Environmental Reflections
Lectionary Year A Revised Common Lectionary
In 1996, starting with Lectionary
Year B, the MEESC launched a multi-year project to complete
reflections and comments on the earth-centered aspects of
the Standard (Episcopal) Lectionary readings. Major work on
filling the gaps in this page will be undertaken each time
we are in Year C; however, input is accepted at any time.
The Standard (Episcopal) Lectionary pages will remain accessible
until after the end of Lectionary Year C in 2010.
Starting in 2006 with Lectionary
Year C, the MEESC also began providing reflections and comments
on the earth-centered aspects of the Revised Common Lectionary
Readings.
If you would like to contribute,
please see the directions at the end
of this page.
Linked to the Sundays and Holy
Days are available commentaries, sermons, and thoughts pertaining
to the readings selected for that day that we have received.
If you would like to scroll to various seasons of the liturgical
year, please click on the season:
Season of Advent
First Sunday of Advent
Second Sunday of Advent
- Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10
- Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
- New Testament Reading: Romans 15:4-13
- Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12
Third Sunday of Advent
Fourth Sunday of Advent
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Season of Epiphany
First Sunday after Epiphany
- Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading: Isaiah 42: 1-9
- Psalm
29
- New Testament Reading: Acts 10: 34-43
- Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17
Second Sunday after Epiphany
- Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading: Isaiah 49:1-7
- Psalm 40:1-12
- New Testament Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
- Gospel: John 1: 29-42
Third Sunday after Epiphany
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
- Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading: Micah 6:1-8
-
Psalm 15
- New Testament Reading: 1 Corinthians 1: 18-31
- Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
- Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading: Isaiah 58:
1-9a (9b-12)
- Psalm 112: 1-9 (10)
- New Testament Reading: 1
Corinthians 2:1-11
- Gospel: Matthew 5:13-20
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
-
Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading:
Deuteronomy 30: 15-25 or Sirach 15: 15-20
-
-
New Testament Reading: 1 Corinthians
3: 1-9
-
Gospel: Matthew 5: 21-37
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
-
Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading:
Leviticus 19: 1-2, 9-18
-
Psalm 119: 33-40
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Gospel: Matthew 5: 38-48
Eighth Sunday after Epiphany
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Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading:
Isaiah 49: 8-16a
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Psalm 131
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Matthew 6: 24-34
Last Sunday after Epiphany
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Season of Lent
First Sunday in Lent
- Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading: Genesis 2: 15-17;
3:1-7
- Psalm 32
- New Testament Reading: Romans 5: 12-19
- Gospel: Matthew 4: 1-11
Second Sunday in Lent
- Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading: Genesis 12:
1-4a
- Psalm 121
- New Testament Reading: Romans 4: 1-5; 13-17
- Gospel: John 3: 1-17
Third Sunday in Lent
- Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading: Exodus 17: 1-7
- Psalm
95
- New Testament Reading: Romans 5: 1-11
- Gospel: John 4: 5-42
Fourth Sunday in Lent (Mothering Sunday)
- Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel
16:1-13
- Psalm
23
- New Testament Reading: Ephesians 5: 8-14
- Gospel: John 9: 1-41
Fifth Sunday in Lent
- Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Reading: Ezekiel 37: 1-14
- Psalm
130
- New Testament Reading: Romans 8: 6-11
- Gospel: John 11: 1-45
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Holy
Week
Palm Sunday
Liturgy of the Palms
Liturgy of the Word
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Easter
Season
Note: For the Easter Season,
Year A, the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota recommended
its congregations celebrate a Creation Season. Each week
of the season has a link to that week's Creation Season
Reflections. To get to the complete Creation Season materials,
click
here.
Easter Sunday
Easter 2
Easter 3
Easter 4
Easter 5
Easter 6
Easter 7
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Season of Pentecost
Pentecost Sunday (Whitsunday)
Trinity Sunday
A Note about the Propers:
The major difference between the Standard
(Episcopal) Lectionary and the Revised Common Lectionary
is in the Propers (the Sundays after Pentecost). There
are no readings for Proper 1 and Proper 2.
One track (called here "Semi-Continuous
Track") arranges the Old Testament Readings in a
semi-continuous narrative, similar to the way the Epistles
are read in ordinary time. Year C focuses on the Prophets,
arranged in chronological order, with heavy emphasis on
Jeremiah.
