Advent Year A (Book of Common Prayer)

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Web Links

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/series/introduction-to-advent/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent

http://www.spirit-net.ca/sermons/christmaspage1.php

http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/a-advn-candles.php

Key Passages

First Sunday
             First Reading Isaiah 2:1–5
             Second Reading Romans 13:8–14
             Gospel Matthew 24:37–44

Second Sunday

             Psalm Psalm 72 or Psalm 72:1–8
             First Reading Isaiah 11:1–10
             Second Reading Romans 15:4–13
             Gospel Matthew 3:1–12

THIRD SUNDAY

             Psalm Psalm 146 or Psalm 146:5–10
             First Reading Isaiah 35:1–10
             Second Reading James 5:7–10
             Gospel Matthew 11:2–11

FOURTH SUNDAY

             Psalm Psalm 24 or Psalm 24:1–7
             First Reading Isaiah 7:10–17
             Second Reading Romans 1:1–7
             Gospel Matthew 1:18–25

The Episcopal Church. (2010). Book of Common Prayer (1979) Sunday Lectionary. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.

Reading List

General Seasonal Resources

Cover Page | Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent
Title page | Celebrating Advent: Family Devotions and Activities for the Christmas Season
Advent | The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Advent | A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature
Page 682 | Dictionary of the Bible
Advent | Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition)
Advent | Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Page 3 | The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke

First Sunday of Advent

Matthew 24:36–44 | The Lectionary Commentary, Volume 3: The Gospels (The Third Readings)
Matthew 24:36–44 | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament
Matthew 24:36-44 | Oxford Bible Commentary
Matthew 24:36–41 | Matthew 21–28: A Commentary on Matthew 21–28
Matthew 24:36–41 | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 33b: Matthew 14–28

Second Sunday of Advent

Matthew 3:1–12 | The Lectionary Commentary, Volume 3: The Gospels (The Third Readings)
Matthew 3:1–12 | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament
Matthew 3:1-12 | Oxford Bible Commentary
Matthew 3:1–12 | Matthew 1–7: A Commentary on Matthew 1–7
Matthew 3:1-12 | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 33a: Matthew 1–13

Third Sunday of Advent

Matthew 11:2–11 | The Lectionary Commentary, Volume 3: The Gospels (The Third Readings)
Matthew 11:1–19 | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament
Matthew 11:1-19 | Oxford Bible Commentary
Matthew 11:2–15 | Matthew 8–20: A Commentary on Matthew 8–20
Matthew 11:2-15 | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 33a: Matthew 1–13

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Matthew 1:18–25 | The Lectionary Commentary, Volume 3: The Gospels (The Third Readings)
Matthew 1:18–25 | The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament
Matthew 1:18-25 | Oxford Bible Commentary
Matthew 1:18–25 | Matthew 1–7: A Commentary on Matthew 1–7
Matthew 1:18-25 | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 33a: Matthew 1–13

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