[Magdalen] One more liturgy post

[Lynn Ronkainen]

I have often heard sermons that begin with a verse or several and the 
disclaimer from the preacher: "This is sometimes read on this day although 
it was not today ...."  then your intro + sermon.

I'm fascinated that a supply priest would be instructed to the n'th degree 
on readings - is that usual in most places, dioceses etc??

peace
Lynn

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When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2016 11:33 AM
To: "Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: [Magdalen] One more liturgy post

> I'm supplying tomorrow at a church that I know well. They're having only 
> one service, which will probably be sparsely attended.
> The rector said we need to observe the Feast of the Holy Name instead of 
> Christmas 1 and gave me the choice of the two epistle readings. I chose 
> the Phillipians 2 passage for that, but I'm really disappointed that we 
> won't have the Prologue to John's Gospel. I love preaching on that 
> passage, and it seems to me that we need all the light we can get right 
> now.
> The other appointed readings are singularly uninspiring (sorry, but that's 
> the way it feels!).
> I have occasionally departed from assigned readings, reading the 
> substitution at the beginning of my sermon.
> Your thoughts?=