Pericopal System Used by LTS — Nyamira, Kenya: Pre-Easter through Pentecost

January 2019 Working Copy
Notes by Pastor Joseph Abrahamson

Part 2 Lectionary for Pre-Easter through Pentecost

This is an resource for the American Tutors at Lutheran Theological Seminary in Nyamira, Kenya and the students. The following tables
list the Sunday readings for the Church Year as they are found in the hymnals in use among the congregations in Western Kenya. The Kiswahili hymnal is called Mwimbiene Bwana and is abbreviated MB in the tables. The Ekegusii hymnal is called Moterere Omonene and is abbreviated MO in the tables. In most respects MO is a translation of MB from Kiswahili into Ekegusii.

There are some significant differences between the two books. Many of these differences are accidental. The tables below attempt to show the differences and offer suggestions. The tables will also note differences from the Evangelical Lutheran Synod’s hymnal The Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary, abbreviated ELH.

The information in the tables is derived from:
MB    “Sala Maalum (Collect) na Masomo” pp 449-529
          Special Prayers (Collect) and Lessons.
MO    “Ogosaba kwa Bene (Collect) na Amasomo”  pp 578-653
ELH  "Historical Lectionary" pp 202-203

Pre-Easter

MB   “Siku za Bwana ya Tisa Hata ya Saba Kabla ya Pasaka”
         “Sundays from the Ninth to the Seventh Week before Easter”

MO   “Amatuko y’Omonene a Kianda Nonya Naya Gatano na Kabere Epasaka Etaraika”

Day		Old Testament	Psalm	Epistle	Gospel
Sunday 9 Weeks before Easter (Septuagesima)	MB p467 MO p586	Jer 9:23-24 ELH Jer 1:4-10	18	1 Cor 9:24-10:5	Mt 20:1-16	Siku za Bwana ya Tisa Kabla ya Pasaka Kama Siku 70 Kabla ya Pasaka Rituku ri’Omonene Ria Kianda Epasaka Etaraika (Septuagesima)
Sunday 8 Weeks before Easter (Sexagesima)	MB p468 MO p587	Is 55:6-11 ELH Is 55:10-13	44 MO also includes Heb 3:7,8	2 Cor 12:1-10 ELH 2 Cor 11:19-12:9	Lk 8:4-15	Siku za Bwana ya Nane Kabla ya Pasaka Kama Siku 60 Kabla ya Pasaka Rituko ri’Omonene Ria Gatano na Gatato Epasaka Etaraika (Sexagesima)
Sunday 7 Weeks before Easter (Quinquagesima)	MB p469 MO p588	Jer 8:4-9 ELH Is 33:3-7	18 ELH 31	1 Cor 13:1-13	Lk 18:31-43	Siku za Bwana ya Saba Kabla ya Pasaka Kama Siku 50 Kabla ya Pasaka Rituko ri’Omonene Ria Gatano na Kabere Epasaka Etaraika (Kwinkwagesima)
ELH Baptism of Jesus		Is 42:1-9	89	1 Pe 3:18-22	Mt 3:13-17

Lent

MB    “Majira ya Matayarisho ya Pasaka na Ya Kumbukumbu ya Mateso Yake Yesu”
         “Season of Preparation for Easter and the Commemoration of the Passion of Jesus.”
MO   "Chingaki chi’Okoarigania Epasaka na Ay’okoinyora Ogochandwa Kwaye Yeso."

