Sunday, September 5

Lectionary 23, Year B

15th Sunday after Pentecost

Readings and Psalm

• Isaiah 35:4-7a
  Like streams in the desert, God comes with healing
• Psalm 146
  I will praise the Lord as long as I live. (Ps. 146:2)
• James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17
  Faith without works is dead
• Mark 7:24-37
  Christ healing a little girl and a deaf man

Semicontinuous First Reading and Psalm

• Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
  Sayings concerning a good name and generosity
• Psalm 125
  Those who trust in the Lord stand fast forever. (Ps. 125:1)

Sunday, September 12

Lectionary 24, Year B

16th Sunday after Pentecost

Readings and Psalm

• Isaiah 50:4-9a
  The servant is vindicated by God
• Psalm 116:1-9
  I will walk in the presence of the Lord. (Ps. 116:9)
• James 3:1-12
  Dangers of the unbridled tongue
• Mark 8:27-38
  Peter’s confession of faith

Semicontinuous First Reading and Psalm

• Proverbs 1:20-33
  Wisdom’s rebuke to the foolish
• Psalm 19
  The teaching of the Lord is perfect and revives the soul. (Ps. 19:7)
• Wisdom 7:26–8:1 (alternate)
  God loves nothing so much as the person who lives with wisdom. (Ws. 7:28)

Sunday, September 19

Lectionary 25, Year B

17th Sunday after Pentecost

Readings and Psalm

• Jeremiah 11:18-20
  The prophet led like a lamb to slaughter
• Wisdom 1:16–2:1, 12-22 (alternate)
  The righteous shall live
• Psalm 54
  God is my helper; it is the Lord who sustains my life. (Ps. 54:4)
• James 3:13–4:3, 7-8a
  The wisdom from above
• Mark 9:30-37
  Prediction of the passion

Semicontinuous First Reading and Psalm

• Proverbs 31:10-31
  Poem celebrating the capable wife
• Psalm 1
  They are like trees planted by streams of water. (Ps. 1:3)

Sunday, September 26

Lectionary 26, Year B

18th Sunday after Pentecost

Readings and Psalm

• Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
  The Lord’s spirit comes upon seventy elders
• Psalm 19:7-14
  The commandment of the Lord gives light to the eyes. (Ps. 19:8)
• James 5:13-20
  Prayer and anointing in the community
• Mark 9:38-50
  Warnings to those who obstruct faith

Semicontinuous First Reading and Psalm

• Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
  Esther’s intercession spares the lives of her people
• Psalm 124
  We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler. (Ps. 124:7)