The other track (called here "Gospel
Theme Track") is similar to the Standard (Episcopal)
Lectionary, wherein the Reading from the Old Testament
(Hebrew Scripture) is chosen to complement the themes
of the particular Gospel reading for the day.
Both tracks use the same New Testament
Reading and Gospel.
[Source: Revised Common Lectionary:
Episcopal Edition, St. Mark's Press, Wichita, KS (ISBN
0-9618112-4-2)]
Proper 3
If the Sunday between May 24
and May 28 inclusive follows Trinity Sunday, the Proper
for the Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany
is used. (Source: Revised
Common Lectionary: Episcopal Edition, St. Mark's Press,
Wichita, KS, page 297)
Proper 4 (May 29-June 4)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Genesis 6: 9-22; 7: 24; 8:14-19 |
Deuteronomy 11: 18-21, 26-28 |
Psalm |
Psalm
46 |
Psalm 31: 1-5; 19-24 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28, (29-31)
|
Gospel |
Matthew 7: 21-29
|
Proper 5 (June
5-June 11)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Genesis 12: 1-9 |
Hosea 5:15
6:6 |
Psalm |
Psalm
33: 1-12 |
Psalm
50: 7-15 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 4: 13-25
|
Gospel |
Matthew 9: 9-13
|
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Proper 6 (June 12-June 18)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Genesis 18: 1-15, (21: 1-7) |
Exodus 19: 2-8a |
Psalm |
Psalm
116:1, 10-17 |
Psalm 100 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 5: 1-8
|
Gospel |
Matthew 9:35 10:8, (9-23)
|
Proper 7 (June 19-June 25)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Genesis 21: 8-21 |
Jeremiah 20: 7-13 |
Psalm |
Psalm 86: 1-10, 16-17 |
Psalm 69: 8-11, (12-17), 18-20 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 6: 1b-11
|
Gospel |
|
Proper 8 (June 26-July 2)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Genesis
22: 1-14 |
Jeremiah 28: 5-9 |
Psalm |
Psalm
13 |
Psalm
89: 1-4, 15-18 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 6: 12-23
|
Gospel |
Matthew 10: 40-42
|
Proper 9 (July 3-July 9)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 |
Zechariah 9: 9-12 |
Psalm |
Psalm 45:11-18 or
Song of Solomon 2: 8-13 |
Psalm 145: 8-15 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 7: 15-25a
|
Gospel |
|
Proper 10 (July 10-July 16)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Genesis 25: 19-34 |
Isaiah 55: 10-13 |
Psalm |
Psalm 119: 105-112 |
Psalm
65: (1-8), 9-14 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 8: 1-11
|
Gospel |
Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-2
|
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Proper 11 (July 17-July 23)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Genesis 28: 10-19a |
Wisdom of Solomon12: 13, 16-19
or Isaiah
44: 6-8 |
Psalm |
Psalm
139: 1-11, 22-23 |
Psalm 86: 11-17 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 8:12-25
|
Gospel |
|
Proper 12 (July 24-July 30)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Genesis 29: 15-28 |
1 Kings 3: 5-12 |
Psalm |
Psalm 105: 1-11, 45b
or Psalm 128 |
Psalm 119: 121-136 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 8: 26-39
|
Gospel |
Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52
|
Proper 13 (July 31-August 6)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Genesis 32: 22-31 |
Isaiah 55: 1-5 |
Psalm |
Psalm 17: 1-7, 16 |
Psalm 145: 8-9, 15-22 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 9: 1-5
|
Gospel |
|
Proper 14 (August 7-August
13)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Genesis 37: 1-4, 12-28 |
1 Kings 19: 9-18 |
Psalm |
Psalm 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b |
Psalm 85: 8-13 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 10: 5-15
|
Gospel |
|
Proper 15 (August
14-August 20)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Genesis 45: 1-15 |
Isaiah 56: 1, 6-8 |
Psalm |
Psalm 133 |
Psalm
67 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 11: 1-2a, 29-32
|
Gospel |
|
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Proper 16 (August 21-August
