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The Episcopal Church, Book of Common Prayer (1979) Sunday Lectionary

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2011 | AFTER PENTECOST PROPER 17 YEAR A Psalm Psalm 26 or Psalm 26:1–8 First Reading Jeremiah 15:15–21 Second Reading Romans 12:1–8 Gospel Matthew 16:21–27 The Episcopal Church, Book of Common Prayer (1979) Sunday Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2010).

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