[Propertalk] READINGS for the SECOND SUNDAY after the EPIPHANY

[Charles Wohlers]

The following are the readings for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany,
Jan. 17 (Proper 2, RCL), according to the Revised Common (RCL), Episcopal
(ECUSA), Roman Catholic, Canadian BAS, and the Church of England (Common
Worship) lectionaries. All readings are taken from the New Revised Standard
Version (NRSV) of the Bible. Unless noted otherwise, the ECUSA, Canadian and
C of E lectionaries are identical to the RCL for this day.


OLD TESTAMENT:   Isaiah 62: 1 - 5   (all)

Isai 62:1 (NRSV) For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest,
until her vindication shines out like the dawn,
and her salvation like a burning torch.
2 The nations shall see your vindication,
and all the kings your glory;
and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of the LORD will give.
3 You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD,
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate;
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her,
and your land Married;
for the LORD delights in you,
and your land shall be married.
5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your builder marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.


PSALM 36: 5 - 10   (RCL)

Psal 36:5 (NRSV) Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your judgments are like the great deep;
you save humans and animals alike, O LORD.
7 How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8 They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
9 For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.
10 O continue your steadfast love to those who know you,
and your salvation to the upright of heart!


Psalm 96: 1 - 3, 7 - 10   (Roman Catholic)

Psal 96:1 (NRSV) O sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples.

7 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts.
9 Worship the LORD in holy splendor;
tremble before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, "The LORD is king!
The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.
He will judge the peoples with equity."


NEW TESTAMENT:   1 Corinthians 12: 1 - 11   (all)

1Cor 12:1 (NRSV) Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do
not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you
were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. 3 Therefore I
want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says
"Let Jesus be cursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy
Spirit. 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there
are varieties of services, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of
activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 To
one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the
utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by
the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to
another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the
discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the
interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are activated by one and the same
Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.

Note: the Roman Catholic lectionary omits vs. 1-3


GOSPEL:  John 2: 1 - 11   (all)

John 2:1 (NRSV) On the third day there was a wedding in Ca'na of Galilee,
and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples had also been
invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said
to him, "They have no wine." 4 And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what concern
is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come." 5 His mother said to
the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." 6 Now standing there were six
stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty
or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water." And
they filled them up to the brim. 8 He said to them, "Now draw some out, and
take it to the chief steward." So they took it. 9 When the steward tasted
the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though
the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the
bridegroom 10 and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and
then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept
the good wine until now." 11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in
Ca'na of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
12 After this he went down to Caper'naum with his mother, his brothers, and
his disciples; and they remained there a few days.


Chad Wohlers
East Bridgewater, Mass.   USA
chadwohl at satucket.com
cwohlers at bridgew.edu