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Episcopal Church (USA) Revised Common Lectionary

Sunday, August 20, 2017, | After Pentecost
Proper 15
Year A



First Reading & Psalm, Option I
First Reading Genesis 45:1–15
Psalm Psalm 133
or
First Reading & Psalm, Option II
First Reading Isaiah 56:1, 6–8
Psalm Psalm 67
Second Reading Romans 11:1–2a, 29–32
Gospel (Matthew 15:10–20) 21–28


 Episcopal Church (USA) Revised Common Lectionary. Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2016. Print.

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