A.D. 2026 August 21

The Friday Before the Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Proper 16

Lessons

Revised Common Lectionary Expanded Daily Readings — Year A

Semicontinuous Series

Jacob’s death and burial — Genesis 49:29–50:14
We have escaped like a bird — Psalm 124
Let those who boast, boast in the Lord — II Corinthians 10:12–18
Bread as a sign of other things — Matthew 16:5–12

Complementary Series

Israel like the cedars of Lebanon — Ezekiel 31:15–18
Your love endures forever — Psalm 138
Let those who boast, boast in the Lord — II Corinthians 10:12–18
Bread as a sign of other things — Matthew 16:5–12

Other lectionaries

Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings — Year A

Semicontinuous Series

Jacob’s death and burial — Genesis 49:29–50:14
We have escaped like a bird — Psalm 124
Let those who boast, boast in the Lord — II Corinthians 10:12–18

Complementary Series

Israel like the cedars of Lebanon — Ezekiel 31:15–18
Your love endures forever — Psalm 138
Let those who boast, boast in the Lord — II Corinthians 10:12–18

Liturgical Colors

Green