27)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Exodus 1:82:10 |
Isaiah 51:1-6 |
Psalm |
Psalm 124 |
Psalm 138 |
New Testament Reading |
|
Gospel |
Matthew 16:13-20
|
Proper 17
(August 28-September 3)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Exodus 3: 1-15 |
Jeremiah 15: 15-21 |
Psalm |
Psalm 105: 1-6, 23-26, 45c |
Psalm 26: 1-8 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 12: 9-21
|
Gospel |
Matthew 16: 21-27
|
Proper 18
(September 4-September 10)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Exodus 12: 1-14 |
Ezekiel 33: 7-11 |
Psalm |
Psalm 149 |
Psalm 119:33-40 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 13: 8-14
|
Gospel |
Matthew 18:15-20
|
|
Proper 19
(September 11-September 17)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Exodus 14: 19-31 |
Genesis 50: 15-21 |
Psalm |
Psalm
114 or
Exodus 15: 1b-11, 20-21 |
Psalm 103: (1-7), 8-13 |
New Testament Reading |
Romans 14: 1-12
|
Gospel |
Matthew 18: 21-35
|
General
Reflection on the Gospel Theme Track Readings
(except Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture)
|
Proper 20
(September 18-September 24)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Exodus
16: 2-15 |
Jonah 3:10-4:11 |
Psalm |
Psalm 105: 1-6, 37-45 |
Psalm 145:1-8 |
New Testament Reading |
Philippians 1:21-30
|
Gospel |
Matthew 20:1-16
|
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Proper 21
(September 25-October 1)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Exodus
17: 1-7 |
Ezekiel 18: 1-4, 25-32 |
Psalm |
Psalm
78: 1-4, 12-16 |
Psalm 25: 1-8 |
New Testament Reading |
|
Gospel |
|
Proper 22
(October 2-October 8)
|
|
|
Creation
Season 2008 Information for this Sunday (Special
Recognition of the Place of Food in our Lives), Proper
22-25 |
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Exodus 20: 1-4, 7-9, 12-20 |
Isaiah 5: 1-7 |
Psalm |
Psalm
19 |
Psalm 80:7-14 |
New Testament Reading |
Philippians 3: 4b-14
|
Gospel |
Matthew 21:33-46
|
|
Proper 23
(October 9-October 15)
|
|
|
Creation
Season 2008 Information for this Sunday (Special
Recognition of the Place of Food in our Lives), Proper
22-25 |
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Exodus 32: 1-14 |
Isaiah 25: 1-9 |
Psalm |
Psalm 106: 1-6; 19-23 |
Psalm
23 |
New Testament Reading |
|
Gospel |
Matthew 22:1-14
|
Proper 24
(October 16-October 22)
|
|
|
Creation
Season 2008 Information for this Sunday (Special
Recognition of the Place of Food in our Lives), Proper
22-25 |
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Exodus 33: 12-23 |
Isaiah 45: 1-7 |
Psalm |
Psalm 99 |
Psalm
96: 1-9, (10-13) |
New Testament Reading |
1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10
|
Gospel |
Matthew 22:15-22
|
Proper 25
(October 23-October 29)
|
|
|
Creation
Season 2008 Information for this Sunday (Special
Recognition of the Place of Food in our Lives), Proper
22-25 |
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Deuteronomy 34: 1-12 |
Leviticus 19: 1-2, 15-18 |
Psalm |
Psalm
90: 1-6, 13-17 |
Psalm
1 |
New Testament Reading |
1 Thessalonians 2: 1-8
|
Gospel |
Matthew 22: 34-46
|
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Proper 26
(October 30-November 5)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Joshua 3: 7-17 |
Micah 3: 5-12 |
Psalm |
Psalm 107: 1-7, 33-37 |
Psalm 43 |
New Testament Reading |
|
Gospel |
Matthew 23: 1-12
|
Proper 27
(November 6-November 12)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Joshua 24: 1-3a, 14-25 |
Wisdom of Solomon 6: 12-16
or Amos
5:18-24 |
Psalm |
Psalm
78: 1-7 |
Wisdom of Solomon 6: 12-16
or Psalm 70 |
New Testament Reading |
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
|
Gospel |
|
Proper 28
(November 13-November 19)
|
Semi-Continuous Track |
Gospel Theme Track |
Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) Reading: |
Judges 4: 1-7 |
Zephaniah 1: 7, 12-18 |
Psalm |
Psalm 123 |
Psalm
90: 1-8, (9-11), 12 |
New Testament Reading |
1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11
|
Gospel |
Matthew 25: 14-30
|
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