August 21, 2022 | 10:45 a.m.
Festival of St. Bartholomew | Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
READINGS
Psalm 50:1-15
Proverbs 3:1-8
2 Corinthians 4 : 7-10
Luke 22:24-30
Festival of St. Bartholomew | Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Psalm 50:1-15
Proverbs 3:1-8
2 Corinthians 4 : 7-10
Luke 22:24-30
Psalm 66:1–7
Acts 15:1–21
Galatians 2:1–10
Matthew 16:13–19
Isaiah 52:7–10
Psalm 23:1–6
2 Timothy 4:5–18
Mark 16:14-20
message presented by Rev. Frank C. Ruffatto
Psalm 138:1 –8
Acts 20:28–35
Titus 1:1–9
Luke 10:1–9
Today, the Church remembers St. Stephen, the first martyr after Christ’s ascension. His confession recalled the stiff-necked, uncircumcised hearts and ears of Judah that would not receive the Righteous One (Acts 7:51–52). But as his body was being stoned and his spirit received by the Lord Jesus, Stephen cried, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them” (Acts 7:59–60), bearing witness to the One who also said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34).
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