The Visit of the Three Angels, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, Tenn.
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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
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SB492 - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 16)
Discussion on texts for Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 16) (July 17, 2016): (Gospel) Luke 10:38-42; (First Reading) Genesis 18:1-10a; (Alternate First Reading) Amos 8:1-12; Psalm 15; (Second Reading) Colossians 1:15-28.