A.D. 2019 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 Expanded Daily Readings — 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
Other lectionaries
Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings — 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 Saturday Before the Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Proper 19
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary Expanded Daily Readings — Year C
Semicontinuous Series
- Judgment like a whirlwind — Jeremiah 4:13–21, 29–31
- Who seeks after God? — Psalm 14
- Legitimate use of the law — I Timothy 1:8–11
- Losing life in order to save it — Mark 8:34–38
Complementary Series
- A new covenant through Noah — Genesis 8:20–9:7
- Have mercy upon me, O God — Psalm 51:1–10
- Legitimate use of the law — I Timothy 1:8–11
- Losing life in order to save it — Mark 8:34–38
Other lectionaries
Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings — Year C
Semicontinuous Series
- Judgment like a whirlwind — Jeremiah 4:13–21, 29–31
- Who seeks after God? — Psalm 14
- Jesus, the good shepherd — John 10:11–21
Complementary Series
- A new covenant through Noah — Genesis 8:20–9:7
- Have mercy on me, O God — Psalm 51:1–10
- Jesus, the good shepherd — John 10:11–21
Liturgical Colors
Green