First the Bad News. Now the Good News!

The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture (semicontinuous)

Old Testament: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

Psalter: Psalm 45:10-17

Epistle: Romans 7:15-25a

Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Scripture (complementary)

Old Testament:

Psalter:

Epistle: Romans 7:15-25a

Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

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Prayer

To fulfill the ancient promise of salvation, O God, you made a covenant with our ancestors an…