Day		Old Testament	Psalm	Epistle	Gospel
Ash Wednesday	MB 470 MO p589	Joel 2:12-19	130 ELH 51	Phlp 3:7-12 ELH 2 Cor 5:20-6:10	Mt 6:16-21	Jumatano ya Majivu (Jumatano Inayofuata Siku ya Bwana ya Saba kabla ya Pasaka) Etichi gatato ye ribu (Etichi gatato Ekobwatia Rituko ri’Omonene Ria Gatano na Kabere Epasaka Etaraika)
Lent 1 (Invocavit) 6th Sunday before Easter	MB p471 MO p590	Gn 3:1-19 ELH Gn 3:1-24	91	2 Cor 6:1-10	Mt 4:1-11	Siku ya Bwana ya Sita Kabla ya Pasaka (Invokaviti) Mungu Ataita, Nami Nitajibu Rituko ri’Omonene Ria Gatano na rimo Epasaka Etaraika (Invokaviti) Nyasae Narangerie, Nainche Ning’iranerie
Lent 2 (Reminiscere) 5th Sunday before Easter	MB p472 MO p590	Gn 12:1-4a ELH Is 45:20-25	25	1 Th 4:1-7	Mt 15:21-28	Siku ya Bwana ya Tanto Kabla ya Pasaka (Remeniscere) Ukumbuke Neema Yako Rituko ri’Omonene Ria Gatano Epasaka Etaraika (Reminiscere) Oinyore Obuya Bwao
Lent 3 (Occuli) 4th Sunday before Easter	MB p473 MO p592	Jer 26:1-9 ELH2 Sam 22:1-7	143 ELH 143	Eph 5:1-9	Lk 11:14-28	Siku ya Bwana ya Nne Kabla ya Pasaka (Okuli) Macho Yangu Yamtazama Bwana Rituko ri’Omonene Ria Kane Epasaka Etaraika (Okuli) Amaiso Aane Nigo Akomorigereria Omonene
Lent 4 (Laetare) 3rd Sunday before Easter	MB p474 MO p593	Is 52:7-10 ELHIs 49:8-13	122 ELH 125	Heb 12:22-24 ELH Gal 4:21-31	Jn 6:1-15	Siku ya Bwana ya Tatu Kabla ya Pasaka (Laetare) Furahini Katika Neema Rituko ri’Omonene Ria Gatato Epasaka Etaraika (Laetare) Goka Ase Obuya
Lent 5 (Judica) 2nd Sunday before Easter	Mb p475 MO p594	Gn 22:1-14a ELH Gn 12:1-3	51 ELH 43	Heb 9:11-15	Jn 8:46-59	Siku ya Bwana ya Pili Kabla ya Pasaka (Yudika) Unihukumu kwa Huruma Rituko ri’Omonene Ria Kabere Epasaka Etaraika (Yudika) Onachere Ekina Ase Amabera
ELH Annunciation (March 25 or following Sunday)		Is 7:10-15	40	He 10:5-10	Lk 1:26-38
Palm Sunday (Palmarum) Final Sunday before Easter	MB p476 MO p595	Zech 9:9-12 MO has incorrectly “Ezek.” ELH Zech 9:9-10	22	Phlp 2:5-11	Jn 12:12-19 or Mt 26:36-27:52 ELH Mt 21:1-11	Siku ya Bwana ya Mwisho Kabla ya Pasaka (Palmarum) Siku ya Mitende Rituko ri’Omonene Ri’Omoerio Epasaka Etaraika (Palmarum) rituko ri’Amakendo

Holy Week

Day		Old Testament	Psalm	Epistle	Gospel
Monday in Holy Week	MB p477 MO p596	Jer 17:13-17 ELH none	22 ELH 6	1 Pe 2:21-24 ELH Is 50:5-10	Jn 12:1-9 ELH Jn 12:1-23	Jumatatu Katika Juma Takatifu Etichi rimo Ase Echuma Enchenu
Tuesday in Holy Week	MB p478 MO p597	Lam 1:1,12-17,20-21 ELH none	22 ELH 12	Heb 9:16-28 ELH Jer 11:18-20	Mk 14:32-72 or Mk 14:32-15:46 ELH Jn 12:24-43	Jumanne Katika Juma Takatifu Etichi Kabere Ase Echuma Enchenu
Wednesday in Holy Week	MB p479 MO p598	Is 50:4-10 ELH none	22 ELH 51	Heb 4:15-5:9 ELH Is 62:11-63:7	Lk 23:1-31 or Lk 22:39-23:55 MO has a typo inserting a comma instead of a dash “Luk. 22:39,23:35” ELH Lk 22:1-23:42	Jumatano Katika Juma Takatifu Etichi Gatato Ase Echuma Enchenu
Thursday, Institution of Holy Communion (Maundy Thursday)	MB p480 MO p599	Ex 12:21-27 ELH Ex 12:1-14	111 ELH 67	1 Cor 11:20-29 ELH 1 Cor 11 23-32	Jn 13:1-15 ELH Lk 22:14-20 (MO reading is ELH 3rd option	Alhamisi ya Kuanzishwa Ushirika Mtakatifu Etichi Kane y’Okoarigania Emesa y’Omonene
Good Friday, the Memorial for the Death of Jesus Christ	MB p481 MO p600	Is 52:13-53:12	22	Heb 10:11-23 or Jn 18:1-19:42 ELH Heb 10:1-25	Jn 19:16-30 ELH Jn 18:1-19:42 Both MB and MO have the second Gospel lesson as an alternative to the Epistle. I think this is a typsetting mistake and that both should have the second Gosp reading under the Gospel as in the reading list for the previous days	Ijumaa Kuu Siku ya Kukumbuka Kufa Kwake Yesu Kristo Echuma Enene Rituko ri’Okoinyora Ogokwa Kwaye Yeso Kristo
ELH Holy Saturday		Job 14:1-14	130	1 Pe 4:1-8	Mt 27:57-66

Easter

MB    “Siku ya Ufufuko (Pasaka) na Majira Yahayofuata”
          “Resurrection Day and the Ensuing Season”
MO    “Rituko ri’Okoboka (Epasaka) na Ebiro Bikobwatia”

