Readings - Sunday, 19 September 2021 – Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Proper 20)

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) Proverbs 31:10-31 A capable wife
b) Jeremiah 11:18-20 A plot against Jeremiah’s life

Psalm:
a) Psalm 1 - a) Psalm 1 Antiphon: Their (/our) delight is in the law of the Lord. (Ps 1:2a NRSV)
b) Psalm 54 - b) Psalm 54 Antiphon: (God is my helper; it is) the Lord (who) sustains my life. (Ps. 54:4)

Responsive Psalm:
Psalm 1 _standard
Psalm 1 _widescreen
Psalm 54 _standard
Psalm 54 _widescreen

Second Reading:
James 3:13 – 4:3,7,8a The wisdom from heaven

Gospel:
Mark 9:30-37 The servant of all is the greatest

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