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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The following are the readings for the the Second
Sunday after Pantecost (Proper 5), June 6, 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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>In the Roman Catholic Church, this is the Somemnity
of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, or Corpus Christi</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>OLD TESTAMENT: 1 Kings 17: 8 - 16, (17 -
24)
(RCL)<BR>
1 Kings 17: 17 - 24 (Can. BAS, alt. for RCL)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>1Kin 17:8 (NRSV) {The Widow of Zarephath} Then the
word of the LORD came to him, saying, 9 "Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to
Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you." 10 So he
set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was
there gathering sticks; he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a
vessel, so that I may drink." 11 As she was going to bring it, he called to her
and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." 12 But she said, "As the
LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and
a little oil in a jug; I am now gathering a couple of sticks, so that I may go
home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die." 13
Elijah said to her, "Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first
make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterwards make something
for yourself and your son. 14 For thus says the LORD the God of Israel: The jar
of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that
the LORD sends rain on the earth." 15 She went and did as Elijah said, so that
she as well as he and her household ate for many days. 16 The jar of meal was
not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD
that he spoke by Elijah. <BR>17 {Elijah Revives the Widow's Son} After this the
son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill; his illness was so
severe that there was no breath left in him. 18 She then said to Elijah, "What
have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to
remembrance, and to cause the death of my son!" 19 But he said to her, "Give me
your son." He took him from her bosom, carried him up into the upper chamber
where he was lodging, and laid him on his own bed. 20 He cried out to the LORD,
"O LORD my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I am
staying, by killing her son?" 21 Then he stretched himself upon the child three
times, and cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, let this child's life come
into him again." 22 The LORD listened to the voice of Elijah; the life of the
child came into him again, and he revived. 23 Elijah took the child, brought him
down from the upper chamber into the house, and gave him to his mother; then
Elijah said, "See, your son is alive." 24 So the woman said to Elijah, "Now I
know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is
truth." </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Genesis 14: 18 - 20 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Gene 14:18 (NRSV) And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine;
he was priest of God Most High. 19 He blessed him and said, <BR>""Blessed be
Abram by God Most High, <BR>maker of heaven and earth; <BR>20 and blessed be God
Most High, <BR>who has delivered your enemies into your hand!" And Abram gave
him one-tenth of everything. </DIV>
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<DIV>PSALM 146 (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 146:1 (NRSV) {Praise for God's Help} Praise the LORD! <BR>Praise the
LORD, O my soul! <BR>2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; <BR>I will sing
praises to my God all my life long. <BR>3 Do not put your trust in princes,
<BR>in mortals, in whom there is no help. <BR>4 When their breath departs, they
return to the earth; <BR>on that very day their plans perish. <BR>5 Happy are
those whose help is the God of Jacob, <BR>whose hope is in the LORD their God,
<BR>6 who made heaven and earth, <BR>the sea, and all that is in them; <BR>who
keeps faith forever; 7 who executes justice for the oppressed; <BR>who gives
food to the hungry. <BR>The LORD sets the prisoners free; 8 the LORD opens the
eyes of the blind. <BR>The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; <BR>the LORD
loves the righteous. <BR>9 The LORD watches over the strangers; <BR>he upholds
the orphan and the widow, <BR>but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
<BR>10 The LORD will reign forever, <BR>your God, O Zion, for all generations.
<BR>Praise the LORD! </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Psalm 113 Laudate, pueri (Can.
