Monday, June 29, 2009 -- Week of Proper 8, Year One
Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles

Today's Readings for the Daily Office (Book of Common Prayer)

EITHER, readings for Monday of Proper 8 (p. 972)
Psalms 106:1-18 (morning)         106:19-48 (evening)
1 Samuel 10:17-27
Acts 7:44 - 8:1a
Luke 22:52-62

OR readings for the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul (p. 998)
Morning Prayer:  Psalms 66;  Ezekiel 2:1-7;  Acts 11:1-18
Evening Prayer:  Psalms 97, 138;  Isaiah 49:1-6;  Galatians 2:1-9

I chose the readings for Sts. Peter and Paul...

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 -- Week of Proper 8, Year One

Today's Readings for the Daily Office (Book of Common Prayer, p. 972)
Psalms [120], 121, 122, 123 (morning)         124, 125, 126, [127] (evening)
1 Samuel 11:1-15
Acts 8:1-13
Luke 22:63-71

When reading verses 63-65 of Luke today, some troubling images came back to me...

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 -- Week of Proper 8, Year One

Today's Readings for the Daily Office (Book of Common Prayer, p. 972)
Psalms 119:145-176 (morning)         128, 129, 130 (evening)
1 Samuel 12:1-6, 16-25
Acts 8:14-25
Luke 23:1-12

Politics makes strange bedfellows...

Thursday, July 2, 2009 -- Week of Proper 8, Year One

Today's Readings for the Daily Office (Book of Common Prayer, p. 972)
Psalms 131, 132, [133] (morning)         134, 135 (evening)
1 Samuel 13:5-18
Acts 8:26-40
Luke 23:13-25

Baptism is the foundational ritual and sacrament of the Church...

Friday, July 3, 2009 -- Week of Proper 8, Year One

Today's Readings for the Daily Office (Book of Common Prayer, p. 972)
Psalms 140, 142 (morning)         141, 143:1-11(12) (evening)
1 Samuel 13:19 - 14:15
Acts 9:1-9
Luke 23:26-31

Important Note:  On Sunday I travel to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church...