Optional Gracetide Proper 28

Optional Gracetide 28 "Christian Hope"

Prayer:
Gracious Father, you protect all who trust in you. Inspire us by your Spirit so that we may always found our hope on the gift of your grace, that we may pass in safety through all things temporal unto the fullness of all things eternal. We ask this through 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:
Ruth 1: 1-14

Psalm 131

Wisdom:
Psalm 43:5
Psalm 31 : 19-24
Proverbs 10:28
Proverbs 23: 15-18

Prophets:
Ezra 10: 1-5
Isaiah 55: 6-13
Habakkuk 2: 1-4

Deuterocanonical:
Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 2: 1-15

Apostolic Epistle:
Romans 5: 1-5
Hebrews 6: 9-20

Apostolic Account:
Acts 24: 1-23
Acts 26: 1-8

Gospel:
Matthew 6: 19-21, 25-34
Matthew 12: 15-21
Luke 12: 22-34

Proposed Readings for the Divine Liturgy:

Year A (2008):
Ruth 1: 1-14
Psalm 131
Romans 5: 1-5
Matthew 6: 19-21, 25-34

Year B (2006):
Proverbs 23: 15-18
Psalm 131
Romans 5: 1-5
Matthew 12: 15-21

Year C (2007):
Ezra 10: 1-5
Psalm 131
Romans 5: 1-5
Luke 12: 22-34

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.