10 May 2020 Collect Lord of all life and power, who through the mighty resurrection of your Son overcame the old order of sin and death to make all things new in him: Grant that we, being dead to sin and alive to you in Jesus Christ, may reign with him in glory; to whom with you and the Holy Spirit be praise and honour, … Continue reading Lectionary for the fifth Sunday of Easter
Reading: John 10: 1-11 Jesus the Good Shepherd Jesus said, ‘Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls … Continue reading Reflection for the fourth Sunday of Easter
3 May 2020 Collect Almighty God,whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life:Raise us, who trust in him,from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,that we may seek those things which are above,where he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever. The First Reading: Acts 2: 42-47 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, … Continue reading Lectionary for the fourth Sunday of Easter
Reading: Luke 24:13-35 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, ‘What are you … Continue reading A reflection for the third Sunday in Easter
26 April 2020 Collect Almighty Father,who in your great mercy gladdened the discipleswith the sight of the risen Lord:Give us such knowledge of his presence with us,that we may be strengthenedand sustained by his risen lifeand serve you continually in righteousness and truth;through Jesus Christ our Lord. The First Reading: Acts 2: 14a, 36–41 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed … Continue reading Lectionary for the third Sunday in Easter
Reading: 1 Peter 1: 3-9 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the power of God through … Continue reading A reflection for the second Sunday of Easter
The lectionary for the second Sunday after Easter, 19 April 2020. Continue reading The Second Sunday of Easter
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