A.D. 1958 September 14
The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Proper 19
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary — Year B
Semicontinuous Series
- Wisdom’s rebuke to the foolish — Proverbs 1:20–33
- God’s statutes rejoice the heart — Psalm 19 or The person who lives with wisdom — Wisdom 7:26–8:1
- Dangers of the unbridled tongue — James 3:1–12
- Peter’s confession of faith — Mark 8:27–38
Complementary Series
- The servant is vindicated by God — Isaiah 50:4–9a
- I will walk in God’s presence — Psalm 116:1–9
- Dangers of the unbridled tongue — James 3:1–12
- Peter’s confession of faith — Mark 8:27–38
Liturgical Colors
Green
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 B
- 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