The following are the readings for the Twenty-fourth (and last) Sunday after Pentecost (Christ the King; Proper 29), Nov. 20, according to the Revised Common (RCL), Episcopal (ECUSA), Roman Catholic, Canadian BAS, and the Church of England (Common Worship) lectionaries. All readings are taken from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible. Unless noted otherwise, the ECUSA, Canadian and C of E lectionaries are identical to the RCL for this day.
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OLD TESTAMENT:  Jeremiah 23: 1 - 6   (RCL)

Jere 23:1 (NRSV) Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the LORD. 2 Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. So I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the LORD. 3 Then I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. 4 I will raise up shepherds over them who will shepherd them, and they shall not fear any longer, or be dismayed, nor shall any be missing, says the LORD. 
5 The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: "The LORD is our righteousness." 

2 Samuel 5: 1 - 3   (Roman Catholic)

2Sam 5:1 (NRSV) Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at He'bron, and said, "Look, we are your bone and flesh. 2 For some time, while Saul was king over us, it was you who led out Israel and brought it in. The LORD said to you: It is you who shall be shepherd of my people Israel, you who shall be ruler over Israel." 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at He'bron; and King David made a covenant with them at He'bron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel. 

PSALM:   Luke 1: 68 - 79   (RCL)

Luke 1:68 (NRSV) "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, 
for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them. 
69 He has raised up a mighty savior for us 
in the house of his servant David, 
70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, 
71 that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us. 
72 Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, 
and has remembered his holy covenant, 
73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham, 
to grant us 74 that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies, 
might serve him without fear, 75 in holiness and righteousness 
before him all our days. 
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; 
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, 
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people 
by the forgiveness of their sins. 
78 By the tender mercy of our God, 
the dawn from on high will break upon us, 
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, 
to guide our feet into the way of peace." 

Note: In Canada, Canticle 19 from the BAS should be used.

Canticle 16   The Song of Zechariah     Benedictus Dominus Deus   (ECUSA BCP)
 
	  Luke 1: 68‑79

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; *
   he has come to his people and set them free. 
He has raised up for us a mighty savior, *
   born of the house of his servant David. 
Through his holy prophets he promised of old,
that he would save us from our enemies, *
   from the hands of all who hate us. 
He promised to show mercy to our fathers *
   and to remember his holy covenant. 
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham, *
   to set us free from the hands of our enemies, 
Free to worship him without fear, *
   holy and righteous in his sight
   all the days of our life. 
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, *
   for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
To give people knowledge of salvation *
   By the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God *
   The dawn from on high shall break upon us,
To shine on those who dwell in darkness 
                           and the shadow of death, *
   and to guide our feet into the way of peace. 

Psalm 46   (C of E, alt. for RCL)

Psal 46:1 (NRSV) God is our refuge and strength, 
a very present help in trouble. 
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, 
though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; 
3 though its waters roar and foam, 
though the mountains tremble with its tumult. [Se'lah] 
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, 
the holy habitation of the Most High. 
5 God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; 
God will help it when the morning dawns. 
6 The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; 
he utters his voice, the earth melts. 
7 The LORD of hosts is with us; 
the God of Jacob is our refuge. [Se'lah] 
8 Come, behold the works of the LORD; 
see what desolations he has brought on the earth. 
9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; 
he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear; 
he burns the shields with fire. 
10 "Be still, and know that I am God! 
I am exalted among the nations, 
I am exalted in the earth." 
11 The LORD of hosts is with us; 
the God of Jacob is our refuge. [Se'lah] 

46   Deus noster refugium   (ECUSA BCP)
 
1  	God is our refuge and strength, *
 	a very present help in trouble.
 
2  	Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be moved, *
 	and though the mountains be toppled into the
		depths of the sea;
 
3  	Though its waters rage and foam, *
 	and though the mountains tremble at its tumult.
 
4  	The Lord of hosts is with us; *
 	the God of Jacob is our stronghold.
  
5  	There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, *
 	the holy habitation of the Most High. 

6  	God is in the midst of her;
she shall not be overthrown; *
 	God shall help her at the break of day.
 
7  	The nations make much ado, and the kingdoms are shaken; *
 	God has spoken, and the earth shall melt away.
 
8  	The Lord of hosts is with us; *
 	the God of Jacob is our stronghold.
 
9  	Come now and look upon the works of the Lord, *
 	what awesome things he has done on earth.
 
10  It is he who makes war to cease in all the world; *
 	he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear,
 	and burns the shields with fire.
 
11  "Be still, then, and know that I am God; *
 	I will be exalted among the nations;
 	I will be exalted in the earth."
 
12  The Lord of hosts is with us; *
 	the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

Psalm 122: 1 - 5   (Roman Catholic)

Psal 122:1 (NRSV) I was glad when they said to me, 
"Let us go to the house of the LORD!" 
2 Our feet are standing 
within your gates, O Jerusalem. 
3 Jerusalem--built as a city 
that is bound firmly together. 
4 To it the tribes go up, 
the tribes of the LORD, 
as was decreed for Israel, 
to give thanks to the name of the LORD. 
5 For there the thrones for judgment were set up, 
the thrones of the house of David. 

NEW TESTAMENT:   Colossians 1: 11 - 20   (all)

Colo 1:11 (NRSV) May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16 for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers--all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. 

Note: the Roman Catholic lectionary omits v. 11

GOSPEL:   Luke 23: 33 - 43   (RCL)
                    Luke 23: 35 - 43   (Roman Catholic)

Luke 23:33 (NRSV) When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34 Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." And they cast lots to divide his clothing. 35 And the people stood by, watching; but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!" 36 The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine, 37 and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!" 38 There was also an inscription over him, "This is the King of the Jews." 
39 One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, "Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!" 40 But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong." 42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." 43 He replied, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."