​Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
October 18, 2020 - Revised Common Lectionary, Year A
The Rev. Bobby Hadzor
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The Lessons
Isaiah 45:1-7; Psalm 96:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22
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​Collect of the Day
Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
October 11, 2020 - Revised Common Lectionary, Year A
The Very Rev. William A. J. Heine, Jr.
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The Lessons
Isaiah 25:1-9; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14
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​Collect of the Day
Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
October 4, 2020 - Revised Common Lectionary, Year A
The Rev. Canon Shannon Manning
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The Lessons
Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-14; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46
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​Collect of the Day
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

​Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
September 27, 2020 - Revised Common Lectionary, Year A
The Very Rev. William A. J. Heine, Jr.
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The Lessons
Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32; Psalm 25:1-8; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32

​Collect of the Day
O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
September 20, 2020 - Revised Common Lectionary, Year A
The Very Rev. William A. J. Heine, Jr. 
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The Lessons
Jonah 3:10-4:11; Psalm 145:1-8; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16

​Collect of the Day
Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

​The Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
September 13, 2020 - Revised Common Lectionary, Year A
The Very Rev. William A. J. Heine, Jr. 

The Lessons
Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35

​Collect of the Day
O God, because without you we are not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
September 6, 2020 - Revised Common Lectionary, Year A
The Rev. Canon Shannon Manning

The Lessons
Ezekiel 33:7-11; Psalm 119:33-40; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20

​Collect of the Day
Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

​The Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost
August 30, 2020 - Revised Common Lectionary, Year A
​8:00 AM - The Very Rev. William A. J. Heine, Jr. 

10:30 AM - The Rt. Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Jr.
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana

The Lessons
Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26:1-8; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28

​Collect of the Day
Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

​The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
August 23, 2020 - Revised Common Lectionary, Year A
The Very Rev. William A. J. Heine, Jr. 

The Lessons
Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 138; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20

​Collect of the Day
Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
August 16, 2020 - Revised Common Lectionary, Year A
The Very Rev. William A. J. Heine, Jr. 

The Lessons
Isaiah 56:1,6-8; Psalm 67; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15: 10-28

​Collect of the Day
Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.