Break Open the Word

The Second Sunday after Christmass, 5 January 2014 Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm 84, or 84:1-8 Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-19a St. Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23    Or St. Luke 2:41-52    Or St. Matthew 2:1-12                                                                                                                 Background:   Sundays after Christmass The Sundays after Christmass seem to be unsure as to what they might need to be.   Last Su...

The First Sunday after Christmass, 29 December 2013 Isaiah 61:10 – 62:3 Psalm 147 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 St. John 1:1-18                                                                                                                 Background:   St. Stephen, St. John, and The Holy Innocents. Unfortunately, to my way of thinking, there is a rule of precedence that does not allow the use of the propers for the three days noted above should they follow on a Sunday...