[Propertalk] READINGS for the FIRST SUNDAY in LENT

[Charles Wohlers]

The following are the readings for the First Sunday of Lent, February 21, 
according to the Revised Common (RCL), Episcopal (ECUSA), Roman Catholic, 
Canadian BAS, and the Church of England (Common Worship) lectionaries. All 
readings are taken from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the 
Bible. Unless noted otherwise, the ECUSA, Canadian and C of E lectionaries 
are identical to the RCL for this day.

The readings are posted on our web site: <<http://satucket.com/lectionary>>, 
in RTF format, which can be read by all word processors.



OLD TESTAMENT:  Deuteronomy 26: 1 - 11 (RCL)
                                  Deuteronomy 26: 4 - 10   (Roman Catholic)

Deut 26:1 (NRSV) When you have come into the land that the LORD your God is 
giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in 
it, 2 you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which 
you harvest from the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you 
shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the LORD your God will 
choose as a dwelling for his name. 3 You shall go to the priest who is in 
office at that time, and say to him, "Today I declare to the LORD your God 
that I have come into the land that the LORD swore to our ancestors to give 
us." 4 When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down 
before the altar of the LORD your God, 5 you shall make this response before 
the LORD your God: "A wandering Arame'an was my ancestor; he went down into 
Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a 
great nation, mighty and populous. 6 When the Egyptians treated us harshly 
and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, 7 we cried to the LORD, the 
God of our ancestors; the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, our 
toil, and our oppression. 8 The LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty 
hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with 
signs and wonders; 9 and he brought us into this place and gave us this 
land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10 So now I bring the first of the 
fruit of the ground that you, O LORD, have given me." You shall set it down 
before the LORD your God and bow down before the LORD your God. 11 Then you, 
together with the Le'vites and the aliens who reside among you, shall 
celebrate with all the bounty that the LORD your God has given to you and to 
your house.


PSALM 91: 1 - 2, 9 - 16   (RCL)
Psalm 91: 1 - 2, 10 - 15   (Roman Catholic)

Psal 91:1 (NRSV) You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
2 will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust."

9 Because you have made the LORD your refuge,
the Most High your dwelling place,
10 no evil shall befall you,
no scourge come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the adder,
the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.
14 Those who love me, I will deliver;
I will protect those who know my name.
15 When they call to me, I will answer them;
I will be with them in trouble,
I will rescue them and honor them.
16 With long life I will satisfy them,
and show them my salvation.

Note: Can. BAS omits vs. 1 & 2


NEW TESTAMENT:  Romans 10: 8b - 13   (RCL)
                                     Romans 10: 8 - 13   (Roman Catholic)

Roma 10:8 (NRSV)
"The word is near you,
on your lips and in your heart"
(that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9 because if you confess with 
your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him 
from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For one believes with the heart and so 
is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. 11 The 
scripture says, "No one who believes in him will be put to shame." 12 For 
there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all 
and is generous to all who call on him. 13 For, "Everyone who calls on the 
name of the Lord shall be saved."


GOSPEL:  Luke 4: 1 - 13   (all)

Luke 4:1 (NRSV) Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and 
was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was 
tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they 
were over, he was famished. 3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of 
God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread." 4 Jesus answered him, 
"It is written, "One does not live by bread alone.'"
5 Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of 
the world. 6 And the devil said to him, "To you I will give their glory and 
all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to 
anyone I please. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." 8 
Jesus answered him, "It is written,
"Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only him.'"
9 Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of 
the temple, saying to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down 
from here, 10 for it is written,
"He will command his angels concerning you,
to protect you,'
11 and
"On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'"
12 Jesus answered him, "It is said, "Do not put the Lord your God to the 
test.'" 13 When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him 
until an opportune time.