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Series A: 2022 — 2023

Previous year: 2021-2022 | Next year: 2023-2024

	Date	Service	Readings	Search
	Sun, Nov 27, 2022	First Sunday of Advent	Psalm 122 Isaiah 2:1-5 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Dec 04, 2022	Second Sunday of Advent	Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Dec 11, 2022	Third Sunday of Advent	Psalm 146:5-10 or Luke 1:46b-55 Isaiah35:1-10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Dec 18, 2022	Fourth Sunday of Advent	Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Isaiah 7:10-16 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Dec 25, 2022	Christmas, Proper I	Psalm 96 Isaiah 9:2-7 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14 [15-20] Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Dec 25, 2022	Christmas, Proper II	Psalm 97 Isaiah 62:6-12 Titus 3:4-7 Luke 2:[1-7] 8-20 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Dec 25, 2022	Christmas, Proper III	Psalm 98 Isaiah 52:7-10 Hebrews 1:1-4 [5-12] John 1:1-14 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jan 01, 2023	Holy Name of Jesus (Mary, Mother of God)	Psalm 8 Numbers 6:22-27 Galatians 4:4-7 or Philippians 2:5-11 Luke 2:15-21 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jan 01, 2023	New Years Day	Psalm 8 Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Revelation 21:1-6a Matthew 25:31-46 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jan 01, 2023	First Sunday after Christmas Day	Psalm 148 Isaiah 63:7-9 Hebrews 2:10-18 Matthew 2:13-23 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Fri, Jan 06, 2023	Epiphany	Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	(Not this year)	Second Sunday after Christmas Day	Psalm 147:12-20 or Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21 Jeremiah 31:7-14 or Sirach 24:1-12 Ephesians 1:3-14 John 1:[1-9] 10-18 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jan 08, 2023	Baptism of the Lord	Psalm 29 Isaiah 42:1-9 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jan 15, 2023	Second Sunday after the Epiphany	Psalm 40:1-11 Isaiah 49:1-7 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 John 1:29-42 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jan 22, 2023	Third Sunday after the Epiphany	Psalm 27:1, 4-9 Isaiah 9:1-4 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jan 29, 2023	Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany	Psalm 15 Micah 6:1-8 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Matthew 5:1-12 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Thu, Feb 02, 2023	Presentation of the Lord	Psalm 84 or Psalm 24:7-10 Malachi 3:1-4 Hebrews 2:14-18 Luke 2:22-40 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Feb 05, 2023	Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany	Psalm 112:1-9 [10] Isaiah 58:1-9a [9b-12] 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 [13-16] Matthew 5:13-20 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Feb 12, 2023	Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany	Psalm 119:1-8 Deuteronomy 30:15-20 or Sirach 15:15-20 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-37 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	(Not this year)	Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany	Psalm 119:33-40 Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 Matthew 5:38-48 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Feb 19, 2023	Transfiguration	Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 Exodus 24:12-18 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	(Not this year)	Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany	Psalm 131 Isaiah 49:8-16a 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Matthew 6:24-34 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	(Not this year)	Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany	Psalm 31:1-5, 19-24 Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28 Romans 1:16-17, 3:22b-28 [29-31] Matthew 7:21-29 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Wed, Feb 22, 2023	Ash Wednesday	Psalm 51:1-17 Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Feb 26, 2023	First Sunday in Lent	Psalm 32 Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Mar 05, 2023	Second Sunday in Lent	Psalm 121 Genesis 12:1-4a Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 or Matthew 17:1-9 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Mar 12, 2023	Third Sunday in Lent	Psalm 95 Exodus 17:1-7 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Mar 19, 2023	Fourth Sunday in Lent	Psalm 23 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sat, Mar 25, 2023	Annunciation of the Lord	Psalm 45 or Psalm 40:5-10 Isaiah 7:10-14 Hebrews 10:4-10 Luke 1:26-38 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Mar 26, 2023	Fifth Sunday in Lent	Psalm 130 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Apr 