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<DIV>The following are the readings for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, May
29, 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. Note that this is Corpus Christi in the Roman
Catholic calendar.</DIV>
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<DIV>The readings are posted on our web site: <<A
href="http://satucket.com/lectionary">http://satucket.com/lectionary</A>>, in
RTF format, which can be read by all word processors.</DIV>
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<DIV>OLD TESTAMENT: 1 Kings 18:20-39 (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>20 So Ahab sent to all the Israelites, and assembled the prophets at Mount
Carmel. 21Elijah then came near to all the people, and said, ‘How long will you
go limping with two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if
Baal, then follow him.’ The people did not answer him a word. 22Then Elijah said
to the people, ‘I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s
prophets number four hundred and fifty. 23Let two bulls be given to us; let them
choose one bull for themselves, cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, but
put no fire to it; I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood, but put
no fire to it. 24Then you call on the name of your god and I will call on the
name of the Lord; the god who answers by fire is indeed God.’ All the people
answered, ‘Well spoken!’ 25Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, ‘Choose for
yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many; then call on the
name of your god, but put no fire to it.’ 26So they took the bull that was given
them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon,
crying, ‘O Baal, answer us!’ But there was no voice, and no answer. They limped
about the altar that they had made. 27At noon Elijah mocked them, saying, ‘Cry
aloud! Surely he is a god; either he is meditating, or he has wandered away, or
he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.’ 28Then they
cried aloud and, as was their custom, they cut themselves with swords and lances
until the blood gushed out over them. 29As midday passed, they raved on until
the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice, no answer, and
no response.</DIV>
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<DIV>30 Then Elijah said to all the people, ‘Come closer to me’; and all the
people came closer to him. First he repaired the altar of the Lord that had been
thrown down; 31Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes
of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying, ‘Israel shall
be your name’; 32with the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord. Then
he made a trench around the altar, large enough to contain two measures of seed.
33Next he put the wood in order, cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the
wood. He said, ‘Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt-offering and
on the wood.’ 34Then he said, ‘Do it a second time’; and they did it a second
time. Again he said, ‘Do it a third time’; and they did it a third time, 35so
that the water ran all round the altar, and filled the trench also with
water.</DIV>
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<DIV>36 At the time of the offering of the oblation, the prophet Elijah came
near and said, ‘O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this
day that you are God in Israel, that I am your servant, and that I have done all
these things at your bidding. 37Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so that this
people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts
back.’ 38Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt-offering, the
wood, the stones, and the dust, and even licked up the water that was in the
trench. 39When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, ‘The
Lord indeed is God; the Lord indeed is God.’</DIV>
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<DIV>1 Kings 8:22-23,41-43 (alt. for RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all
the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands to heaven. 23He said, ‘O Lord,
God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth beneath,
keeping covenant and steadfast love for your servants who walk before you with
all their heart,</DIV>
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<DIV>41 ‘Likewise when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from
a distant land because of your name 42—for they shall hear of your great name,
your mighty hand, and your outstretched arm—when a foreigner comes and prays
towards this house, 43then hear in heaven your dwelling-place, and do according
to all that the foreigner calls to you, so that all the peoples of the earth may
know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and so that they may know
that your name has been invoked on this house that I have built.</DIV>
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<DIV>Note: If the alternate RCL OT reading is used, then it should be
accompanied by vs. 1-9 of Psalm 96 below.</DIV>
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<DIV>Genesis 14:18-20 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>18And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest
of God Most High. 19He blessed him and said,</DIV>
<DIV>‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High,</DIV>
<DIV> maker of heaven and earth;</DIV>
<DIV>20 and blessed be God Most High,</DIV>
<DIV> who has delivered your enemies into your hand!’</DIV>
<DIV>And Abram gave him one-tenth of everything.</DIV>
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<DIV>PSALM 96 (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>1 O sing to the Lord a new song;</DIV>
<DIV> sing to the Lord, all the earth.</DIV>
<DIV>2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name;</DIV>
<DIV> tell of his salvation from day to day.</DIV>
<DIV>3 Declare his glory among the nations,</DIV>
<DIV> his marvellous works among all the peoples.</DIV>
<DIV>4 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;</DIV>
<DIV> he is to be revered above all gods.</DIV>