BAS)<BR> <BR>1 Hallelujah!<BR>Give praise, you servants of the
Lord; *<BR> praise the Name of the Lord.<BR> <BR>2
Let the Name of the Lord be blessed, *<BR> from this time forth
for evermore.<BR> <BR>3 From the rising of the sun to its going
down *<BR> let the Name of the Lord be praised.<BR> <BR>4
The Lord is high above all nations, *<BR> and his glory above
the heavens.<BR> <BR>5 Who is like the Lord our God, who sits
enthroned on high, *<BR> but stoops to behold the heavens and the
earth?<BR> <BR>6 He takes up the weak out of the dust
*<BR> and lifts up the poor from the ashes.<BR> <BR>7
He sets them with the princes, *<BR> with the princes of his
people.<BR> <BR>8 He makes the woman of a childless house
*<BR> to be a joyful mother of children.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Psalm 110: 1 - 4 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 110:1 (NRA) {Assurance of Victory for God's Priest-King} {Of David. A
Psalm.} The LORD says to my lord, <BR>""Sit at my right hand <BR>until I make
your enemies your footstool." <BR>2 The LORD sends out from Zion <BR>your mighty
scepter. <BR>Rule in the midst of your foes. <BR>3 Your people will offer
themselves willingly <BR>on the day you lead your forces <BR>on the holy
mountains. {Another reading is [in holy splendor] } <BR>From the womb of the
morning, <BR>like dew, your youth {Cn: Heb [the dew of your youth] } will come
to you. <BR>4 The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind, <BR>""You are a
priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." {Or [forever, a rightful
king by my edict] } </DIV>
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<DIV>NEW TESTAMENT: Galatians 1: 11 - 24 (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>Gala 1:11 (NRSV) {Paul's Vindication of His Apostleship} For I want you to
know, brothers and sisters, {Gk [brothers] } that the gospel that was proclaimed
by me is not of human origin; 12 for I did not receive it from a human source,
nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
<BR>13 You have heard, no doubt, of my earlier life in Judaism. I was violently
persecuting the church of God and was trying to destroy it. 14 I advanced in
Judaism beyond many among my people of the same age, for I was far more zealous
for the traditions of my ancestors. 15 But when God, who had set me apart before
I was born and called me through his grace, was pleased 16 to reveal his Son to
me, {Gk [in me] } so that I might proclaim him among the Gentiles, I did not
confer with any human being, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were
already apostles before me, but I went away at once into Arabia, and afterwards
I returned to Damascus. <BR>18 Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem
to visit Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days; 19 but I did not see any other
apostle except James the Lord's brother. 20 In what I am writing to you, before
God, I do not lie! 21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia, 22 and
I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Judea that are in Christ; 23
they only heard it said, "The one who formerly was persecuting us is now
proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy." 24 And they glorified God
because of me. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>1 John 4: 7 - 16 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>1Joh 4:7 (NRSV) {God Is Love} Beloved, let us love one another, because
love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever
does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 God's love was revealed
among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live
through him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and
sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Beloved, since God
loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen
God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.
<BR>13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given
us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent
his Son as the Savior of the world. 15 God abides in those who confess that
Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. 16 So we have known and believe
the love that God has for us. <BR>God is love, and those who abide in love abide
in God, and God abides in them. </DIV>
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<DIV>GOSPEL: Luke 7: 11 - 17 (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>Luke 7:11 (NRSV) {Jesus Raises the Widow's Son at Nain} Soon afterwards
{Other ancient authorities read [Next day] } he went to a town called Nain, and
his disciples and a large crowd went with him. 12 As he approached the gate of
the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother's only
son, and she was a widow; and with her was a large crowd from the town. 13 When
the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, "Do not weep." 14
Then he came forward and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he
said, "Young man, I say to you, rise!" 15 The dead man sat up and began to
speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. 16 Fear seized all of them; and they
glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has risen among us!" and "God has looked
favorably on his people!" 17 This word about him spread throughout Judea and all
the surrounding country. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Luke 9: 11b - 17 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Luke 9:11 (NRSV) When the crowds found out about it, they followed him; and
he welcomed them, and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those
who needed to be cured. <BR>12 The day was drawing to a close, and the twelve
came to him and said, "Send the crowd away, so that they may go into the
surrounding villages and countryside, to lodge and get provisions; for we are
here in a deserted place." 13 But he said to them, "You give them something to
eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish-unless we are to
go and buy food for all these people." 14 For there were about five thousand
men. And he said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty
each." 15 They did so and made them all sit down. 16 And taking the five loaves
and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave
them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 And all ate and were filled.
What was left over was gathered up, twelve baskets of broken pieces. </DIV>
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<DIV>Chad Wohlers<BR>Woodbury, Vermont USA<BR><A
href="mailto:chadwohl@satucket.com">chadwohl@satucket.com</A><BR><A
href="mailto:cwohlers@bridgew.edu">cwohlers@bridgew.edu</A><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>