02, 2023	Liturgy of the Palms	Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Matthew 21:1-11 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Apr 02, 2023	Liturgy of the Passion	Psalm 31:9-16 Isaiah 50:4-9a Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 26:14-27:66 or Matthew 27:11-54 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Mon, Apr 03, 2023	Monday of Holy Week	Psalm 36:5-11 Isaiah 42:1-9 Hebrews 9:11-15 John 12:1-11 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Tue, Apr 04, 2023	Tuesday of Holy Week	Psalm 71:1-14 Isaiah 49:1-7 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 John 12:20-36 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Wed, Apr 05, 2023	Wednesday of Holy Week	Psalm 70 Isaiah 50:4-9a Hebrews 12:1-3 John 13:21-32 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Thu, Apr 06, 2023	Holy Thursday	Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Fri, Apr 07, 2023	Good Friday	Psalm 22 Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sat, Apr 08, 2023	Holy Saturday	Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16 Job 14:1-14 or Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24 1 Peter 4:1-8 Matthew 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sat, Apr 08, 2023	Easter Vigil	OT and responses: #1: Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26 #2: Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13; Psalm 46 #3: Genesis 22:1-18; Psalm 16 #4: Exodus 14:10-31, 15:20-21; Exodus 15:1b-13, 17-18 #5: Isaiah 55:1-11; Isaiah 12:2-6 #6: Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4 or Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21, 9:4b-6; Psalm 19 #7: Ezekiel 36:24-28; Psalm 42-43 #8: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 143 #9: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Psalm 98 NT: Romans 6:3-11 Psalm: Ps 114 Gospel: Matthew 28:1-10 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Apr 09, 2023	Easter Day	Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6 Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43 John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Apr 09, 2023	Easter Evening	Psalm 114 Isaiah 25:6-9 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 Luke 24:13-49 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Apr 16, 2023	Second Sunday of Easter	Psalm 16 Acts 2:14a, 22-32 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Apr 23, 2023	Third Sunday of Easter	Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 Acts 2:14a, 36-41 1 Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Apr 30, 2023	Fourth Sunday of Easter	Psalm 23 Acts 2:42-47 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, May 07, 2023	Fifth Sunday of Easter	Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 Acts 7:55-60 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, May 14, 2023	Sixth Sunday of Easter	Psalm 66:8-20 Acts 17:22-31 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Thu, May 18, 2023	Ascension of the Lord	Psalm 47 or Psalm 93 Acts 1:1-11 Ephesians 1:15-23 Luke 24:44-53 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, May 21, 2023	Seventh Sunday of Easter	Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 Acts 1:6-14 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	(Not this year)	Proper 3	Psalm 131 Isaiah 49:8-16a 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Matthew 6:24-34 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, May 28, 2023	Day of Pentecost	Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Acts 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21 John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Wed, May 31, 2023	Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth	Psalm 113 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Romans 12:9-16b Luke 1:39-57 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	(Not this year)	Proper 4 (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 46 Genesis 6:9-22, 7:24, 8:14-19 Romans 1:16-17, 3:22b-28 [29-31] Matthew 7:21-29 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jun 04, 2023	Trinity Sunday	Psalm 8 Genesis 1:1-2:4a 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Matthew 28:16-20 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	(Not this year)	[Proper 4, Ordinary/Lectionary 9] (Complementary)	Psalm 31:1-5, 19-24 Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28 Romans 1:16-17, 3:22b-28 [29-31] Matthew 7:21-29 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jun 11, 2023	[Proper 5, Ordinary/Lectionary 10] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 33:1-12 Genesis 12:1-9 Romans 4:13-25 Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jun 11, 2023	[Proper 5, Ordinary/Lectionary 10] (Complementary)	Psalm 50:7-15 Hosea 5:15-6:6 Romans 4:13-25 Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jun 18, 2023	[Proper 6, Ordinary/Lectionary 11] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 Genesis 18:1-15 [21:1-7] Romans 5:1-8 Matthew 9:35-10:8 [9-23] Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jun 18, 2023	[Proper 6, Ordinary/Lectionary 11] (Complementary)	Psalm 100 Exodus 19:2-8a Romans 5:1-8 Matthew 9:35-10:8 [9-23] Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jun 25, 2023	[Proper 7, Ordinary/Lectionary 12] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 Genesis 21:8-21 Romans 6:1b-11 Matthew 10:24-39 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jun 25, 2023	[Proper 7, Ordinary/Lectionary 12] (Complementary)	Psalm 69:7-10 [11-15] 16-18 Jeremiah 20:7-13 Romans 6:1b-11 Matthew 10:24-39 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jul 02, 2023	[Proper 8, Ordinary/Lectionary 13] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 13 Genesis 22:1-14 Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 10:40-42 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jul 02, 2023	[Proper 8, Ordinary/Lectionary 13] (Complementary)	Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 Jeremiah 28:5-9 Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 10:40-42 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jul 09, 2023	[Proper 9, Ordinary/Lectionary 14] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 45:10-17 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 Romans 7:15-25a Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jul 09, 2023	[Proper 9, Ordinary/Lectionary 14] (Complementary)	Psalm 145:8-14 Zechariah 9:9-12 Romans 7:15-25a Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jul 16, 2023	[Proper 10, Ordinary/Lectionary 15] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 119:105-112 Genesis 25:19-34 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jul 16, 2023	[Proper 10, Ordinary/Lectionary 15] (Complementary)	Psalm 65:[1-8] 9-13 Isaiah 55:10-13 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jul 23, 2023	[Proper 11, Ordinary/Lectionary 16] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24 Genesis 28:10-19a Romans 8:12-25 Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jul 23, 2023	[Proper 11, Ordinary/Lectionary 16] (Complementary)	Psalm 86:11-17 Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19 or Isaiah 44:6-8 Romans 8:12-25 Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jul 30, 2023	[Proper 12, Ordinary/Lectionary 17] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 105:1-11, 45b or Psalm 128 Genesis 29:15-28 Romans 8:26-39 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Jul 30, 2023	[Proper 12, Ordinary/Lectionary 17] (Complementary)	Psalm 119:129-136 1 Kings 3:5-12 Romans 8:26-39 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Aug 06, 2023	[Proper 13, Ordinary/Lectionary 18] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 17:1-7, 15 Genesis 32:22-31 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:13-21 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Aug 06, 2023	[Proper 13, Ordinary/Lectionary 18] (Complementary)	Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21 Isaiah 55:1-5 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:13-21 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Aug 13, 2023	[Proper 14, Ordinary/Lectionary 19] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 Romans 10:5-15 Matthew 14:22-33 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Aug 13, 2023	[Proper 14, Ordinary/Lectionary 19] (Complementary)	Psalm 85:8-13 1 Kings 19:9-18 Romans 10:5-15 Matthew 14:22-33 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Aug 20, 2023	[Proper 15, Ordinary/Lectionary 20] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 133 Genesis 45:1-15 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 Matthew 15:[10-20] 21-28 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Aug 20, 2023	[Proper 15, Ordinary/Lectionary 20] (Complementary)	Psalm 67 Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 Matthew 15:[10-20] 21-28 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Aug 27, 2023	[Proper 16, Ordinary/Lectionary 21] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 124 Exodus 1:8-2:10 Romans 12:1-8 Matthew 16:13-20 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Aug 27, 2023	[Proper 16, Ordinary/Lectionary 21] (Complementary)	Psalm 138 Isaiah 51:1-6 Romans 12:1-8 Matthew 16:13-20 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Sep 03, 2023	[Proper 17, Ordinary/Lectionary 22] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b Exodus 3:1-15 Romans 12:9-21 Matthew 16:21-28 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Sep 03, 2023	[Proper 17, Ordinary/Lectionary 22] (Complementary)	Psalm 26:1-8 Jeremiah 15:15-21 Romans 12:9-21 Matthew 16:21-28 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Sep 10, 2023	[Proper 18, Ordinary/Lectionary 23] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 149 