[Magdalen] Why the choice of Gospels today?

[Joseph Cirou]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
>Sent: Sep 16, 2018 4:45 PM
>To: Magdalen at herberthouse.org
>Subject: [Magdalen] Why the choice of Gospels today?
>
>Last night I rewatched the excellent German film, Vision: From the Life of
>Hildegard of Bingen, with Hildegard well played by the German Glenn Close,
>Barbara Sukowa.
>
>I want to read more of Hildegard's writings, but last night I was mainly
>inspired to read the lessons for this Sunday in preparation for Mass.
>
>And for some reason there's a choice of two Gospels this Sunday, and I
>guessed wrong. I read about taking up one's cross and following Jesus, and
>at Mass we heard from Mark 9:14-29 about the possessed boy and "I believe.
>Help my unbelief," which was the theme of the sermon very well preached by
>our rector (Patrick Raymond+). Hildegard, via the film portrayal, helped my
>unbelief last night..
>
>Anyone know why the choice this week? BTW, we use the BCP 1979 lectionary,
>having never changed to RCL. Did RCL have the choice?

>By happenstance, I played for  LMS at 9:00 am this morning. They took the Mark 9:14-29 ( I didn't hear the Gospel, I play for the next service in the mOravian church, but their organist didn't show up; so I volunteered to finish the service) At our service we used Mark 8: 34-38. I have yet to figure out the system of selecting the pericopes in the MOravian Church. They are a liturgical church in communion with the Episcopal, ELCA and Presbyterian usa and a few others. I haven't checked out the Roman lectionary on a regular basis in several year. The companion to the Moravian Hymnal says they used the Revised Common Lectionary with adaptations (the custom of their own lessons for every day of Holy Week which is basically the Passion Narrative spread over 8 days). Some Sunday the Gospel appears to have been picked by the preacher.. We have our unique feast days (Solemnities) So the Martyrdom of Jan Hus, Moravian Pentecost, and Christ the Chief Elder of the Church take precedence over the Sunday lessons. 

Joe

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>Scott R. Knitter
>Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA