7th Sunday of Gracetide

For Sunday, 23 July 2006, the following proper is proposed for liturgical use:


7 Gracetide "Faith"

Prayer:
Gracious Father, throughout the ages you have raised up faithful servants to testify to your gracious and wondrous desire to save your people. Through power of your Spirit, encourage and fortify us by the example of your ultimate faithful witness, your Son, Christ Jesus our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Corpus of Lectionary Citations:

Torah or History:
Genesis 15: 1-21
Numbers 5: 5-10
Deuteronomy 32: 48-52

Psalm 91

Wisdom:
Psalm 16: 5-8
Psalm 18: 24-27
Proverbs 25: 1-28

Prophets:
Daniel 3: 1-30
Daniel 6: 1-28
Habakkuk 2: 1-4

Deuterocanonical:
1 Maccabees 2: 49-70
Apostolic Epistle:
Romans 3:21--5:11
2 Corinthians 5: 1-10
Ephesians 3: 1-13
Hebrews 11: 1-40
Jude 0: 20-23

Apostolic Account:
Acts 10: 1-48
Revelation 14: 1-13

Gospel:
Matthew 8: 5-13
John 4: 46-53
Luke 7: 1-10

Proposed Readings for the Divine Liturgy:

Year A (2008):
Habakkuk 2: 1-4
Psalm 91
Hebrews 11: 1-7
Matthew 8: 5-13

Year B (2006):
Genesis 15: 1-21
Psalm 91
Hebrews 11: 8-22
John 4: 46-53

Year C (2007):
Daniel 6: 1-28
Psalm 91
Hebrews 11: 23-40
Luke 7: 1-10

Post-Communion Prayer:
Gracious Father, we are grateful for the nourishment that you share through both word and sacrament. Through your Spirit strengthen us to be your faithful witnesses, eager to proclaim to a hungry world the good news of salvation in Christ, who is Lord forever and ever. Amen.