Exodus 12:1-14 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Sep 10, 2023	[Proper 18, Ordinary/Lectionary 23] (Complementary)	Psalm 119:33-40 Ezekiel 33:7-11 Romans 13:8-14 Matthew 18:15-20 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Thu, Sep 14, 2023	Holy Cross	Psalm 98:1-5 or Psalm 78:1-2, 34-38 Numbers 21:4b-9 1 Corinthians 1:18-24 John 3:13-17 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Sep 17, 2023	[Proper 19, Ordinary/Lectionary 24] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 114 or Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21 Exodus 14:19-31 Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Sep 17, 2023	[Proper 19, Ordinary/Lectionary 24] (Complementary)	Psalm 103:[1-7] 8-13 Genesis 50:15-21 Romans 14:1-12 Matthew 18:21-35 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Sep 24, 2023	[Proper 20, Ordinary/Lectionary 25] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 Exodus 16:2-15 Philippians 1:21-30 Matthew 20:1-16 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Sep 24, 2023	[Proper 20, Ordinary/Lectionary 25] (Complementary)	Psalm 145:1-8 Jonah 3:10-4:11 Philippians 1:21-30 Matthew 20:1-16 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Oct 01, 2023	[Proper 21, Ordinary/Lectionary 26] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 Exodus 17:1-7 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Oct 01, 2023	[Proper 21, Ordinary/Lectionary 26] (Complementary)	Psalm 25:1-9 Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Oct 08, 2023	[Proper 22, Ordinary/Lectionary 27] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 19 Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Oct 08, 2023	[Proper 22, Ordinary/Lectionary 27] (Complementary)	Psalm 80:7-15 Isaiah 5:1-7 Philippians 3:4b-14 Matthew 21:33-46 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Mon, Oct 09, 2023	Thanksgiving Day (Canada)	Psalm 65 Deuteronomy 8:7-18 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Luke 17:11-19 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Oct 15, 2023	[Proper 23, Ordinary/Lectionary 28] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 Exodus 32:1-14 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Oct 15, 2023	[Proper 23, Ordinary/Lectionary 28] (Complementary)	Psalm 23 Isaiah 25:1-9 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Oct 22, 2023	[Proper 24, Ordinary/Lectionary 29] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 99 Exodus 33:12-23 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Oct 22, 2023	[Proper 24, Ordinary/Lectionary 29] (Complementary)	Psalm 96:1-9 [10-13] Isaiah 45:1-7 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Oct 29, 2023	[Proper 25, Ordinary/Lectionary 30] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 Deuteronomy 34:1-12 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Oct 29, 2023	[Proper 25, Ordinary/Lectionary 30] (Complementary)	Psalm 1 Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Wed, Nov 01, 2023	All Saints (C) ,November 1 or the First Sunday in November	Psalm 34:1-10, 22 Revelation 7:9-17 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Nov 05, 2023	[Proper 26, Ordinary/Lectionary 31] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 Joshua 3:7-17 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Matthew 23:1-12 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Nov 05, 2023	[Proper 26, Ordinary/Lectionary 31] (Complementary)	Psalm 43 Micah 3:5-12 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Matthew 23:1-12 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Nov 12, 2023	[Proper 27, Ordinary/Lectionary 32] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 78:1-7 Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Nov 12, 2023	[Proper 27, Ordinary/Lectionary 32] (Complementary)	Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20 or Psalm 70 Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 or Amos 5:18-24 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Nov 19, 2023	[Proper 28, Ordinary/Lectionary 33] (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 123 Judges 4:1-7 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Nov 19, 2023	[Proper 28, Ordinary/Lectionary 33] (Complementary)	Psalm 90:1-8 [9-11] 12 Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Thu, Nov 23, 2023	Thanksgiving Day (U.S.A.)	Psalm 65 Deuteronomy 8:7-18 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Luke 17:11-19 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Nov 26, 2023	Reign of Christ or Christ the King (Semicontinuous)	Psalm 100 Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Ephesians 1:15-23 Matthew 25:31-46 Read all.	Find Related Songs
	Sun, Nov 26, 2023	Reign of Christ or Christ the King (Complementary)	Psalm 95:1-7a Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Ephesians 1:15-23 Matthew 25:31-46 Read all.	Find Related Songs

