Category: Christmas 2022
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New Year’s Day, Yr A, 2022 – Psalm Passage: Preacher & Seeker look to the New Year.
[Sunday January 1st is an auspice day this Lectionary year. It is, of course, the first day of the new year. It is the first Sunday after Christmas, and it is the Holy Name of Jesus day. There are a potential 12 scripture passages that could be used amongst the four days that I write…
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First Sunday After Christmas, Yr A, 2022 – Gospel Passage: Not all holly jolly
[Sunday January 1st is an auspice day this Lectionary year. It is, of course, the first day of the new year. It is the first Sunday after Christmas, and it is the Holy Name of Jesus day. There are a potential 12 scripture passages that could be used amongst the four days that I write…
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Holy Name Of Jesus, Yr A, 2022 – Epistle Passage: Having a Holy Parent
[Sunday January 1st is an auspice day this Lectionary year. It is, of course, the first day of the new year. It is the first Sunday after Christmas, and it is the Holy Name of Jesus day. There are a potential 12 scripture passages that could be used amongst the four days that I write…
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Season of Christmas, Yr A, 2022 – Psalm Passage: Nativity of the Lord, Proper III – Preacher & Seeker talk on Christmas Eve
Preacher: “O sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things. His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory.” Merry Christmas, Seeker! Seeker: Merry Christmas, Preacher! “The LORD has made known his victory; he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.” Preacher: “He has remembered…
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Season of Christmas, Yr A, 2022 – Gospel Passage: Nativity of the Lord, Proper I & II – Re-telling the coming of Jesus Christ as a baby . . . from another angle
“In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered.” (Luke 2:1 – 3) The phrase “all the world” is interesting to me. Because, well,…
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Season of Christmas, Yr A, 2022 – Epistle Passage: Nativity of the Lord, Proper I & II – Consider the coming of Jesus Christ as a baby, and the coming of the Messiah, in one fell swoop
I am “rule breaking” again, beloved reader. I went looking for a good Epistle passage. Proper III, from where I got the Old Testament passage from for yesterday, had a passage from Hebrews. And as much as I like Paul, I wanted something fresh. Then I saw the Epistle passages from Propers I & II,…
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Season of Christmas, Yr A, 2022 – Old Testament Passage: Nativity of the Lord, Proper III – Consider the actions that were taken by the “beautiful feet”, and the outcome
There are, for Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, three sets of scripture passages reflecting Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel Passages. The sets are called Propers, and the expectation is that one will chose one set and use that one set throughout the celebration days. Or at least that is my assumption. I plan to…
A Simple Desire 