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<DIV>The following are the readings for the the Third Sunday after Pentecost
(Proper 5), June 5, 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.</DIV>
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<DIV>OLD TESTAMENT: 1 Kings 17: 8 - 16, (17 - 24) (RCL)</DIV>
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1 Kings 17: 17 - 24 (Roman Catholic, alt. for RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>1Kin 17:8 (NRSV) {The Widow of Zarephath} Then the word of the LORD came to
him, saying, 9 "Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for
I have commanded a widow there to feed you." 10 So he set out and went to
Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering
sticks; he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that
I may drink." 11 As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring
me a morsel of bread in your hand." 12 But she said, "As the LORD your God
lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil
in a jug; I am now gathering a couple of sticks, so that I may go home and
prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die." 13 Elijah said
to her, "Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first make me a
little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterwards make something for yourself
and your son. 14 For thus says the LORD the God of Israel: The jar of meal will
not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the LORD
sends rain on the earth." 15 She went and did as Elijah said, so that she as
well as he and her household ate for many days. 16 The jar of meal was not
emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD that
he spoke by Elijah. </DIV>
<DIV>17 {Elijah Revives the Widow's Son} After this the son of the woman, the
mistress of the house, became ill; his illness was so severe that there was no
breath left in him. 18 She then said to Elijah, "What have you against me, O man
of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to cause the
death of my son!" 19 But he said to her, "Give me your son." He took him from
her bosom, carried him up into the upper chamber where he was lodging, and laid
him on his own bed. 20 He cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, have you
brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her
son?" 21 Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried out to
the LORD, "O LORD my God, let this child's life come into him again." 22 The
LORD listened to the voice of Elijah; the life of the child came into him again,
and he revived. 23 Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper
chamber into the house, and gave him to his mother; then Elijah said, "See, your
son is alive." 24 So the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of
God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth." </DIV>
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<DIV>PSALM 146 (RCL)</DIV>
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<DIV>Psal 146:1 (NRSV) {Praise for God's Help} Praise the LORD! </DIV>
<DIV>Praise the LORD, O my soul! </DIV>
<DIV>2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; </DIV>
<DIV>I will sing praises to my God all my life long. </DIV>
<DIV>3 Do not put your trust in princes, </DIV>
<DIV>in mortals, in whom there is no help. </DIV>
<DIV>4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth; </DIV>
<DIV>on that very day their plans perish. </DIV>
<DIV>5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, </DIV>
<DIV>whose hope is in the LORD their God, </DIV>
<DIV>6 who made heaven and earth, </DIV>
<DIV>the sea, and all that is in them; </DIV>
<DIV>who keeps faith forever; 7 who executes justice for the oppressed; </DIV>
<DIV>who gives food to the hungry. </DIV>
<DIV>The LORD sets the prisoners free; 8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind.
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<DIV>The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; </DIV>
<DIV>the LORD loves the righteous. </DIV>
<DIV>9 The LORD watches over the strangers; </DIV>
<DIV>he upholds the orphan and the widow, </DIV>
<DIV>but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. </DIV>
<DIV>10 The LORD will reign forever, </DIV>
<DIV>your God, O Zion, for all generations. </DIV>
<DIV>Praise the LORD! </DIV>
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<DIV>Psalm 30: 1, 3-5, 10, 11a, 13b (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>1 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up,</DIV>
<DIV> and did not let my foes rejoice over me.</DIV>
<DIV>3 O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol,</DIV>
<DIV> restored me to life from among those gone down to the
Pit.*</DIV>
<DIV>4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones,</DIV>
<DIV> and give thanks to his holy name.</DIV>
<DIV>5 For his anger is but for a moment;</DIV>
<DIV> his favor is for a lifetime.</DIV>
<DIV>Weeping may linger for the night,</DIV>
<DIV> but joy comes with the morning.</DIV>
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<DIV>10 Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me!</DIV>
<DIV> O Lord, be my helper!’</DIV>
<DIV>11 You have turned my mourning into dancing;</DIV>
<DIV>12 O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you for ever. </DIV>
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<DIV>Note: Verse numbering in Roman Catholic Bibles is one higher.</DIV>
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<DIV>NEW TESTAMENT: Galatians 1: 11 - 24 (RCL)</DIV>
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Galatians 1: 11 - 19 (Roman Catholic)</DIV>
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<DIV>Gala 1:11 (NRSV) {Paul's Vindication of His Apostleship} For I want you to
know, brothers and sisters, {Gk [brothers] } that the gospel that was proclaimed
by me is not of human origin; 12 for I did not receive it from a human source,
nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
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<DIV>13 You have heard, no doubt, of my earlier life in Judaism. I was violently
persecuting the church of God and was trying to destroy it. 14 I advanced in
Judaism beyond many among my people of the same age, for I was far more zealous
for the traditions of my ancestors. 15 But when God, who had set me apart before
I was born and called me through his grace, was pleased 16 to reveal his Son to
me, {Gk [in me] } so that I might proclaim him among the Gentiles, I did not
confer with any human being, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were
already apostles before me, but I went away at once into Arabia, and afterwards
I returned to Damascus. </DIV>
<DIV>18 Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and
stayed with him fifteen days; 19 but I did not see any other apostle except
James the Lord's brother. 20 In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not
lie! 21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia, 22 and I was still
unknown by sight to the churches of Judea that are in Christ; 23 they only heard
it said, "The one who formerly was persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith
he once tried to destroy." 24 And they glorified God because of me. </DIV>
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<DIV>GOSPEL: Luke 7: 11 - 17 (all)</DIV>
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<DIV>Luke 7:11 (NRSV) {Jesus Raises the Widow's Son at Nain} Soon afterwards
{Other ancient authorities read [Next day] } he went to a town called Nain, and
his disciples and a large crowd went with him. 12 As he approached the gate of
the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother's only
son, and she was a widow; and with her was a large crowd from the town. 13 When
the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, "Do not weep." 14
Then he came forward and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he
said, "Young man, I say to you, rise!" 15 The dead man sat up and began to
speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. 16 Fear seized all of them; and they
glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has risen among us!" and "God has looked
favorably on his people!" 17 This word about him spread throughout Judea and all
the surrounding country. </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Chad
Wohlers<BR>Woodbury, VT
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