Revised Common Lectionary

Sunday, July 30, 2017, | After Pentecost

Proper 12

Year A

Old Testament & Psalm, Option I

Old Testament Genesis 29:15–28

Psalm Psalm 105:1–11, 45b or Psalm 128

Old Testament & Psalm, Option II

Old Testament 1 Kings 3:5–12

Psalm Psalm 119:129–136

New Testament Romans 8:26–39

Gospel Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52

Revised Common Lectionary. Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009. Print.

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