Readings - Sunday, 4 September 2022 – 13th Sunday after Pentecost, Year C (Proper 18) – Father’s Day

Note: There are two sets of first readings (with accompanying Psalms) given for the Sundays after Pentecost: (a) a new semi-continuous set, and (b) a set related thematically to the gospels (as in the earlier form of the lectionary). It is intended that either one of these two sets be used throughout and that they not be mixed.

First Reading:
a) Jeremiah 18:1-11 The potter
b) Deuteronomy 30:15-20 A choice between life and death

Psalm:
a) Psalm 139:1-6,13-18 - a) Psalm 139:1-6,13-18 Antiphon: You knit me together in my mother's womb. (Ps139:13b NRSV)
b) Psalm 1 - b) Psalm 1 Antiphon: The Lord watches over the way of the righteous (, but the way of the wicked will perish). (Ps 1:6 NRSV)

Responsive Psalm:
a) Psalm 139:1-6,13-18_standard
a) Psalm 139:1-6,13-18_widescreen
b) Psalm 1_standard
b) Psalm 1_widescreen

Second Reading:
Philemon 1-21 A personal appeal to Philemon

Gospel:
Luke 14:25-33 The cost of being a disciple (If using NRSV, put 'Jesus' instead of 'him' in v 25)

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