Prayers of the Church

THE PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH, February 18, 2024, 1st Sunday in Lent, B   Genesis 22:1-18 (The near-sacrifice of Isaac) RCL/ELW: Genesis 9:8-17 (God’s rainbow covenant with Noah) Psalm 25:1-10…

Prayers of the Church, February 14, 2024: Ash Wednesday, B   Joel 2:12-19 (Rend you heart, not your garments) RCL/ELW: Joel 2:12, 12-17, OR Isaiah 58:1-12 (True fasting is doing…

Prayers, readings, and suggested hymns: February 11, 2024: Transfiguration of Our Lord    2 Kings 2:1-12 (Elisha sees Elijah being taken up into heaven in fiery chariot) Psalm 50:1-6 (Out…

Prayers, readings, and suggested hymns: February 4, 2024: 5th Sunday after Epiphany (Proper 4)   Isaiah 40:21-31 (Those who trust the Lord will renew strength, rise like eagles) Psalm 147:1-11,20c…

Prayers, readings, and suggested hymns: January 28, 2024: 4th Sunday after Epiphany (Proper 3)     Deuteronomy 18:15-20 (I will raise up a prophet, put my words in his mouth;…

Prayers, readings, and suggested hymns: January 21, 2024: 3rd Sunday after Epiphany (Proper 2)   Jonah 3:1-5, 10 (Jonah preaches, Nineveh repents, God has mercy) Psalm 62:5-12 (God judges all…

Prayers, readings, and suggested hymns: January 14, 2024: 2nd Sunday after Epiphany (Proper 1)   1 Samuel 3:1-20 (the call of Samuel to be a prophet) Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 (I…

Prayers, readings, and suggested hymns: Epiphany and Baptism of Our Lord Saturday, January 6, 2024: The Epiphany of Our Lord (White)   Isaiah 60:1-6 (Arise, shine, for your light has…

December 31, 2023: 1st Sunday after Christmas (White or gold)   Isaiah 61:10—62:3 (I will exult in God, who has clothed me with salvation; Zion will shine with the vindication…

THE PRAYERS,  Christmas Eve, Cycle B (December 24, 2023) Christmas Day (December 25, 2023) The petitions are drawn from verses of several carols.   O come, let us adore Christ…