Previous year: 2021-2022 | Next year: 2023-2024

What is the whole Bible about?

Here’s a few inspiring overview of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation,
through the lives of everyday people – young and old, great and least,
framed upon the tapestry of human history across cultures and centuries,
pointing us to the glorious Lord Jesus Christ

as we all stand in awe,
in worship,
in proclaiming His glory.

From Genesis to Revelation,  Jesus is revealed !

No Other Name

He is

He is

Hebrews 1: 1-4 (HCSB)
Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets
at different times
and in different ways.

² In these last days, 

He has spoken to us by His Son.
God has appointed Him heir of all things and made the universe through Him.

³ The Son is the radiance of God’s glory
and the exact expression of His nature,

sustaining all things
by His powerful word.

After making purification for sins,    (our sins)
He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. 

⁴ So He became higher in rank than the angels, just as the name He inherited is superior to theirs.

Colossians 1:15-20 (HCSB)
¹⁵ He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God,

the firstborn over all creation.
¹⁶ For everything was created by Him,    (Jesus)
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities—
all things have been created through Him and for Him.

¹⁷ He is before all things,
and by Him all things hold together.
¹⁸ He is also the head of the body, the church;

He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,

so that He might come to have
first place in everything.

¹⁹ For God was pleased to have
all His fullness dwell in Him,

²⁰ and through Him to reconcile
everything to Himself
by making peace
through the blood of His cross—
whether things on earth or things in heaven.

Don Wilton:

The prophets spoke at different times and in different ways. It seems the Lord God came to humankind from every conceivable angle.
Just consider the extent to which God revealed Himself through the thirty-nine books ofthe Old Testament alone.

In Genesis 1:1 we are told that  God has always existed.
ln Exodus 8:10 we are told  God is unique.
In Leviticus 8:35 we are told  God demands obedience.
In Numbers 11:10 we learn that  God actually gets angry.
ln Deuteronomy 6:4 we discover that  God is one person.
In Joshua 3:9 we hear that  God is a real presence.
In Judges 6:11 we discover that  God has an angel.
In Ruth 6:11 we are comforted to know that  God blesses people.
In 1 Samuel 12:19 we discover that  man can talk to God.
In 2 Samuel 12:1 we learn that  God commissions people and sends them out into the world to do His business.
In 1 Kings 2:3  God praises those who keep His commandments.
In 2 Kings 5  God heals the sick.
In 1 Chronicles  God is a victorious commander of the battlefield.
ln 2 Chronicles 10:15 we are comforted to know that  God keeps His word.
In Ezra 3  God inhabits His temple.
In Nehemiah 1:5 we hear  a man pleading with God.
In Esther,  God is in control of the affairs of His people.
In Job 11:16 we read of a  God who will forget our sin.
In Psalm 6:2 we see a  merciful God.
In Proverbs 22: 12 we feel  the eyes of God on His people.
In Ecclesiastes 11:5  God is the maker of all things.
In the Song of Solomon  God is love.
In Isaiah 6:1  God is high and lifted up.
In Jeremiah 7:3  He demands repentance.
In Lamentations 3:61  God hears our cry.
In Ezekiel 3:27  God is sovereign.
In Daniel we discover that  God controls the affairs of all people.
In Hosea 12:6  the Lord wants us to wait on Him.
In Joel  the Lord thunders ahead of his army.
In Amos 4:13 we find  God revealing His thoughts.
In Obadiah 21 we understand the kingdom will be God’s.
In Jonah we learn  God means business when He calls.
In Micah 4:5 we receive the news that we will live with the Lord forever.
In Nahum 1:3  the Lord is slow to anger and great in power.
In Habakkuk 1:12  God is holy.
In Zephaniah 1:14 the great day of the Lord is near.
In Haggai 1:13  God is with us.
In Zechariah 3:2 we find  God rebuking Satan.
And in the last book of the Old Testament,
Malachi 3:6, we celebrate the fact that  God never changes!

There it is!  Some of the many ways and times God speaks through the prophets.  Think of the many visions and dreams that painted a picture of our God, think of the stories that presented our God;  think of the epic battles won by our God.  And we haven’t even began to scratch the surface of the Scriptures in terms of the law, prophecy and doctrine — all of which were vital means which God spoke in times past — let alone matters pertaining to style in the Bible, combined with beautiful poetry, captivating narratives, spoken dialogues, and insightful monologues — all were used in significant ways to make God known to man.  Jesus came and fulfilled all of this!

Source: Don Wilton, When God prayed, B&H Books, 2008, pg 14, 15

Twenty-seven years ago, with the Holy Spirit as my Guide, I entered at the portico of Genesis, walked down the corridor of the Old Testament art galleries, where pictures of Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joseph, Isaac, Jacob, and Daniel hung on the wall. I passed into the music room of Psalms where the Spirit sweeps the keyboard of nature and brought forth the dirge-like wail of the weeping Jeremiah to the great impassioned strains of Isaiah, until it seems that every reed and pipe in God’s great organ responds to the harp of David, the sweet singer of Israel.

