Anglican Church of Southern Africa

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

COLLECTS AND READINGS

FOR THE REVISED COMMON LECTIONARY

2018 - YEAR B

Note: Some readings have been changed from RCL.

The psalms follow the versification found in the Psalter of An Anglican Prayer Book, 1989.

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Texts and Collects for RCL

Advent Season

Sunday/Feast
Season / Year B – Mark + John
Advent Sunday
3 December / Isaiah 64: 1-9
Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19
1 Corinthians 1: 3-9
Mark 13: 24-37
Almighty Father,
your Son came to us in humility as our saviour
and at the last day he will come again in glory
as our judge:
give us grace to turn away from darkness
to the light of Christ
that we will be ready to welcome him;
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
2nd Sunday in Advent
10 December / Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85: 1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3: 8-15a
Mark 1: 1-8
God of timeless grace,
you fill us with joyful expectation:
make us ready for the message that prepares the way
so that with uprightness of heart and holy joy
we may eagerly await the kingdom of your Son,
Jesus Christ;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
3rd Sunday in Advent
17 December / Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-11
Psalm 126
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1: 6-8, 19-28
God of hope and joy,
you sent John the Baptist
to announce the coming of your Son:
inspire all who serve in your Church
to prepare for his coming again
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
4th Sunday in Advent
24 December / 2 Samuel 7: 1-11, 16
Psalm 89:1-4, 19-27
Romans 16:25-27
Luke 1: 26-38
God of Elizabeth and Mary:
make our hearts leap with joy,
fill our mouths with songs of praise
and make us ready to welcome the Christ in our midst;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God in glory everlasting.
Amen.

Christmas Season

Sunday/Feast
Christmas Eve
early afternoon or evening service / Isaiah 9: 2-7
Psalm 96
Titus 2: 11-14
Luke 2: 1-14, [15-20]
Loving God,
your light shone brightly in the stable of Bethlehem:
draw us to worship the Child in the manger
and use us to tell the story of his love to the world;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Christmas Midnight / Isaiah 62: 6-12
Psalm 97
Titus 3: 4-7
Luke 2: (1-7), 8-20 or John 1: 1-14
Heavenly Father,
you made this holy night radiant
with the brightness of your Son Jesus Christ:
help us to welcome him as the world’s true Light
and bring us to eternal joy in his kingdom;
where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Christmas Day
25 December / Isaiah 52: 7-10
Psalm 98
Hebrews1: 1-4, (5-12)
Luke 2: 1-20 or John 1: 1-14
O Christ, light of the world,
born into human pain and joy:
let our celebration of your birth
make us bold witnesses of your love;
to the glory of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Sunday/Feast
Sunday after Christmas
31 December / Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Psalm 148
Galatians 4:4-7
John 1: 1-18 or Luke 2: 1-20
Almighty God,
you wonderfully created us in your own image
and yet more wonderfully restored us:
as Jesus Christ came to share our humanity,
so may we share the life of his divinity;
who is alive and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever,
Amen.

Season of Epiphany

Sunday/Feast
Feast of Epiphany
6 January / Isaiah 60: 1-6
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Ephesians 3: 1-12
Matthew 2: 1-12
O God, by the leading of a star
you revealed your Son Jesus Christ to the gentiles:
grant that your Church may be a light to the nations,
so that the whole world
may come to see the splendour of your glory;
through Jesus Christ, the Morning Star;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Epiphany 1
Baptism of Christ
7 January / Genesis 1: 1-5
Psalm 29
Acts 19:1-7
Mark 1:4-11
Creator God, our soul's delight,
your voice thunders over the waters,
liberating the future from the past:
speak your affirming word
that we may share in the baptism of Jesus Christ,
drink from his cup
and serve the world in his name;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever.
Amen.
Epiphany 2
14 January / 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20)
Psalm 139: 1-6, 13-18
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
John 1: 43-51
Heavenly Father,
by your grace alone you accepted us
and called us to your service:
strengthen us by your Spirit
and make us worthy of our calling;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Epiphany 3
21 January / Jonah 3: 1-5, 10
Psalm 62: 5-12
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Mark 1: 14-20
O God of new beginnings:
give us courage to turn and joyfully follow you
into new adventures of faithful service;
through Jesus Christ our light and our salvation,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Epiphany 4
28 January / Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalm 111
1 Corinthians 8: 1-13
Mark 1: 21-28
Merciful Lord,
your word brings healing and life:
cleanse us from our sins
that we may serve you with a quiet mind;
for you live and reign with the Father
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, in glory everlasting.
Amen.
Feast of the Presentation
2 February / Malachi 3: 1-4
Psalm 84
Hebrews 2: 14-18
Luke 2: 22-40
Almighty and everliving God,
your only-begotten Son
was this day presented in the temple:
grant that through him we may be presented to you
and made worthy to reflect his glory in the world;
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and for ever.
Amen.
Epiphany 5
4 February / Isaiah 40: 21-31
Psalm 147:1-11, 20c
1 Corinthians 9:16-23
Mark 1:29-39
Everlasting God,
you heal the sick and restore the distressed:
make us agents of your healing and wholeness,
that your good news may be experienced
throughout creation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever.
Amen.
Last before Ash Weds
Transfiguration
Sunday
11 February / 2 Kings 2: 1-12
Psalm 50: 1-6
2 Corinthians 4: 3-6
Mark 9: 2-9
Holy God,
on the Mount of Transfiguration
you revealed your Son as the Christ:
transform our lives in his image,
write your law of love on our hearts,
and make us prophets of your shining splendour;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, in glory everlasting.
Amen.

