Daily Readings in April 14 Tuesday M: 103 Exodus 15:1-18 E: 111, 114 Colossians 3:12-17 • These readings are taken from Revised Common Lectionary: Daily Readings (CCT) are April 15 Easter Wednesday M: 97,99 Joshua 3:1-17 intended to be used in conjunction with the Daily Prayer booklet. E: 115 Matthew 28:1-10 • Readings assigned for Thursday, Friday and Saturday have been selected to prepare for the April 16 Easter Thursday M: 146, 147 Song of Solomon 2:8-15 upcoming Sunday. E: 148, 149 Colossians 4:2-5 • Sunday readings are those which you would normally hear at The Holy Eucharist. April 17 Easter Friday M: 136 Song of Solomon 5:9-6:3 • The Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday readings reflect back upon the previous Sunday E: 118 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 readings. (This pattern is sometimes interrupted on Saints’ Days and other festivals.) April 18 M: 145 Song of Solomon 8:6-7 • The Psalm varies according to whether you prefer to pray in the morning or evening. You E: 104 John 20:11-20 may wish to use both sets of Psalms. nd • Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance in using this guide or the Daily Prayer booklet. April 19 2 Sunday of Easter 16 Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Any questions about prayer are most welcome! 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 April 20 Monday M: 1, 2, 3 Judges 6:36-40 E: 4, 7 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 April 21 Tuesday M: 145 Jonah 1:1-17 The Rev’d David Pickett The Rev’d Brandon Witwer E: 57, 96 1 Corinthians 15:19-28 Rector, Incumbent Priest Assistant to the Rector April 22 Wednesday M: 119:1-24 Jonah 2:1-10 E: 12, 13, 14 Matthew 12:38-42 The church has this turn of phrase: “resurrection power.” April 23 Thursday M: 18: 1-19 Daniel 9:1-19 If there is “resurrection power,” we need to know this power not just behind us E: 18: 20-50 1 John 2:18-25 (in the past), or around us (in others), but within us, in our own lives, now. April 24 Friday M: 16, 17 Isaiah 26:1-4 You are teeming with resurrection power, and you need to claim it and unleash it E: 134, 135 1 Peter 1:13-16 as clearly as ’ followers in first-century Palestine. -Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE April 25 Saturday M: 20, 21 Isaiah 25:6-9 Christ draws us each to seek our own unique identity by continuing to respond to his E: 110, 116, 117 Luke 14:12-14 question, ‘Who do you say that I am?’ We are invited to enter into prayer with him with April 26 3rd Sunday of Easter 116:1-3, 10-17 Acts 2:14a, 36-41 the whole of our lives, to respond to Christ’s question in our prayer with a question of our 1 Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35 own: ‘Who, Lord, do you desire to be in me—this and all my days, for your sake, for mine and for the world which God loves?’ April 27 Monday M: 119:137-160 Genesis 18:1-14 E: 139 1 Peter 1:23-25 -Br. Jonathan Maury, SSJE April 28 Tuesday M: 92:1-2, 11-14 Proverbs 8:32-9:6 E: 145 1 Peter 2:1-3 April 29 Wednesday M: 38 Exodus 24:1-11 Date Day of the Christian Psalm M: morning Readings E: 119:25-48 John 21:1-14 Year E: evening April 30 Thursday M: 37:1-18 Exodus 2:15b-25 April 12 Easter Sunday 118:1-2, 14-24 Acts 10:34-43; Colossians 3:1-4; E: 37:19-42 1 Peter 2:9-12 John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10 May 1 Friday M: 105:1-22 Exodus 3:16-22; 4:18-20 E: 105:25-45 1 Peter 2:13-17 April 13 M: 93, 98 Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21 E: 66 Colossians 3:5-11 May 2 Saturday M: 97, 98 Ezekiel 34:1-16 May 20 Wednesday M: 119:97-120 Deuteronomy 31:1-13 E: 145 Luke 15:1-7 E: 68:1-20 John 16:16-24 May 3 4th Sunday of Easter 23 Acts 2:42-47 May 21 Ascension of the Lord 47, 93 Acts 1:1-11 1 Peter 2:19-25 Ephesians 1:15-23 John 10:1-10 Luke 24:44-53 May 4 Monday M: 41, 52 Ezekiel 34:17-23 May 22 Friday M: 85, 86 2 Kings 2:1-12 E: 44 1 Peter 5:1-5 E: 132 Ephesians 2:1-7 May 5 Tuesday M: 45 Ezekiel 34:23-31 May 23 Saturday M: 87, 90 2 Kings 2:13-15 E: 47,48 Hebrews 13:20-21 E: 136 John 8:21-30 May 6 Wednesday M: 119:49-72 Micah 7:8-20 May 24 7th Sunday of Easter 68:1-10, 33-36 Acts 1:6-14 E: 49 Mark 14:26-31 1 Peter 4:12-14 & 5:6-11 May 7 Thursday M: 50 Genesis 12:1-3 John 17:1-11 E: 114, 115 Acts 6:8-15 May 25 Monday M: 89:1-18 Leviticus 9:1-11, 22-24 May 8 Friday M: 40, 54 Exodus 3:1-12 E: 89:19-52 1 Peter 4:1-6 E: 51 Acts 7:1-16 May 26 Tuesday M: 97, 99 Numbers 16:41-50 May 9 Saturday M: 55 Jeremiah 26:20-24 E: 94 1 Peter 4:7-11 E: 138, 139 John 8:48-59 May 27 Visit of the Blessed M: 72 1 Samuel 2:1-10 May 10 5th Sunday of Easter 31:1-5, 15-16 Acts 7:55-60 Virgin Mary to E: 146, 147 Luke 1:39-57 1 Peter 2:2-10 Elizabeth John 14:1-14 May 28 Thursday M: 105:1-22 Exodus 19:1-9a May 11 Monday M: 15 Exodus 13:17-22 E: 105:23-45 Acts 2:1-11 E: 33 Acts 7:17-40 May 29 Friday M: 102 Exodus 19:16-25 May 12 Tuesday M: 61, 62 Proverbs 3:5-12 E: 107:1-32 Romans 8:14-17 E: 68 Acts 7:44-56 May 30 Saturday M: 107:33-43 Exodus 20:1-21 May 13 Wednesday M: 72 Proverbs 3:13-18 E: 33 Matthew 5:1-12 E: 119:73-96 John 8:31-38 May 31 Sunday 104:24-34, 35b Acts 2:1-21 May 14 Thursday M: 71 Genesis 6:5-22 I Corinthians 12:3b-13 E: 74 Acts 27:1-12 Matthew 28:16-20 May 15 Friday M: 106:1-8 Genesis 7:1-24 E: 106:19-48 Acts 27:13-38 The Psalms are full of emotional honesty and transparency - May 16 Saturday M: 75, 76 Genesis 8:13-19 even the truth about our ugliest impulses. E: 23, 27 John 14: 27-29 Rage, resentment, violent retribution, even the cursing of others: it’s all there in the Psalms. th May 17 6 Sunday of Easter 66:7-18 Acts 17:22-31 If we pray with this kind of honesty, and live with this kind of truth telling, 1 Peter 3:13-22 we approach the presence of light and life. John 14:15-21 Truth telling leads us toward fuller life. May 18 Monday M: 80 Genesis 9:8-17 – Br. Mark Brown, SSJE E: 77 Acts 27:39-44 May 19 Tuesday M: 78:1-39 Deuteronomy 5:22-33 E: 78:40-72 1 Peter 3:8-12