I entered the chamber of Ecclesiastes, where the voice of the preacher is heard, and into the conservatory of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley where sweet spices filled and perfumed my life.

I entered the business office of Proverbs and on into the observatory of the prophets where I saw telescopes of various sizes pointing to far off events, concentrating on the Bright and Morning Star which was to rise above the moonlit hills of Judea for our salvation and redemption.

I entered the audience room of the King of Kings, catching a vision written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Thence into the correspondence room with Paul, Peter, James, and John writing the Epistles.

I stepped into the throne room of Revelation where tower the glittering peaks, where sits the King of Kings upon His throne of glory with the healing of the nations in His hand, and I cried out:

All hail the power of Jesus name!
Let angels’ prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all.

In teaching me the way of life, the Bible has taught me the way to live, it taught me how to die.

Source: William T.Ellis, Billy Sunday The Man and His Message, pg 259-260, and The Watchman Examiner

Psalm 19:1-14 (NASB)
The heavens declare the glory of God;
    the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
² Day after day they pour forth speech;
    night after night they reveal knowledge.
³ They have no speech, they use no words;
    no sound is heard from them.
⁴ Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
    their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
⁵     It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
    like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
⁶ It rises at one end of the heavens
    and makes its circuit to the other;
    nothing is deprived of its warmth.

⁷ The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
⁸ The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
⁹ The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether.
¹⁰ They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
¹¹ Moreover, by them Your servant is warned;
In keeping them there is great reward.

 Daily Rice | Sharing Jesus

by 林弟兄, bro Lim
July 7, 2015
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Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity. It may involve one or more of activities such as veneration, adoration, praise, and praying. For many, worship is not about an emotion, it is more about a recognition of a God or gods.^{[citation needed]} An act of worship may be performed individually, in an informal or formal group, or by a designated leader. Such acts may involve honoring.^[1]

Etymology[edit]

The word is derived from the Old English weorþscipe, meaning to venerate «worship, honour shown to an object,^[2] which has been etymologised as «worthiness or worth-ship»—to give, at its simplest, worth to something.^[3]

Worship in various religions[edit]

Buddhism[edit]

Worship in Buddhism may take innumerable forms given the doctrine of skillful means. Worship is evident in Buddhism in such forms as: guru yoga, mandala, thanka, yantra yoga, the discipline of the fighting monks of Shaolin, panchamrita, mantra recitation, tea ceremony, ganacakra, amongst others. Buddhist Devotion is an important part of the practice of most Buddhists. According to a spokesman of the Sasana Council of Burma, devotion to Buddhist spiritual practices inspires devotion to the Triple Gem.^[2] Most Buddhists use ritual in pursuit of their spiritual aspirations. In Buddhism, puja (Sanskrit & Pali: pūjā) are expressions of «honour, worship and devotional attention.»^[2] Acts of puja include bowing, making offerings and chanting. These devotional acts are generally performed daily at home (either in the morning or evening or both) as well as during communal festivals and Uposatha days at a temple.

Meditation (samādhi) is a central form of worship in Buddhism. This practice is focused on the third step of the Eightfold Path that ultimately leads to self awakening, also known as enlightenment. Meditation promotes self-awareness and exploration of the mind and spirit. Traditionally, Buddhist meditation had combined samatha (the act of stopping and calming oneself) and vipasyana (seeing clearly within) to create a complete mind and body experience. By stopping one’s everyday activities and focusing on something simple, the mind can open and expand enough to reach a spiritual level. By practicing the step of vipasyana, one does not achieve the final stage of awareness, but rather approaches one step closer. Mindful meditation teaches one to stop reacting quickly to thoughts and external objects that present themselves, but rather to peacefully hold the thought without immediately responding to it. Although in traditional Buddhist faith, enlightenment is the desired end goal of meditation, it is more of a cycle in a literal sense that helps individuals better understand their minds. For example, meditation leads to understanding, leading to kindness, leading to peace, etc.^[4]