<DIV>5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,</DIV>
<DIV> but the Lord made the heavens.</DIV>
<DIV>6 Honour and majesty are before him;</DIV>
<DIV> strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.</DIV>
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<DIV>7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,</DIV>
<DIV> ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.</DIV>
<DIV>8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;</DIV>
<DIV> bring an offering, and come into his courts.</DIV>
<DIV>9 Worship the Lord in holy splendour;</DIV>
<DIV> tremble before him, all the earth.</DIV>
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<DIV>10 Say among the nations, ‘The Lord is king!</DIV>
<DIV> The world is firmly established; it shall never be
moved.</DIV>
<DIV> He will judge the peoples with equity.’</DIV>
<DIV>11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;</DIV>
<DIV> let the sea roar, and all that fills it;</DIV>
<DIV>12 let the field exult, and everything in it.</DIV>
<DIV>Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy</DIV>
<DIV>13 before the Lord; for he is coming,</DIV>
<DIV> for he is coming to judge the earth.</DIV>
<DIV>He will judge the world with righteousness,</DIV>
<DIV> and the peoples with his truth. </DIV>
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<DIV>Psalm 110 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>1 The Lord says to my lord,</DIV>
<DIV> ‘Sit at my right hand</DIV>
<DIV>until I make your enemies your footstool.’</DIV>
<DIV>2 The Lord sends out from Zion</DIV>
<DIV> your mighty sceptre.</DIV>
<DIV> Rule in the midst of your foes.</DIV>
<DIV>3 Your people will offer themselves willingly</DIV>
<DIV> on the day you lead your forces</DIV>
<DIV> on the holy mountains.*</DIV>
<DIV>From the womb of the morning,</DIV>
<DIV> like dew, your youth* will come to you.</DIV>
<DIV>4 The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,</DIV>
<DIV> ‘You are a priest for ever according to the order of
Melchizedek.’* </DIV>
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<DIV>NEW TESTAMENT: Galatians 1:1-12 (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>1:1 Paul an apostle—sent neither by human commission nor from human
authorities, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from
the dead— 2and all the members of God’s family who are with me,</DIV>
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<DIV>To the churches of Galatia:</DIV>
<DIV>3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age,
according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be the glory for ever and
ever. Amen.</DIV>
<DIV>6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you
in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7not that there is
another gospel, but there are some who are confusing you and want to pervert the
gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you
a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that one be accursed! 9As we
have said before, so now I repeat, if anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary
to what you received, let that one be accursed!</DIV>
<DIV>10 Am I now seeking human approval, or God’s approval? Or am I trying to
please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of
Christ.</DIV>
<DIV>11 For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was
proclaimed by me is not of human origin; 12for I did not receive it from a human
source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus
Christ.</DIV>
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<DIV>1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>23 For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord
Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, 24and when he had
given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body that is for* you. Do this
in remembrance of me.’ 25In the same way he took the cup also, after supper,
saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you
drink it, in remembrance of me.’ 26For as often as you eat this bread and drink
the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.</DIV>
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<DIV>GOSPEL: Luke 7:1-10 (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>7:1 After Jesus had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people,
he entered Capernaum. 2A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly, and
who was ill and close to death. 3When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish
elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave. 4When they came to Jesus,
they appealed to him earnestly, saying, ‘He is worthy of having you do this for
him, 5for he loves our people, and it is he who built our synagogue for us.’
6And Jesus went with them, but when he was not far from the house, the centurion
sent friends to say to him, ‘Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy
to have you come under my roof; 7therefore I did not presume to come to you. But
only speak the word, and let my servant be healed. 8For I also am a man set
under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, “Go”, and he goes,
and to another, “Come”, and he comes, and to my slave, “Do this”, and the slave
does it.’ 9When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd
that followed him, he said, ‘I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such
faith.’ 10When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the
slave in good health.</DIV>
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<DIV>Luke 9:11b-17 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>11 [Jesus] spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who
needed to be cured.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.’
13But 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.’ 14For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his
disciples, ‘Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.’ 15They did so and
made them all sit down. 16And 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. 17And all ate and were filled. What was left over was gathered
up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Chad
Wohlers<BR>Woodbury, VT
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