12th Sunday After Pentecost

God’s sustenance through Jesus who gives himself for us (cont.)

Collect: Proper 14

Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always those things that are right, that we, who cannot exist without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 . . . David mourns the death of his rebellious son Absalom.

Psalm 130  . . . The Call for Healing

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1 Kings 19:4-8 and Psalm 34:1-8 . . . God nourishes Elijah for a journey that takes forty days and forty nights.

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Ephesians 4:25—5:2 . . . Paul encourages Christians to be as loving as Christ to one another.

John 6:35, 41-51 . , . Jesus promises that he will save all who come to him.

Father Michael Renninger, Pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richmond, VA, preaches a sermon from John 6:35, 41-51 on Jesus, the Bread of Life.