A.D. 1962 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 Friday Before the Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Proper 19
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary Expanded Daily Readings — Year C
Semicontinuous Series
- God’s wrath like fire — Jeremiah 4:1–10
- Who seeks after God? — Psalm 14
- About false teachers — I Timothy 1:1–7
- Go to the lost sheep of Israel — Matthew 10:5–8
Complementary Series
- God remembers faithful Noah — Genesis 7:6–10; 8:1–5
- Have mercy upon me, O God — Psalm 51:1–10
- About false teachers — I Timothy 1:1–7
- Go to the lost sheep of Israel — Matthew 10:5–8
Other lectionaries
Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings — Year C
Semicontinuous Series
- God’s wrath like fire — Jeremiah 4:1–10
- Who seeks after God? — Psalm 14
- God judges and rescues — II Peter 2:1–10a
Complementary Series
- God remembers faithful Noah — Genesis 7:6–10; 8:1–5
- Have mercy on me, O God — Psalm 51:1–10
- God judges and rescues — II Peter 2:1–10a
Liturgical Colors
Green