Season Three: Episode 19

Readings for March 20, 2022  The Third Sunday in Lent

Parable of the Barren Fig Tree (1525-1530) by Ludovico Mazzolino (c. 1480-1530)
  • Exodus 3:1-15 (Catholic Mass & Episcopal Church)
  • Isaiah 55:1-9 (RCL, ELCA, Presbyterians)  
  • Ezekiel 33:7-20 (NALC, LCMS)
  • Psalm 63:1-8 (Majority of Protestant Churches)
  • Psalm 85
  • Psalm 103: 1-4, 6-8, 11 (Catholic Mass)
  • 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
  • Luke 13:1-9

Season Three: Episode 18

Readings for March 13, 2022 The Second Sunday in Lent

The Transfiguration of Christ (1560-1565) by Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio known as “Titian” (c 1488/90– 1576) 
  • Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 
  • (Alt.) Jeremiah 26:8-15 
  • Psalm 27  
  • (Alt.) Psalm 4
  • Philippians 3:17 — 4:1
  • (Catholic)  Luke 9:28b-36
  • (Protestant)   Luke 13:31-35  

Season Three: Episode 17

Readings for March 6, 2022 The First Sunday in Lent

The Temptation of Christ on the Mountain (c. 1308-11) by Duccio di Buoninsegna “Duccio”(c.1255–1260 to c. 1318–1319)
  • Deuteronomy 26:1-11
  • Psalm 91:1-16
  • Romans 10:8b-13
  • Luke 4:1-13

Season Three: Episode 16

Readings for Ash Wednesday

King Hezekiah, clothed in sackcloth, spreads open the letter before the Lord/ Artist Unknown (1873)

  • Joel 2:1-19
  • Isaiah 58:1-12 (Alternative)
  • Psalm 51:1-17
  • 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10 
  • Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 

Season Three: Episode 15

Readings for February 27, 2022

Transfiguration of Christ (1480) by Giovanni Bellini (1430–1516)

Protestant Churches

  • Exodus 34:29-35 
  • (Alt)  Deuteronomy 34:1-12
  • Psalm 99 
  • 2 Corinthians 3:12 — 4:2 
  • (Alt)  Hebrews 3:1-6
  • Luke 9:28-4

Catholic Church

  • Sirach 27:4-7
  • Psalm 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16
  • 1 Corinthians 15:54-58
  • Luke 6:39-45

Season Three: Episode 14

Readings for February 20, 2022

The Sermon on the Mount (c. 1436-1443) by
Fra Angelico (1387 – 1455)
  • Genesis 45:3-15
  • 1 Samuel 26: 2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 (Catholic Mass) 
  • 15 Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 
  • (Alt) Psalm 103:1-13 (Some Protestant & Catholic Mass)
  • 1 Corinthians 15:21-26, 30-42, 42-50
  • Luke 6:27-38

Season Three: Episode 13

Readings for February 13, 2022

Sermon on the Mount (1877) by Carl Bloch (1834 – 1890)

  • Jeremiah 17:5-10
  • Psalm 1
  • 1 Corinthians 15:(1-11) 12-20
  • Luke 6:17-26

Season Three: Episode 12

Readings for February 6, 2022

The Miraculous Catch of Fish (1515) by Raphael (1483-1520)
  • Isaiah 6:1-13
  • Psalm 138
  • 1 Corinthians 14:12-20
  • (Alt.) 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
  • Luke 5:1-11

Season Three: Episode 11

Readings for January 30, 2022

Christ Healing Peter’s Mother-in-Law (circa 1650-1660) by Rembrandt (1606-1669)
  • Jeremiah 1:4-10 & 17-19 
  • Psalm 71:1-11, 15-17
  • 1 Corinthians 12:31 — 13:13 
  • Luke 4:21-44

Season Three: Episode 10

Readings for January 23, 2022

Jesus Preaching in the Synagogue at Nazareth, 14th century fresco (Artist Unknown)
  • Nehemiah 8:1-6, 8-10
  • Psalm 19
  • 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
  • Luke 1: 1-4 (Catholic Mass)/ All 4:14-21