14:19–31; MaHew 18:21–35
he Tweny-FitH Sunday in Ordinary Time/SixeenH ater Penecos (A)—Exodus 16:2–15 and MaHew 20:1–16
he Tweny-SixH Sunday in Ordinary Time/SeveneenH ater Penecos (A)—Exodus 17:1–7; MaHew 21:23–32
he Tweny-SevenH Sunday in Ordinary Time/EigHeenH ater Penecos (A)—Exodus 20:1–4, 7–9, 12–20; MaHew 21:33–46
he Tweny-EigHH Sunday in Ordinary Time/NineeenH ater Penecos (A)—Exodus 32:1–14 (15–20); MaHew 22:1–14
he Tweny-NinH Sunday in Ordinary Time/TwenieH ater Penecos (A)—Exodus 33:12–23; MaHew 22:15–22
he hirieH Sunday in Ordinary Time/Tweny-Firs ater Penecos (A)—MaHew 22:34–46; 1 hessalonians 2:1–8
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he hiry-Firs Sunday in Ordinary Time/Tweny-Second ater Penecos (A)—JosHua 3:7–17; MaHew 23:1–12
he hiry-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time/Tweny-hird ater Penecos (A)—JosHua 24:1–3a, 14–25; MaHew 25:1–13
he hiry-hird Sunday in Ordinary Time/Tweny-FourH ater Penecos (A)—Judges 4:1–7 (8–24); MaHew 25:14–30
CHris He King (Reign of CHris) Sunday (A)— Ezekiel 34:11–16, 20–24; MaHew 25:31–46
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