Christianity[edit]

In Christianity, a church service is a formalized period of communal worship, often but not exclusively occurring on Sunday (or on Saturday in the case of those churches practicing seventh-day Sabbatarianism). The church service is the gathering together of Christians to be taught the «Word of God» (the Holy Bible) and encouraged in their faith. Technically, the «church» in «church service» refers to the gathering of the faithful rather than to the building in which the event takes place. In Christianity, worship is reverent honor and homage paid to God. The New Testament uses various words to express the concept of worship. The word proskuneo — «to worship» — means to bow down (to Gods or to kings).^[2]

Mass is the central act of divine worship in the Catholic Church.^[5] The Congregation for Divine Worship at the Vatican publishes a Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy.^[6] Roman Catholic devotions are «external practices of piety» which are not part of the official liturgy of the Catholic Church but are part of the popular spiritual practices of Catholics.^[2] They do not become part of liturgical worship, even if conducted in a Catholic church, in a group, in the presence of a priest.

Anglican devotions are private prayers and practices used by Anglican Christians to promote spiritual growth and communion with God. Among members of the Anglican Communion, private devotional habits vary widely, depending on personal preference and on affiliation with low-church or high-church parishes.

Adoration versus veneration[edit]

The New Testament uses various words translatable as «worship». The word proskuneo — «to worship» — means to bow down to Gods or kings.^[7]

Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Oriental Orthodoxy, and Eastern Orthodoxy make a technical distinction between two different concepts:

• adoration or latria (Latin adoratio, Greek latreia, [λατρεία]), which is due to God alone
• veneration or dulia (Latin veneratio, Greek douleia [δουλεία]), which may be lawfully offered to the saints

The external acts of veneration resemble those of worship, but differ in their object and intent. Protestant Christians, who reject the veneration of saints, question whether Catholics always maintain such a distinction in actual devotional practice, especially at the level of folk religion.

According to Mark Miravalle the English word «worship» is equivocal, in that it has been used (in Catholic writing, at any rate) to denote both adoration/latria and veneration/dulia, and in some cases even as a synonym for veneration as distinct from adoration:

As St. Thomas Aquinas explains, adoration, which is known as latria in classical theology, is the worship and homage that is rightly offered to God alone. It is the manifestation of submission, and acknowledgement of dependence, appropriately shown towards the excellence of an uncreated divine person and to his absolute Lordship. It is the worship of the Creator that God alone deserves. Although we see in English a broader usage of the word «adoration» which may not refer to a form of worship exclusive to God—for example, when a husband says that he «adores his wife»—in general it can be maintained that adoration is the best English denotation for the worship of latria.

Veneration, known as dulia in classical theology, is the honor and reverence appropriately due to the excellence of a created person. Excellence exhibited by created beings likewise deserves recognition and honor. We see a general example of veneration in events like the awarding of academic awards for excellence in school, or the awarding of olympic medals for excellence in sports. There is nothing contrary to the proper adoration of God when we offer the appropriate honor and recognition that created persons deserve based on achievement in excellence.

We must make a further clarification regarding the use of the term «worship» in relation to the categories of adoration and veneration. Historically, schools of theology have used the term «worship» as a general term which included both adoration and veneration. They would distinguish between «worship of adoration» and «worship of veneration.» The word «worship» (in a similar way to how the liturgical term «cult» is traditionally used) was not synonymous with adoration, but could be used to introduce either adoration or veneration. Hence Catholic sources will sometimes use the term «worship» not to indicate adoration, but only the worship of veneration given to Mary and the saints.^[8]

Orthodox Judaism and orthodox Sunni Islam hold that for all practical purposes veneration should be considered the same as prayer; Orthodox Judaism (arguably with the exception of some Chasidic practices), orthodox Sunni Islam, and most kinds of Protestantism forbid veneration of saints or of angels, classifying these actions as akin to idolatry.

