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United Methodist Revised Common Lectionary

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2011 | AFTER PENTECOST PROPER 15 YEAR A Old Testament Genesis 45:1–15 Psalm Psalm 133 (UMH 850) New Testament Romans 11:1–2a, 29–32 Gospel Matthew 15:21–28 (10–20) Vanderbilt Divinity Library, United Methodist Revised Common Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009).

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