Lent

Sunday/Feast
Ash Wednesday
14 February / Joel 2: 1-2, 12-17
Psalm 51: 1-17
2 Corinthians 5: 20b-6:10
Matthew 6: 1--6, 16-21
Almighty and holy God,
your Son, in obedience to the Spirit,
fasted forty days in the desert:
give us grace to discipline ourselves
that we may press on towards Easter
with eager faith and love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Lent 1
Covenant and Temptation
18 February / Genesis 9: 8-17
Psalm 25: 1-10
1 Peter 3: 18-22
Mark 1: 9-15
God of our salvation,
your bow in the clouds
proclaims your covenant with every living creature:
grant us your Spirit,
renew us in our baptism,
and make us faithful stewards of your creation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Lent 2
Covenant and
Initial offer of salvation
25 February / Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-16
Psalm 22: 23-31
Romans 4: 13-25
Mark 8: 31-38
God of Sarah and Abraham,
long ago you embraced your people in covenant
and promised them your blessing:
give us grace to recognize you as our God
and serve you as your faithful people:
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Lent 3
God’s faithfulness
and full offer of salvation
4 March / Exodus 20: 1-17
Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 1: 18-25
John 2: 13-22
God of passion and power,
your Son drove the moneychangers out of the Temple:
cleanse us of our arrogance
and recreate in us a dwelling for your holiness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Lent 4
The mystery of God’s providence
11 March / Numbers 21: 4-9
Psalm 107: 1-3, 17-22
Ephesians 2: 1-10
John 3: 14-21
God of judgement,
you reach out to us in mercy even when we rebel:
soften our hearts with the warmth of your love,
that we will know your Son alive in us;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Lent 5
Life and death redefined
18 March / Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 51: 1-12
Hebrews 5: 5-10
John 12: 20-33
God of suffering and glory,
in Jesus Christ you reveal the way of life:
inscribe your law on our hearts,
that we may not stray from you,
but remain your faithful people;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Palm Sunday and Holy Week

Palm Sunday
25 March / For the Blessing of the Palms
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
Mark 11: 1-11 or John 12: 12-16
Isaiah 50: 4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Mark 14:1-15:47 or Mark 15:1-30, (40-47)
Eternal Father,
your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ fulfilled your will
by taking our nature and giving his life for us:
help us to follow the example of his humility
by walking in the way of the cross;
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Monday of Holy Week
26 March / Isaiah 42: 1-9
Psalm 36:5-11
Hebrews 9: 11-15
John 12: 1-11
True and humble king,
hailed by the crowd as Messiah:
grant us the faith to know you and love you,
that we may be found beside you
on the way of the cross
which is the path of glory;
for you live and reign in the unity of the Holy Trinity,
one God, in glory everlasting.
Amen.
Tuesday of Holy Week
27 March / Isaiah 49: 1-7
Psalm 71: 1-14
1 Corinthians 1: 18-31
John 12: 20-36
True and humble king,
hailed by the crowd as Messiah:
grant us the faith to know you and love you,
that we may be found beside you
on the way of the cross
which is the path of glory;
for you live and reign in the unity of the Holy Trinity,
one God, in glory everlasting.
Amen.
Sunday/Feast
Wednesday of Holy Week
28 March / Isaiah 50: 4-9a
Psalm 70
Hebrews 12: 1-3
John 13: 21-32
True and humble king,
hailed by the crowd as Messiah:
grant us the faith to know you and love you,
that we may be found beside you
on the way of the cross
which is the path of glory;
for you live and reign in the unity of the Holy Trinity,
one God, in glory everlasting.
Amen.

