Irreverently Reverend

  Ordinary Time “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness     and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut     and to the quarry from which you were hewn; 2  look to Abraham, your father,     and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was only one man,     and I blessed him and made him many. 3  The Lord will surely comfort Zion     and will look with compassion on all her ruins ; he will make her deserts like Eden,     her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her,     thanksgiving and the sound of singing . 4  “Listen to me, my people;     hear me, my nation: Instruction will go out from me;     my justice will become a light to ...

  Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Happy are those     who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread,     or sit in the seat of scoffers; 2  but their delight is in the law of the Lord,     and on his law they meditate day and night. 3  They are like trees     planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season,     and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper. 4  The wicked are not so,     but are like chaff that the wind drives away. 5  Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,     nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; 6  for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,     but the way of the wicked will perish. (NRSV)          ...

  21st Sunday of Ordinary Time Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.  11  Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.  12  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.  13  Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.  14  Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,  15  and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.  16  In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming ...