Blessed Are: Fourth Sunday of Epiphany
Blessed Epiphany, friends!
I'm looking forward to sharing with you a weekly Epiphany Daybook devotional post for these weeks of revelation and witness.
You can read here for a brief description of the liturgical season of Epiphany.
Look: Sermon on the Mount, Laura James - Source
Listen: Blessed Are, Johnny Cash - Spotify | YouTube (I promise I’m not sharing this ironically (although maybe nostalgically); I’m so impressed with this whole album: The Gospel Road.
Listen to the new playlist I made for the next couple of weeks: Sermon on the Mount
Read: Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 37:1-11v; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12
Sunday (1/29): Psalm 24, 29; Psalm 8, 84; Isaiah 51:9-16; Hebrews 11:8-16; John 7:14-31
Monday (1/30): Psalm 56-58; Psalm 64-65; Isaiah 51:17-23; Galatians 4:1-11; Mark 7:24-37
Tuesday (1/31): Psalm 61-62; Psalm 68; Isaiah 52:1-12; Galatians 4:12-20; Mark 8:1-10
Wednesday (2/1): Psalm 72; Psalm 119:73-96; Isaiah 54:1-17; Galatians 4:21-31; Mark 8:11-26
Thursday (2/2): Psalm 70-71; Psalm 74; Isaiah 55:1-13; Galatians 5:1-15; Mark 8:27-9:1
Friday (2/3): Psalm 69; Psalm 73; Isaiah 56:1-8; Galatians 5:16-24; Mark 9:2-13
Saturday (2/4): Psalm 75-76; Psalm 23, 27; Isaiah 57:3-13; Galatians 5:25-6:10; Mark 9:14-29
Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Fourth Sunday After Epiphany
O God, you know that we are set in the midst of many grave dangers, and because of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: Grant that your strength and protection may support us in all dangers and carry us through every temptation; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Do: Celebrate The Feast of Presentation (Candlemas) on February 2.
Here’s a lovely write-up from The Homely Hours about the meaning of Candlemas and a family liturgy printable for Candlemas. I also love this idea for creating a candlelit prayer walk.
Scripture Readings for The Presentation
AM Psalm 42, 43; 1 Samuel 2:1-10; John 8:31-36
PM Psalm 48, 87; Haggai 2:1-9; 1 John 3:1-8
Prayer for the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
Almighty and everliving God, we humbly pray that, as your only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple in the substance of our flesh, so we may be presented to you with pure and clean hearts by Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
You might also enjoy:
This post from a couple of years ago - Nunc Dimittis: Feast of the Presentation
A Sonnet for Candlemas by Malcolm Guite
Candlemas playlist
You can find other activities for Epiphany at this post: 12 Ways to Celebrate Twelfth Night & Epiphanytide
* Listen to the new playlist I made for the next couple of weeks: Sermon on the Mount
*Sunday Scripture readings are taken from Year A of the Revised Common Lectionary. Daily Scripture readings are taken from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and include Morning and Evening Psalms (Year 1).