On the 4th Sunday of Easter in Year C, the year of Luke’s Gospel, we turn to John 10:22-30. Why this text in Easter? God only knows. Okay, maybe someone from committee that developed the Revised Common Lectionary could tell us, but I don’t know any of them. It makes some sense to turn to […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 3rd Sunday of Easter, John 21:1-19
On the Third Sunday of Easter, Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary pitches me one of my favorite texts: John 21:1-19. As is often the case, the choice of this particular text for this particular day of the Church year is mysterious. Year C is, in general, focused on Luke’s Gospel, with occasional forays […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Years ABC, 2nd Sunday of Easter, John 20:19-31
If you are wondering why the lectionary has reverted to John on the Second Sunday of Easter, the answer is easy: In the Synoptic Gospels there are no resurrection appearances after Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday’s morning is Luke 24:1-12 — the empty tomb. The text for Easter Evening is Luke 24:13-49, the Emmaus Road text […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, Easter, Luke 24:1-12
Luke 24:1-12 The lectionary Gospel for Easter is Luke 24:1-12. (John 20:1-18 is always listed as an alternative, but this is Luke’s year, so we have an option from his Gospel.) Caring Friends The women planned carefully, but there was no rush. Jesus, after all, had been dead since Friday afternoon. Faithful to God’s command, […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, Palm Sunday, Luke 22:14-23:56 or Luke 23:1-49 (Liturgy of the Passion)
The Lectionary provides Palm Sunday options for churches that are not offering Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services, or who expect very small attendance relative to a Sunday service. In addition to the Gospel reading specifically focused on Palm Sunday there are two options for instead reading Luke’s passion narrative: the two versions of the […]
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