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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The following are the readings for the First Sunday
after the Epiphany (Baptism of Our Lord), Jan. 9, 2011, according to the Revised
Common (RCL), Episcopal (ECUSA), Roman Catholic, Canadian BAS, Canadian (ACC)
variant of the RCL, 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, Common Worship and Canadian lectionaries are
identical to the RCL for this day.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>OLD TESTAMENT: Isaiah 42: 1 -
9
(RCL)<BR> Isaiah
42: 1 - 4, 6 - 7 (Roman Catholic)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Isai 42:1 (NRSV) Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
<BR>my chosen, in whom my soul delights; <BR>I have put my spirit upon him;
<BR>he will bring forth justice to the nations. <BR>2 He will not cry or lift up
his voice, <BR>or make it heard in the street; <BR>3 a bruised reed he will not
break, <BR>and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; <BR>he will faithfully
bring forth justice. <BR>4 He will not grow faint or be crushed <BR>until he has
established justice in the earth; <BR>and the coastlands wait for his teaching.
<BR>5 Thus says God, the LORD, <BR>who created the heavens and stretched them
out, <BR>who spread out the earth and what comes from it, <BR>who gives breath
to the people upon it <BR>and spirit to those who walk in it: <BR>6 I am the
LORD, I have called you in righteousness, <BR>I have taken you by the hand and
kept you; <BR>I have given you as a covenant to the people, <BR>a light to the
nations, <BR>7 to open the eyes that are blind, <BR>to bring out the prisoners
from the dungeon, <BR>from the prison those who sit in darkness. <BR>8 I am the
LORD, that is my name; <BR>my glory I give to no other, <BR>nor my praise to
idols. <BR>9 See, the former things have come to pass, <BR>and new things I now
declare; <BR>before they spring forth, <BR>I tell you of them. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>PSALM 29 (RCL)<BR>Psalm 29: 1 - 4, 3b+9b-10
(Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 29:1 (NRSV) Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, <BR>ascribe to the
LORD glory and strength. <BR>2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his name;
<BR>worship the LORD in holy splendor. <BR>3 The voice of the LORD is over the
waters; <BR>the God of glory thunders, <BR>the LORD, over mighty waters. <BR>4
The voice of the LORD is powerful; <BR>the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
<BR>5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; <BR>the LORD breaks the cedars of
Lebanon. <BR>6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, <BR>and Sir'ion like a young
wild ox. <BR>7 The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire. <BR>8 The
voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; <BR>the LORD shakes the wilderness of
Ka'desh. <BR>9 The voice of the LORD causes the oaks to whirl, <BR>and strips
the forest bare; <BR>and in his temple all say, "Glory!" <BR>10 The LORD sits
enthroned over the flood; <BR>the LORD sits enthroned as king forever. <BR>11
May the LORD give strength to his people! <BR>May the LORD bless his people with
peace! </DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>NEW TESTAMENT: Acts 10: 34 - 43
(RCL)<BR>
Acts 10: 34 - 38 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Acts 10:34 (NRSV) Then Peter began to speak to them: "I truly understand
that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and
does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 You know the message he sent to the
people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ--he is Lord of all. 37 That
message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that
John announced: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and
with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by
the devil, for God was with him. 39 We are witnesses to all that he did both in
Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; 40 but
God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, 41 not to all the
people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with
him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and
to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the
dead. 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him
receives forgiveness of sins through his name." </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>GOSPEL: Matthew 3: 13 - 17 (all)</DIV>
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<DIV>Matt 3:13 (NRSV) Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be
baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be
baptized by you, and do you come to me?" 15 But Jesus answered him, "Let it be
so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness." Then
he consented. 16 And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the
water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said,
"This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased." </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>