A.D. 1953 September 14
Holy Cross Day
unknown sculptor, Black Christ, 17th century, Church of Saint Philip, Portobelo, Panama. Photograph: Adam Jones, 2013 December 20, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary — Year C
- A bronze serpent in the wilderness — Numbers 21:4b–9
- God has done marvelous things — Psalm 98:1–5 or God was their rock — Psalm 78:1–2, 34–38
- The cross is the power of God — I Corinthians 1:18–24
- The Son of Man will be lifted up — John 3:13–17
Liturgical Colors
Red
The Monday After the Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Proper 19
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary Expanded Daily Readings — Year C
Semicontinuous Series
- Judgment against Jerusalem — Jeremiah 5:1–17
- God disciplines the nations — Psalm 94
- The danger of rejecting conscience — I Timothy 1:18–20
- Parable of the lost sheep — Matthew 18:12–14
Complementary Series
- God relents from punishing Israel — Amos 7:1–6
- God is my portion — Psalm 73
- The danger of rejecting conscience — I Timothy 1:18–20
- Parable of the lost sheep — Matthew 18:12–14
Other lectionaries
Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings — Year C
Semicontinuous Series
- Judgment against Jerusalem — Jeremiah 5:1–17
- God disciplines the nations — Psalm 94
- The danger of rejecting conscience — I Timothy 1:18–20
Complementary Series
- God relents from punishing Israel — Amos 7:1–6
- God is my portion — Psalm 73
- The danger of rejecting conscience — I Timothy 1:18–20
Liturgical Colors
Green