Optional Gracetide Proper 14

Optional Gracetide 14 "The Sacraments"

Prayer:
Gracious Father, you touch us with visible signs that remind us of your unseen grace and saving power. We thank you for these signs, through which your Spirit deepens our awareness of your abiding presence among us and nurtures our pilgrimage of faith, undertaken in the name of 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:
Leviticus 2: 1-3
2 Chronicles 31: 1-10
Nehemiah 10: 32-39

Psalm 135: 15-21

Wisdom:
Job 14: 1-22
Ecclesiastes 10: 17-20
Ecclesiastes 11: 1-4

Prophets:
Isaiah 1: 10-20
Isaiah 30: 18-22
Ezekiel 36: 22-28

Deuterocanonical:
Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 39: 22-27

Apostolic Epistle:
Titus 3: 4-8
James 5: 13-18

Apostolic Account:
Acts 9: 1-19
Acts 10: 1-48

Gospel:
Matthew 14: 13-21 or 26: 26-29
Mark 6: 30-44 or 14: 22-25
Luke 9: 10-17 or 22: 19-20

Proposed Readings for the Divine Liturgy:

Year A (2008):
Isaiah 1: 10-20
Psalm 135: 15-21
Titus 3: 4-8
Matthew 14: 13-21 or 26: 26-29

Year B (2006):
Isaiah 30: 18-22
Psalm 135: 15-21
James 5: 13-18
Mark 6: 30-44 or 14: 22-25

Year C (2007):
Ezekiel 36: 22-28
Psalm 135: 15-21
Acts 9: 1-19
Luke 9: 10-17 or 22: 19-20

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.