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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The following are the readings for the Last Sunday
after Pentecost, November 25, (Proper 29, RCL; Proper 34, Roman Catholic)
according to the Revised Common (RCL), Episcopal (ECUSA), Roman Catholic, Church
of England, and Canadian (BAS) Lectionaries. All readings are taken from the New
Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible. Unless noted otherwise, the ECUSA
and Canadian (but not the C of E) lectionaries are identical to the RCL this
Sunday. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>OLD TESTAMENT 2 Samuel 23: 1 - 7
(RCL)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>2Sam 23:1 (NRSV) Now these are the last words of
David <BR>The oracle of David, son of Jesse, <BR>the oracle of the man whom God
exalted, <BR>the anointed of the God of Jacob, <BR>the favorite of the Strong
One of Israel <BR>2 The spirit of the LORD speaks through me, <BR>his word is
upon my tongue. <BR>3 The God of Israel has spoken, <BR>the Rock of Israel has
said to me <BR>One who rules over people justly, <BR>ruling in the fear of God,
<BR>4 is like the light of morning, <BR>like the sun rising on a cloudless
morning, <BR>gleaming from the rain on the grassy land. <BR>5 Is not my house
like this with God? <BR>For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
<BR>ordered in all things and secure. <BR>Will he not cause to prosper <BR>all
my help and my desire? <BR>6 But the godless are all like thorns that are thrown
away; <BR>for they cannot be picked up with the hand; <BR>7 to touch them one
uses an iron bar <BR>or the shaft of a spear. <BR>And they are entirely consumed
in fire on the spot. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Daniel 7: 13 - 14 (Roman Catholic)<BR>Daniel 7: 9 - 10, 13
- 14 (C of E, alt. for RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>Dani 7:9 (NRSV) As I watched, <BR>thrones were set in place, <BR>and an
Ancient One took his throne, <BR>his clothing was white as snow, <BR>and the
hair of his head like pure wool; <BR>his throne was fiery flames, <BR>and its
wheels were burning fire. <BR>10 A stream of fire issued <BR>and flowed out from
his presence. <BR>A thousand thousands served him, <BR>and ten thousand times
ten thousand stood attending him. <BR>The court sat in judgment, <BR>and the
books were opened. </DIV>
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<DIV>13 As I watched in the night visions, <BR>I saw one like a human being
<BR>coming with the clouds of heaven. <BR>And he came to the Ancient One <BR>and
was presented before him. <BR>14 To him was given dominion <BR>and glory and
kingship, <BR>that all peoples, nations, and languages <BR>should serve him.
<BR>His dominion is an everlasting dominion <BR>that shall not pass away,
<BR>and his kingship is one <BR>that shall never be destroyed. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>PSALM 132: 1 - 12 (13 - 18) (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 132:1 (NRSV) O LORD, remember in David's favor <BR>all the hardships
he endured; <BR>2 how he swore to the LORD <BR>and vowed to the Mighty One of
Jacob, <BR>3 "I will not enter my house <BR>or get into my bed; <BR>4 I will not
give sleep to my eyes <BR>or slumber to my eyelids, <BR>5 until I find a place
for the LORD, <BR>a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob." <BR>6 We heard
of it in Eph'rathah; <BR>we found it in the fields of Ja'ar. <BR>7 "Let us go to
his dwelling place; <BR>let us worship at his footstool." <BR>8 Rise up, O LORD,
and go to your resting place, <BR>you and the ark of your might. <BR>9 Let your
priests be clothed with righteousness, <BR>and let your faithful shout for joy.
<BR>10 For your servant David's sake <BR>do not turn away the face of your
anointed one. <BR>11 The LORD swore to David a sure oath <BR>from which he will
not turn back <BR>"One of the sons of your body <BR>I will set on your throne.
<BR>12 If your sons keep my covenant <BR>and my decrees that I shall teach them,
<BR>their sons also, forevermore, <BR>shall sit on your throne." <BR>13 For the
LORD has chosen Zion; <BR>he has desired it for his habitation <BR>14 "This is
my resting place forever; <BR>here I will reside, for I have desired it. <BR>15
I will abundantly bless its provisions; <BR>I will satisfy its poor with bread.
<BR>16 Its priests I will clothe with salvation, <BR>and its faithful will shout
for joy. <BR>17 There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David; <BR>I have
prepared a lamp for my anointed one. <BR>18 His enemies I will clothe with
disgrace, <BR>but on him, his crown will gleam." </DIV>
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<DIV>Verse numbering in your Psalter may differ from the above.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Psalm 93 (C of E, alt. for RCL)<BR>Psalm 93: 1, 2,
5 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 93:1 (NRSV) The LORD is king, he is robed in majesty; <BR>the LORD is
robed, he is girded with strength. <BR>He has established the world; it shall
never be moved; <BR>2 your throne is established from of old; <BR>you are from
everlasting. <BR>3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, <BR>the floods have lifted
up their voice; <BR>the floods lift up their roaring. <BR>4 More majestic than
the thunders of mighty waters, <BR>more majestic than the waves of the sea,
<BR>majestic on high is the LORD! <BR>5 Your decrees are very sure; <BR>holiness
befits your house, <BR>O LORD, forevermore. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>NEW TESTAMENT Revelation 1: 4b - 8 (RCL, C of
E)<BR>
Revelation 1: 5 - 8 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Reve 1:4 (NRSV) Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who
is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from
Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of
the kings of the earth. <BR>To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by
his blood, 6 and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to
him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. <BR>7 Look! He is coming with
the clouds; <BR>every eye will see him, <BR>even those who pierced him; <BR>and
on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. <BR>So it is to be. Amen.
<BR>8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and who was and
who is to come, the Almighty. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>GOSPEL John 18: 33 - 37 (all)</DIV>
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<DIV>John 18:33 (NRSV) Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned
Jesus, and asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" 34 Jesus answered, "Do you
ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?" 35 Pilate replied, "I am
not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to
me. What have you done?" 36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not from this world.
If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me
from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here."
37 Pilate asked him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a
king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the
truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice." </DIV>
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<DIV>Note the Roman Catholic lectionary omits the first part of v. 33.</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>