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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The following are the readings for the Last Sunday
after the Epiphany, Feb. 10, 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 and C of E
lectionaries are identical to the RCL for this day. The Canadian BAS readings
may be used in place of the RCL readings in those Canadian parishes which use
the RCL on this Sunday.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>OLD TESTAMENT: Exodus 34: 29 - 35
(RCL)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Exod 34:29 (NRSV) Moses came down from Mount Sinai.
As he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his
hand, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been
talking with God. 30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of
his face was shining, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 But Moses called
to them; and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and
Moses spoke with them. 32 Afterward all the Israelites came near, and he gave
them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him on Mount Sinai. 33
When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face; 34 but
whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he would take the veil
off, until he came out; and when he came out, and told the Israelites what he
had been commanded, 35 the Israelites would see the face of Moses, that the skin
of his face was shining; and Moses would put the veil on his face again, until
he went in to speak with him. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 27: 5 - 8 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Sir 27:5 (NRSV) The kiln tests the potter's vessels; <BR>so the test of a
person is in his conversation. <BR>6 Its fruit discloses the cultivation of a
tree; <BR>so a person's speech discloses the cultivation of his mind. <BR>7 Do
not praise anyone before he speaks, <BR>for this is the way people are tested.
<BR>8 If you pursue justice, you will attain it <BR>and wear it like a glorious
robe. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>PSALM 99 (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 99:1 (NRSV) The LORD is king; let the peoples tremble! <BR>He sits
enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake! <BR>2 The LORD is great in
Zion; <BR>he is exalted over all the peoples. <BR>3 Let them praise your great
and awesome name. <BR>Holy is he! <BR>4 Mighty King, lover of justice, <BR>you
have established equity; <BR>you have executed justice <BR>and righteousness in
Jacob. <BR>5 Extol the LORD our God; <BR>worship at his footstool. <BR>Holy is
he! <BR>6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests, <BR>Samuel also was among
those who called on his name. <BR>They cried to the LORD, and he answered them.
<BR>7 He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud; <BR>they kept his decrees,
<BR>and the statutes that he gave them. <BR>8 O LORD our God, you answered them;
<BR>you were a forgiving God to them, <BR>but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
<BR>9 Extol the LORD our God, <BR>and worship at his holy mountain; <BR>for the
LORD our God is holy. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Psalm 92: 1 - 2, 12 - 15 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 92:1 (NRSV) It is good to give thanks to the LORD, <BR>to sing praises
to your name, O Most High; <BR>2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
<BR>and your faithfulness by night, </DIV>
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<DIV>12 The righteous flourish like the palm tree, <BR>and grow like a cedar in
Lebanon. <BR>13 They are planted in the house of the LORD; <BR>they flourish in
the courts of our God. <BR>14 In old age they still produce fruit; <BR>they are
always green and full of sap, <BR>15 showing that the LORD is upright; <BR>he is
my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. </DIV>
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<DIV>Note: Verse numbering in Roman Catholic Bibles is one higher than the
above.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>NEW TESTAMENT: 2 Corinthians 3: 12 - 4:2 (RCL) </DIV>
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<DIV>2Cor 3:12 (NRSV) Since, then, we have such a hope, we act with great
boldness, 13 not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to keep the people of
Israel from gazing at the end of the glory that was being set aside. 14 But
their minds were hardened. Indeed, to this very day, when they hear the reading
of the old covenant, that same veil is still there, since only in Christ is it
set aside. 15 Indeed, to this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over
their minds; 16 but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. 17 Now the
Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18
And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though
reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree
of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. 4:1 Therefore,
since it is by God's mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose
heart. 2 We have renounced the shameful things that one hides; we refuse to
practice cunning or to falsify God's word; but by the open statement of the
truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God.
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<DIV><BR>1 Corinthians 15: 54 - 58 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>1Cor 15:54 (NRSV) When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and
this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be
fulfilled: <BR>""Death has been swallowed up in victory." <BR>55 "Where, O
death, is your victory? <BR>Where, O death, is your sting?" 56 The sting of
death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who
gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. <BR>58 Therefore, my
beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord,
because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. </DIV>
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<DIV>GOSPEL: Luke 9: 28 - 36, (37 - 43a) (RCL) </DIV>
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<DIV>Luke 9:26 (NRSV) Those who are ashamed of me and of my words, of them the
Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the
Father and of the holy angels. 27 But truly I tell you, there are some standing
here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God." <BR>28 Now
about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and
James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And while he was praying, the
appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. 30
Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Eli'jah, talking to him. 31 They appeared
in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at
Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but
since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with
him. 33 Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good
for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and
one for Eli'jah"--not knowing what he said. 34 While he was saying this, a cloud
came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud.
35 Then from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my Son, my Chosen;
listen to him!" 36 When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they
kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen.
<BR>37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd
met him. 38 Just then a man from the crowd shouted, "Teacher, I beg you to look
at my son; he is my only child. 39 Suddenly a spirit seizes him, and all at once
he shrieks. It convulses him until he foams at the mouth; it mauls him and will
scarcely leave him. 40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could
not." 41 Jesus answered, "You faithless and perverse generation, how much longer
must I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here." 42 While he was
coming, the demon dashed him to the ground in convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the
unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 43 And all were
astounded at the greatness of God.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Luke 6: 39 - 45 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Luke 6:39 (NRSV) He also told them a parable: "Can a blind person guide a
blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above the
teacher, but everyone who is fully qualified will be like the teacher. 41 Why do
you see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own
eye? 42 Or how can you say to your neighbor, "Friend, let me take out the speck
in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log in your own eye? You
hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly
to take the speck out of your neighbor's eye. <BR>43 "No good tree bears bad
fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit; 44 for each tree is known by
its own fruit. Figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a
bramble bush. 45 The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces
good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of
the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks. </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>