Scriptures and Prayer for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament: Song of Solomon 2:8-13 or Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9

Psalter: Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9 or Psalm 15

Epistle: James 1:17-27

Gospel: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

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Blessed are you, O Lord and Lover, source of beauty and depth of passion. Strengthen and inspire us to do the word we hear and live the faith we confess. Amen.