Similarly, Jehovah’s Witnesses assert that many actions classified as patriotic by Protestant groups, such as saluting a flag, count as equivalent to worship and are therefore considered idolatrous as well.^[9]

Quaker Meeting for Worship[edit]

Quakers (the Religious Society of Friends) have both unprogrammed and programmed Meetings for Worship. Unprogrammed worship is based on silence and inward listening to the Spirit, from which any participant may share a message. In unprogrammed meetings for worship, someone speaks when that person feels that God/Spirit/the universe has given them a message for others. Programmed worship includes many elements similar to Protestant services, such as a sermon and hymns. Many programmed meetings also include a time during the service for silent, expectant waiting and messages from the participants.

Hinduism[edit]

Worship in Hinduism involves invoking higher forces to assist in spiritual and material progress and is simultaneously both a science and an art. A sense of bhakti or devotional love is generally invoked. This term is probably a central one in Hinduism. A direct translation from the Sanskrit to English is problematic. Worship takes a multitude of forms depending on community groups, geography and language. There is a flavour of loving and being in love with whatever object or focus of devotion. Worship is not confined to any place of worship, it also incorporates personal reflection, art forms and group. People usually perform worship to achieve some specific end or to integrate the body, the mind and the spirit in order to help the performer evolve into a higher being.^[10]

Islam[edit]

In Islam, worship refers to ritualistic devotion as well as actions done in accordance to Islamic law which is ordained by and pleasing to God. Worship is included in the Five Pillars of Islam, primarily that of salat, which is the practice of ritual prayer five times daily.

According to Muhammad Asad, on his notes in The Message of the Qur’an translation on Q51:56,

Thus, the innermost purpose of the creation of all rational beings is their cognition of the existence of Allah and, hence, their conscious willingness to conform their own existence to whatever they may perceive of His will and plan: and it is this twofold concept of cognition and willingness that gives the deepest meaning to what the Quran describes as «worship». As the next verse shows, this spiritual call does not arise from any supposed «need» on the part of the Creator, who is self-sufficient and infinite in His power, but is designed as an instrument for the inner development of the worshipper, who, by the act of his conscious self-surrender to the all-pervading Creative Will, may hope to come closer to an understanding of that Will and, thus closer to Allah Himself.^[11]

In the Muslim world, the word worship (in the literal context of worshipping) is forbidden to be used if it refers to an object or action and not exclusively to Allah.^[12]

Judaism[edit]

Worship of God in Judaism is called Avodat Hashem. During the period when the Temple stood, the rites conducted there were considered the most important act of Jewish worship.^[13] However, the most common form of worship was and remains that of prayer. Other forms of worship include the conduct of prescribed rituals, such as the Passover Seder and waving the Four Species, with proper intent, as well as various types of Jewish meditation.

Worship through mundane activities[edit]

Jewish sources also express the notion that one can perform any appropriate mundane activity as the worship of God. Examples would include returning a lost article and working to support oneself and one’s family.

The Code of Jewish Law (Orach Chayim, Chapter 231) cites Proverbs (3:6), «in all your ways, know him» (Hebrew: בכל דרכיך דעהו (b’chol d’rachecha dei’eihu)), as a biblical source for this idea.

Sikhism[edit]

In Sikhism, worship takes place after the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the work of the 10 Sikh Gurus all in one. Sikhs worship God and only one God, known as «One Creator», «The Wonderful Teacher» (Waheguru), or «Destroyer of Darkness».

Wicca[edit]

Wiccan worship commonly takes place during a full moon or a new moon. Such rituals are called an Esbat and may involve a magic circle which practitioners believe will contain energy and form a sacred space, or will provide them a form of magical protection.^[14]

Zoroastrianism[edit]

Prayer is one of the duties and worships of Mazdayasna, which is performed in order to always pay attention to the religious commandments and to give thanks to Ahura Mazda (God).

Modern worship[edit]

In modern society and sociology, some writers have commented on the ways that people no longer simply worship recognised deities, but also (or instead) worship consumer brands,^[15] sports teams, and other people (celebrities).^[16] Sociology therefore extends this argument to suggest outside of a religion worship is a process whereby society worships itself, as a form of self-valorization and self-preservation.^[17]

Types[edit]

• Ancestor worship
• Animal worship
• Idol worship
• Imperial cult
• Nature worship
• Pole worship

See also[edit]

• Intercession
• Major world religions
• Sacrifice — an offering of propitiation or of worship

References[edit]