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Revised Common Lectionary

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2011 | AFTER PENTECOST PROPER 16 YEAR A Old Testament & Psalm, Option I Old Testament Exodus 1:8–2:10 Psalm Psalm 124 or Old Testament & Psalm, Option II Old Testament Isaiah 51:1–6 Psalm Psalm 138 New Testament Romans 12:1–8 Gospel Matthew 16:13–20 Revised Common Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009).

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