ICCEC Lectionary

Sunday, June 28, 2026
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Proper 8

Sunday, June 28, 2026
Lectionary Cycle: A
Ordinary Time
Standard Psalm
Collect for Proper 8
Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Old TestamentJeremiah 28:5-9, 15-17
5 Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people who stood in the house of the LORD, 6 and the prophet Jeremiah said, 'Amen! The LORD do so; the LORD perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the LORD's house and all who were carried away captive, from Babylon to this place. 7 Nevertheless hear now this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people: 8 The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries and great kingdoms -- of war and disaster and pestilence. 9 As for the prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet comes to pass, the prophet will be known as one whom the LORD has truly sent.'
15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, 'Hear now, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, but you make this people trust in a lie. 16 Therefore thus says the LORD: 'Behold, I will cast you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have taught rebellion against the LORD.' ' 17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
Officiant: The Word of the Lord.
The People: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 89
31 If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments, 32 Then I will punish their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes. 33 Nevertheless My lovingkindness I will not utterly take from him, Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.
Your sheep obey your voice; They wait for Your Anointed
34 My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. 35 Once I have sworn by My holiness; I will not lie to David: 36 His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before Me;
Your sheep obey your voice; They wait for Your Anointed
37 It shall be established forever like the moon, Even like the faithful witness in the sky.' Selah
*At the end of the Psalms this is sung or said
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
New TestamentRomans 6:16-23
16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Officiant: The Word of the Lord.
The People: Thanks be to God.
GospelMatthew 10:37-42
Deacon: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.  Or  And with your spirit.
Deacon: May the Lord be on our minds, on our lips, and on our hearts as we hear His Holy Gospel. The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew.
People: Glory to You, Lord Christ.
Deacon: We are reading from Matthew's Gospel chapter 10, beginning at verse 37.
37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. 40 He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.'
After the Gospel reading, the deacon can elevate the book and says:
Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayers of the People

Prayers of the People for: Proper 8

Brothers and sisters, through faith in Christ we have been grafted into Him and made heirs of His Kingdom. Therefore, let us lift up our needs in prayer to the Lord of all.

That the Church may make visible the Kingdom of God through word and deed.

Lord in Your mercy,Hear our prayer.

That God the Holy Spirit may pour out His Gifts generously upon His Church.

Lord in Your mercy,Hear our prayer.

That we may be good stewards of God’s creation and that He may grant us seasonable weather and an abundance of produce.

Lord in Your mercy,Hear our prayer.

That governments may have honest and able leaders to root out corruption and enact laws that promote true justice for all those they serve.

Lord in Your mercy,Hear our prayer.

That we may see the image of Christ in the stranger, the homeless, the imprisoned, and the unwanted child.

Lord in Your mercy,Hear our prayer.

That refugees of natural disasters, religious persecution or from war torn countries may be welcomed and receive the basic assistance necessary to live.

Lord in Your mercy,Hear our prayer.

That we may raise our children in the ways of the Lord, that they may walk therein all the days of their lives.

Lord in Your mercy,Hear our prayer.

Father of Mercy, You have delivered us from the domain of darkness and have granted us the gift of eternal life. Hear our prayer and give us the grace to take up our cross daily and follow Jesus. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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