Transfiguration Sunday

The Transfiguration by William Blake (1757-1827) — watercolor, England, late 18th century. February 19, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AExodus 24:12-18 • Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 • 2 Peter 1:16-21 • Matthew 17:1-9 View Lectionary Image description: A glowing white image of Christ stands at center wearing an almost translucent robe flowing down and …

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Sixth Sunday After Epiphany

The Good Way: West to the Stream by Michelle L Hofer — mixed media painting on hardboard, 12 x 12 inches, 2021. February 12, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year ADeuteronomy 30:15-20 or Sirach 15:15-20 • Psalm 119:1-8 • 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 • Matthew 5:21-37 View Lectionary Image description: A gray-brown autumn landscape featuring a grove of trees …

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Fifth Sunday After Epiphany

Glow of Hope by S. L. Haldankar — watercolor, 1945-46. On display in the Jayachamrajendra Art Gallery at Jaganmohan Palace of South India. February 5, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) • Psalm 112:1-9 (10) • 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) • Matthew 5:13-20 View Lectionary Image description: Rendered in great detail, a young …

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Fourth Sunday After Epiphany

Family Crowds Around Open Oven for Warmth and The Only Picture Hanging in the Fontenelle Home by Gordon Parks — black and white photographs, Harlem, New York, 1967. Photos found in the Photography Archive at GordonParksFoundation.org Fourth Sunday After Epiphany — January 29, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AMicah 6:1-8 • Psalm 15 • 1 …

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Second Sunday After Epiphany

Agnus Dei apse mosaic in the Euphrasian Basilica, Poreč, Croatia — 6th-century, artisan(s) unknown. Second Sunday After Epiphany — January 15, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 49:1-7 • Psalm 40:1-11 • 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 • John 1:29-42 View Lectionary Image description: Found at the top front center of the arched apse above the altar …

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