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<DIV>The following are the readings for the First Sunday of Advent, November 29,
according to the Revised Common (RCL), Episcopal (ECUSA), Roman Catholic,
Canadian BAS, and the Church of England (Common Worship) lectionaries. Unless
noted otherwise, the lectionaries of ECUSA, Canada and the C of E are identical
to the RCL this Sunday. The NRSV translation is used. </DIV>
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<DIV>Starting this Sunday, we are in Year C.</DIV>
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<DIV>OLD TESTAMENT Jeremiah 33: 14 - 16 (RCL, Roman
Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Jere 33:14 (NRSV) The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will
fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 15 In
those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for
David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 16 In those
days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name
by which it will be called "The LORD is our righteousness." </DIV>
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<DIV>PSALM 25: 1 - 10 (RCL)</DIV>
<DIV>Psalm 25: 1 - 4, 8 - 10, 14 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 25:1 (NRSV) To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. </DIV>
<DIV>2 O my God, in you I trust; </DIV>
<DIV>do not let me be put to shame; </DIV>
<DIV>do not let my enemies exult over me. </DIV>
<DIV>3 Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame; </DIV>
<DIV>let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. </DIV>
<DIV>4 Make me to know your ways, O LORD; </DIV>
<DIV>teach me your paths. </DIV>
<DIV>5 Lead me in your truth, and teach me, </DIV>
<DIV>for you are the God of my salvation; </DIV>
<DIV>for you I wait all day long. </DIV>
<DIV>6 Be mindful of your mercy, O LORD, and of your steadfast love, </DIV>
<DIV>for they have been from of old. </DIV>
<DIV>7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; </DIV>
<DIV>according to your steadfast love remember me, </DIV>
<DIV>for your goodness' sake, O LORD! </DIV>
<DIV>8 Good and upright is the LORD; </DIV>
<DIV>therefore he instructs sinners in the way. </DIV>
<DIV>9 He leads the humble in what is right, </DIV>
<DIV>and teaches the humble his way. </DIV>
<DIV>10 All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, </DIV>
<DIV>for those who keep his covenant and his decrees. </DIV>
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<DIV>14 The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him,</DIV>
<DIV>and he makes his covenant known to them.</DIV>
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<DIV>Note: Verse numbering may differ in your Psalter.</DIV>
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<DIV>NEW TESTAMENT 1 Thessalonians 3: 9 - 13 (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>1The 3:9 (NRSV) How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the
joy that we feel before our God because of you? 10 Night and day we pray most
earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in
your faith. </DIV>
<DIV>11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to
you. 12 And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another
and for all, just as we abound in love for you. 13 And may he so strengthen your
hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the
coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. </DIV>
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<DIV>1 Thessalonians 3: 12 - 4: 2 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>1The 3:12 (NRSV) And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for
one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. 13 And may he so
strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and
Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. 4:1 Finally,
brothers and sisters, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, as you learned
from us how you ought to live and to please God (as, in fact, you are doing),
you should do so more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you
through the Lord Jesus. </DIV>
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<DIV>GOSPEL Luke 21: 25 - 36 (RCL)</DIV>
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Luke 21: 25 - 28, 34 - 36 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Luke 21:25 (NRSV) "There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars,
and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and
the waves. 26 People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon
the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 Then they will see
"the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory. 28 Now when these
things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your
redemption is drawing near." </DIV>
<DIV>29 Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees; 30
as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is
already near. 31 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that
the kingdom of God is near. 32 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass
away until all things have taken place. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but
my words will not pass away. </DIV>
<DIV>34 "Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation
and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you
unexpectedly, 35 like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of
the whole earth. 36 Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the
strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before
the Son of Man." </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Chad
Wohlers<BR>Woodbury, VT
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