Day		Old Testament	Psalm	Epistle	Gospel
ELH Easter Vigil		Ex 14:10-15:1	130	Ro 6:3-11	Mt 28:1-10
Day of Resurrection (Easter) ELH Easter Day 1st Service	MB p482 MO p602	Is 25:6-9 ELH Is 52:13-15	118	1 Pe 1:3-9 or 1 Cor 5:7-8 ELH 1 Cor 5:6-8	Mk 16:1-8 or Jn 20:1-18 ELH Mk 16:1-8	Siku ya Ufufuko (Pasaka) Rituko ri’Okoboka (Epasaka)
ELH Easter Day 2nd Service		Hos 13:14	2	1 Pe 1:3-12	Mt 28:1-8
Easter Monday ELH none	MB p483 MO p604	Ezk 37:1-14	118	Acts 10:34-43	Lk 24:13-35	Jumatatu ya Pasaka Etichi Rimo y’Epasaka
Easter Tuesday ELH none	MB p484 MO p605	Job 19:23-29	118	Acts 13:26-41	Lk 24:36-47	Jumanne ya Paska Etichi Kabere y’Epasaka
Easter Wednesday ELH none	Mb p485 MO p606	Ps 73:21-28	118	Acts 3:13-19	Jn 21:1-14	Jumatanto ya Pasaka Etichi Gatato y’Epasaka
First Sunday of Easter (Quasimodogeniti) ELH Easter 2	MB p486 MO p607	Is 55:1-7 ELH Job 19:25-27	116 ELH 81	1 Jn 5:4-12	Jn 20:19-31	Siku ya Bwana ya Kwanza Inayofuata Pasaka (Kwasimodogeniti) Kama Watoto Wachanga Rituko ri’Omonene rie Ritang’ani Erikobwatia Epasaka (Kwasimodogeniti) Buna Abana Ebing’werere
Second Sunday of Easter (Misericordia Domini) ELH Easter 3	MB p487 MO p608	Ezk 34:10-16	23 ELH has a typo listing Ps 33 instead of 23	1 Pe 2:21-25	Jn 10:11-16	Siku ya Bwana ya Pili Inayofuata Pasaka (Miserikordiasi Domini) Huruma ya Bwana Rituko ri’Omonene ria Kabere Erikobwatia Epasaka (Miserikordiasi Domini) Amabera ‘Omonene
Third Sunday of Easter (Jubilate) ELH Easter 4	MB p488 MO p609	Is 40:26-31 ELH Lam 3:18-26	66	1 Pe 2:11-20	Jn 16:16-22	Siku ya Bwana ya Tatu Inayofuata Pasaka (Yubilate) Mpigieni Bwana Kelele za Shangwe Rituko ri’Omonene ria Gatato Erikobwatia Epasaka (Yubilate) Moakere Omonene Eriogi ri’Omogoko
Fourth Sunday of Easter (Cantatae) ELH Easter 5	MB p489 MO p610	Is 42:10-16 ELH Is 12:1-6	98	James 1:17-21 ELH James 1:16-21	Jn 16:5-15	Siku ya Bwana ya Nne Inayofuata Pasaka (Kantate Domino) Mwimbieni Bwana Wimbo Mrya Rituko ri’Omonene ria Kane Erikobwatia Epasaka (Kantete Domino) Moterere Omonene Ogotera Okoyia
Fifth Sunday of Easter (Rogate) ELH Easter 6	MB p490 MO p611	1 Kg 3:4-12 ELH Jer 29:11-14	66 ELH 124	1 Tm 2:1-8 ELH James 1:22-27	Jn 16:23-30	Siku ya Bwana ya Tano Inayofuata Pasaka (Rogate) Ombeni Nanyi Mtapewa Rituko ri’Omonene ria Gatano Erikobwatia Epasaka (Rogate) Saba Nainwe Inamoegwe
Ascension Day	MB p491 MO p612	2 Kg 2:1-15 ELH Is 57:15	47	Acts 1:1-11 or Mt 28:16-20 ELH Acts 1:1-11	Mk 16:14-20	Siku ya Kupaa Kwake yesu Mbinguni Rituko ri’Okogenda Igoro kwa Yesu
Sunday before Pentecost (Exaudi) ELH Easter 7	MB p492 MO p614	Dt 34:1-6 ELH Ezk 36:25-27	27	1 Pe 4:1-7 ELH 1 Pe 4:7-11	Jn 15:26-16:4	Siku ya Bwana Kabla ya Pentekoste (Exaudi) Usikie Kuomba Kwetu Rituko ri’Omonene Erigotang’anera Pentekosti (Exaudi) Oigwe Ogosaba Gwaito
ELH Pentecost Vigil		Ezk 26:23-26	33	Acts 19:1-8	Jn 14:15-21
Day of the Holy Spirit’s Descent Pentecost 50th Day after Easter ELH Pentecost 1st Service	MB p493 MO p615	Joel 2:28-32	68 ELH 104	Acts 2:1-14, 38-39 ELH Acts 2:1-11	Jn 14:23-31	Siku ya Kushuka Roho Mtakatifu (Pentecoste) Siku 50 Baada ya Pasaka Rituko ri’Omonene kw’Omoika Omochenu (Pentekoste) Amatuko 50 Epasaka Koyaerire
ELH Pentecost 2nd Service		Is 32:14-20	19	Acts 2:42-47	Jn 4:5-26
Monday after Pentecost ELH none	MB p494 MO p616	Ezk 36:22-28	68	Acts 10:34, 42-48	Jn 3:16-21	Jumatatu ya Pentekoste Etichi Rimo ya Pentekosti