The Triduum

Sunday/Feast
Maundy Thursday
29 March / Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14
Psalm 116: 1-2, 11-18
1 Corinthians 11: 23-26
John 13: 1-17, 31b-35
God, our Father,
your Son revealed his love
in washing the feet of his disciples
and by giving us this supper:
nourish us by Christ’s presence
and unite us in Christ’s love;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Good Friday
30 March / Isaiah 52: 13 – 53:12
Psalm 22
Hebrews 10: 16-25 or Hebrews 4: 14-16; 5: 7-9
John 18:1 – 19:42
Eternal God
the cross of Jesus reveals the cost of our sin
and the depth of your love:
in humble hope and awe
may we place at his feet
all that we have and all that we are;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Holy Saturday
31 March / Job 14:1-14 or Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24
Psalm 31:1-4, 17-18
1 Peter 4:1-8
Matthew 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42
God our Father,
we have been baptised into the death
of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ:
grant that buried with him
we may pass through the grave and gate of death
and enter the joy of Christ’s resurrection.
Amen.
Sunday/Feast / Year B – Mark + John
Easter Vigil
1 April / ReadingsAssociated Psalms
Genesis 1:1-2:4aPs. 136:1-9, 23-26
Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18,Ps 46
8:6-18, 9:8-13
Genesis 22: 1-18Ps 16
Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21Exodus 15: 1b-13, 17-18
Isaiah 55: 1-11Isaiah 12: 2-6
Baruch 3: 9-15, 32- 4:4Psalm 19
or Proverbs 8: 1-8,
19-21, 9:4b-6
Ezekiel 36: 24-28Pss 42 and 43
Ezekiel 37: 1-14Ps 143
Zephaniah 3: 14-20Ps 98
Romans 6: 3-11
Psalm 114
Mark 16: 1-8
Almighty God,
this night explodes with the radiance of the risen Christ:
set us ablaze with the power of your love
and propel us into the world
to live and proclaim the gospel of the living Lord;
who lives and reigns with you and theHoly Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Sunday/Feast
Easter Day –
Morning / Acts 10: 34-43 or Isaiah 25:6-9
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
1 Corinthians 15: 1-11or Acts 10:34-43
Mark 16: 1-8
Lord Jesus Christ
you transformed the tomb of death
into the womb of new life:
make us joyful witnesses of this good news
that all creation may be redeemed,
restored and reconciled;
for you live and reign
in the unity of the Blessed Trinity,
one God, in glory everlasting.
Amen.
Easter Day - Evening / Isaiah 25: 6-9
Psalm 114
1 Corinthians 5: 6b-8
Luke 24: 13-49
Easter 2
Thomas Sunday
8 April / Acts 4: 32-35
Psalm 133
1 John 1:1-2:2
John 20: 19-31
God of mission,
you raised Jesus Christ as the first born of the dead:
by your Holy Spirit, empower us to witness to him
so that those who have not yet seen
may come to believe in him,
who was and is and is to come,
and who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Easter 3
15 April / Acts 3: 12-19
Psalm 4
1 John 3: 1-7
Luke 24: 36b-48
Risen Christ,
you revealed yourself to the disciples
and calmed their fears:
meet us in our uncertainties
and walk with us into the new life you bring;
for you live and reign with the Father
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Easter 4
Good Shepherd Sunday
22 April / Acts 4: 5-12
Psalm 23
1 John 3: 16-24
John 10: 11-18
Good Shepherd,
by laying down your life for your flock
you reveal your love for all:
grant that all who hear your voice
may know you who calls us each by name,
and follow where you lead;
for you live and reign
in the Unity of the Blessed Trinity,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Easter 5
29 April / Acts 8: 26-40
Psalm 22: 26-32
1 John 4: 7-21
John 15: 1-8
God of love,
you sent your Son into the world
that we may abide in him:
graft us into his risen life
that we may bear the fruit of love
for you and one another;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Easter 6
Rogation Sunday
Sunday before the Ascension
6 May / Acts 10: 44-48
Psalm 98
1 John 5: 1-6
John 15: 9-17
Risen Lord, you first chose us
and now call us your friends:
set our hearts on fire with love for you and one another
that we may live your justice
and sing your praise;
for you live and reign
in the Unity of the Blessed Trinity,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Sunday/Feast / Year B – Mark + John
Ascension Day
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
10 May / Acts 1: 1-11
Psalm 47
Ephesians 1: 15-23
Luke 24: 44-53
Sovereign Lord,
your ascended Son fills the entire universe:
strengthen our witness
that all may acknowledge his reign;
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Easter 7
Sunday after the Ascension
13 May / Acts 1: 15-17, 21-26
Psalm 1
1 John 5: 9-13
John 17: 6-19
Triune God,
Jesus prayed that we might be one:
help us to transcend our differences
and find our unity in Jesus Christ our Lord;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Pentecost
20 May / Acts 2: 1-21or Ezekiel 37: 1-14
Psalm 104: 26-36
Romans 8: 22-27or Acts 2: 1-21
John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15
Almighty God,
with wind from heaven and tongues of flame
you poured out your Spirit on the disciples:
set our hearts on fire with joy and power
and send us out as witnesses
to the wonder of your love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Weekdays after Pentecost and before Trinity Sunday / O Lord, all good things come from you:
inspire us by your grace
that we may discern those things that are good,
and by your power perform them;
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Season after Pentecost