SUNDAY 11 October 2026-Trinity Nineteen

FIRST READING Isaiah 25.1–9

A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.

1 O LORD, you are my God;

I will exalt you, I will praise your name;

for you have done wonderful things,

plans formed of old, faithful and sure.

2 For you have made the city a heap,

the fortified city a ruin;

the palace of aliens is a city no more,

it will never be rebuilt.

3 Therefore strong peoples will glorify you;

cities of ruthless nations will fear you.

4 For you have been a refuge to the poor,

a refuge to the needy in their distress,

a shelter from the rainstorm and a shade from the heat.

When the blast of the ruthless was like a winter rainstorm,

5 the noise of aliens like heat in a dry place,

you subdued the heat with the shade of clouds;

the song of the ruthless was stilled.

6 On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples

a feast of rich food, a feast of well-matured wines,

of rich food filled with marrow,

of well-matured wines strained clear.

7 And he will destroy on this mountain

the shroud that is cast over all peoples,

the sheet that is spread over all nations;

he will swallow up death for ever.

8 Then the Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces,

and the disgrace of his people

he will take away from all the earth,

for the LORD has spoken.

9 It will be said on that day,

Lo, this is our God;

we have waited for him,

so that he might save us.

This is the LORD for whom we have waited;

let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

PSALM Psalm 23

R I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

1 The Lord is my shepherd;

I shall not be in want.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures

and leads me beside still waters. R

3 He revives my soul

and guides me along right pathways for his name’s sake.

4 Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I shall fear no evil;

for you are with me;

your rod and your staff, they comfort me. R

5 You spread a table before me

in the presence of those who trouble me;

you have anointed my head with oil,

and my cup is running over.

6 Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. R

SECOND READING Philippians 4.1–9

A reading from the letter of Paul to the Philippians.

1 My brothers and sisters,

whom I love and long for,

my joy and crown,

stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.

2 I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.

3 Yes, and I ask you also,

my loyal companion, help these women,

for they have struggled beside me in the work of the gospel,

together with Clement and the rest of my co-workers,

whose names are in the book of life.

4 Rejoice in the Lord always;

again I will say, Rejoice.

5 Let your gentleness be known to everyone.

The Lord is near.

6 Do not worry about anything,

but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving

let your requests be made known to God.

7 And the peace of God,

which surpasses all understanding,

will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, beloved,

whatever is true, whatever is honourable,

whatever is just, whatever is pure,

whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable,

if there is any excellence

and if there is anything worthy of praise,

think about these things.

9 Keep on doing the things that you have learned

and received and heard and seen in me,

and the God of peace will be with you.

GOSPEL Matthew 22.1–14

Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.

1 Once more Jesus spoke to the chief priests and Pharisees in parables, saying:

2 ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king

who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

3 He sent his slaves to call those

who had been invited to the wedding banquet,

but they would not come.

4 Again he sent other slaves, saying,

“Tell those who have been invited:

Look, I have prepared my dinner,

my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered,

and everything is ready;

come to the wedding banquet.”

5 But they made light of it and went away,

one to his farm, another to his business,

6 while the rest seized his slaves,

maltreated them, and killed them.

7 The king was enraged.

He sent his troops, destroyed those murderers,

and burned their city.

8 Then he said to his slaves,

“The wedding is ready,

but those invited were not worthy.

9 Go therefore into the main streets,

and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.”

10 Those slaves went out into the streets

and gathered all whom they found, both good and bad;

so the wedding hall was filled with guests.

11 But when the king came in to see the guests,

he noticed a man there who was not wearing a wedding robe,

12 and he said to him,

“Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?”

And he was speechless.

13 Then the king said to the attendants,

“Bind him hand and foot,

and throw him into the outer darkness,

where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

14 For many are called, but few are chosen.



IF YOU have Harvest see below for a list of readings  for after Trinity  year A


HARVEST YEAR A

Revised Common Lectionary and Church of England provision.

FIRST READING (Alternative readings)

Either Deuteronomy 8.7–18

A reading from the book of Deuteronomy.

7 The LORD your God is bringing you into a good land,

a land with flowing streams,

with springs and underground waters welling up in valleys and hills,

8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates,

a land of olive trees and honey,

9 a land where you may eat bread without scarcity,

where you will lack nothing,

a land whose stones are iron

and from whose hills you may mine copper.

10 You shall eat your fill

and bless the LORD your God for the good land

that he has given you.

11 Take care that you do not forget the LORD your God,

by failing to keep his commandments,

his ordinances, and his statutes,

which I am commanding you today.

12 When you have eaten your fill and have built fine houses and live in them,

13 and when your herds and flocks have multiplied,

and your silver and gold is multiplied,

and all that you have is multiplied,

14 then do not exalt yourself,

forgetting the LORD your God,

who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery,

15 who led you through the great and terrible wilderness,

an arid waste-land with poisonous snakes and scorpions.

He made water flow for you from flint rock,

16 and fed you in the wilderness with manna

that your ancestors did not know,

to humble you and to test you,

and in the end to do you good.

17 Do not say to yourself,

‘My power and the might of my own hand

have gained me this wealth.’

18 But remember the LORD your God,

for it is he who gives you power to get wealth,

so that he may confirm his covenant

that he swore to your ancestors,

as he is doing today.

Or Deuteronomy 28.1–14

1 If you will only obey the LORD your God,

by diligently observing all his commandments

that I am commanding you today,

the LORD your God will set you high

above all the nations of the earth;

2 all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you,

if you obey the LORD your God:

3 Blessed shall you be in the city,

and blessed shall you be in the field.

4 Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb,

the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your livestock,

both the increase of your cattle and the issue of your flock.

5 Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading-bowl.

6 Blessed shall you be when you come in,

and blessed shall you be when you go out.

7 The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you

to be defeated before you;

they shall come out against you one way,

and flee before you seven ways.

8 The LORD will command the blessing upon you in your barns,

and in all that you undertake;

he will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

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9 The LORD will establish you as his holy people,

as he has sworn to you,

if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God

and walk in his ways.

10 All the peoples of the earth shall see

that you are called by the name of the LORD,

and they shall be afraid of you.

11 The LORD will make you abound in prosperity,

in the fruit of your womb, in the fruit of your livestock,

and in the fruit of your ground in the land

that the LORD swore to your ancestors to give you.

12 The LORD will open for you his rich storehouse, the heavens,

to give the rain of your land in its season

and to bless all your undertakings.

You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.

13 The LORD will make you the head, and not the tail;

you shall be only at the top, and not at the bottom –

if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God,

which I am commanding you today,

by diligently observing them,

14 and if you do not turn aside

from any of the words that I am commanding you today,

either to the right or to the left,

following other gods to serve them.

PSALM Psalm 65

R You crown the year with goodness.

1 You are to be praised, O God, in Zion;

to you shall vows be performed in Jerusalem.

2 To you that hear prayer shall all flesh come,

because of their transgressions.

3 Our sins are stronger than we are,

but you will blot them out. R

4 Happy are they whom you choose

and draw to your courts to dwell there!

they will be satisfied by the beauty of your house,

by the holiness of your temple.

5 Awesome things will you show us in your righteousness,

O God of our salvation,

O Hope of all the ends of the earth

and of the seas that are far away. R

6 You make fast the mountains by your power;

they are girded about with might.

7 You still the roaring of the seas,

the roaring of their waves,

and the clamour of the peoples. R

8 Those who dwell at the ends of the earth

will tremble at your marvellous signs;

you make the dawn and the dusk to sing for joy.

9 You visit the earth and water it abundantly;

you make it very plenteous;

the river of God is full of water. R

10 You prepare the grain,

for so you provide for the earth.

11 You drench the furrows and smooth out the ridges;

with heavy rain you soften the ground

and bless its increase.

12 You crown the year with your goodness,

and your paths overflow with plenty. R

13 May the fields of the wilderness be rich for grazing,

and the hills be clothed with joy.

14 May the meadows cover themselves with flocks

and the valleys cloak themselves with grain;

let them shout for joy and sing. R

SECOND READING 2 Corinthians 9.6–15

A reading from the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians.

6 The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly,

and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

7 Each of you must give as you have made up your mind,

not reluctantly or under compulsion,

for God loves a cheerful giver.

8 And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance,

so that by always having enough of everything,

you may share abundantly in every good work.

9 As it is written, ‘He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor;

his righteousness endures for ever.’

10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food

will supply and multiply your seed for sowing

and increase the harvest of your righteousness.

11 You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity,

which will produce thanksgiving to God through us;

12 for the rendering of this ministry

not only supplies the needs of the saints

but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God.

13 Through the testing of this ministry you glorify God

by your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ

and by the generosity of your sharing with them

and with all others,

14 while they long for you

and pray for you

because of the surpassing grace of God that he has given you.

15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

GOSPEL (Alternative readings)

Either Luke 12.16–30

Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.

16 Jesus told the people a parable:

‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly.

17 And he thought to himself,

“What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?”

18 Then he said, “I will do this:

I will pull down my barns and build larger ones,

and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

19 And I will say to my soul,

‘Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years;

relax, eat, drink, be merry.’”

20 But God said to him,

“You fool!

This very night your life is being demanded of you.

And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?”

21 So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves

but are not rich towards God.’

22 He said to his disciples,

‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,

what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

23 For life is more than food,

and the body more than clothing.

24 Consider the ravens:

they neither sow nor reap,

they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them.

Of how much more value are you than the birds!

25 And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?

26 If then you are not able to do so small a thing as that,

why do you worry about the rest?

27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;

yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

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28 But if God so clothes the grass of the field,

which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven,

how much more will he clothe you – you of little faith!

29 And do not keep striving

for what you are to eat and what you are to drink,

and do not keep worrying.

30 For it is the nations of the world that strive after all these things,

and your Father knows that you need them.’

Or Luke 17.11–19

Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.

11 On the way to Jerusalem

Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee.

12 As he entered a village,

ten lepers approached him.

Keeping their distance,

13 they called out, saying,

‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’

14 When he saw them, he said to them,

‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’

And as they went, they were made clean.

15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed,

turned back, praising God with a loud voice.

16 He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him.

And he was a Samaritan.

17 Then Jesus asked,

‘Were not ten made clean?

But the other nine, where are they?

18 Was none of them found to return

and give praise to God except this foreigner?’

19 Then he said to the Samaritan,

‘Get up and go on your way;

your faith has made you well.’