{"id":172205,"date":"2020-07-29T14:33:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T18:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.episcopalchurch.org\/?page_id=172205"},"modified":"2020-12-04T15:04:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T20:04:26","slug":"bible-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Study: Year A"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-hero-banner alignfull\"\n            style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/Bible_Study_Image-scaled.jpg)\"\n          >\n      <div\n        class=\"hero-banner\"\n      >\n        <div class=\"hero-banner-wrapper\">\n          <h1 class=\"episcopal-hero-title\">\n                        Bible Study                      <\/h1>\n                    <ul class=\"social-nav\">\n                                              <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/sermons-that-work\/\">Home<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/sermons-that-work\/year-a\/\">Sermons<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/year-a\/\">Bible Study<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/what-we-do\/weekly-bulletin-inserts\/\">Bulletin Inserts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/sermons-that-work\/about-us\/\">About Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blue-2-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/\">Year A<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blue-2-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/year-b\/\">Year B<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blue-2-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/year-c\/\">Year C<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"page-title\">Bible Study: Year A<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mt-20 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-callout default\"\n      style=\"background-color: #330072;color: #fff;justify-content: flex-end;\"\n    >\n      <div\n        class=\"callout-content\"\n        style=\"justify-content: flex-end;\"\n      >\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/advent-a\/\" class=\"callout-url\"><\/a>\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bible Studies for Advent A<\/h3>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Advent is the first season of the church year, beginning with the fourth Sunday before Christmas and continuing through the day before Christmas. The name is derived from a Latin word for &#8220;coming.&#8221; The season is a time of preparation and expectation for the coming celebration of our Lord&#8217;s nativity, and for the final coming of Christ &#8220;in power and glory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-purple-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/advent-1a\/\">Advent 1<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-purple-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/advent-2a\/\">Advent 2<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-purple-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/advent-3a\/\">Advent 3<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-purple-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/advent-4a\/\">Advent 4<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mt-20 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-callout default\"\n      style=\"background-color: #E87722;color: #fff;justify-content: flex-end;\"\n    >\n      <div\n        class=\"callout-content\"\n        style=\"justify-content: flex-end;\"\n      >\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/christmas\/\" class=\"callout-url\"><\/a>\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bible Studies for Christmas<\/h3>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Christmas is a festival celebrated on December 25, commemorating the Incarnation of the Word of God in the birth of Jesus Christ. In the Book&nbsp;of Common Prayer, it is also called The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Christmas Day is one of the seven principal feasts. The Christmas season lasts twelve days, from Christmas Day until Jan. 5, the day before the Epiphany.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons mb-20 is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-orange-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/christmas-week-1\/\">Christmas Week 1<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-orange-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/holy-name-day\/\">Holy Name Day <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-orange-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/christmas-week-2\/\">Christmas Week 2<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mt-20 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-callout default\"\n      style=\"background-color: #84BD00;color: #fff;justify-content: flex-end;\"\n    >\n      <div\n        class=\"callout-content\"\n        style=\"justify-content: flex-end;\"\n      >\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/epiphany-a\/\" class=\"callout-url\"><\/a>\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bible Studies for Epiphany A<\/h3>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Epiphany is a season of four to nine weeks, from the Feast of the Epiphany (Jan. 6) through the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The length of the season varies according to the date of Easter. The gospel stories of this season describe various events that manifest the divinity of Jesus, including&nbsp;the coming of the Magi, the Baptism of Our Lord, the wedding at Cana, the calling of the disciples, and other miracles and teachings of Jesus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/feast-of-epiphany\/\">Feast of Epiphany<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/epiphany-1a\/\">Epiphany 1<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/epiphany-2a\/\">Epiphany 2<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/epiphany-3a\/\">Epiphany 3<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/epiphany-4a\/\">Epiphany 4<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/epiphany-5a\/\">Epiphany 5<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/epiphany-6a\/\">Epiphany 6<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/epiphany-7a\/\">Epiphany 7<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/last-sunday-after-epiphany-a\/\">Last Sunday after Epiphany<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mt-20 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-callout default\"\n      style=\"background-color: #330072;color: #fff;justify-content: flex-end;\"\n    >\n      <div\n        class=\"callout-content\"\n        style=\"justify-content: flex-end;\"\n      >\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/lent-a\/\" class=\"callout-url\"><\/a>\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bible Studies for Lent A<\/h3>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Early Christians observed&nbsp;&#8220;a season of penitence and fasting&#8221; in preparation for Easter and in imitation of Christ&#8217;s fasting in the wilderness. In recent years, Lent has reacquired its significance as the final preparation of adult candidates for baptism. Joining with them, all Christians are invited &#8220;to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God&#8217;s holy Word&#8221; (BCP, p. 265).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-purple-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/lent-1a\/\">Lent 1<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-purple-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/lent-2a\/\">Lent 2<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-purple-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/lent-3a\/\">Lent 3<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-purple-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/lent-4a\/\">Lent 4<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-purple-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/lent-5a\/\">Lent 5<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mt-20 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-callout default\"\n      style=\"background-color: #BF0D3E;color: #fff;justify-content: flex-end;\"\n    >\n      <div\n        class=\"callout-content\"\n        style=\"justify-content: flex-end;\"\n      >\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/holy-week\/\" class=\"callout-url\"><\/a>\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bible Studies for Holy Week<\/h3>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The observances of Holy Week, the seven days before Easter, provide a liturgical experience of the last days of Jesus&#8217; earthly life, as well as the time and events leading up to his resurrection. The three holy days, or Triduum, of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are at the heart of the Holy Week observance. Holy Week ends at sundown on the Saturday before Easter, or with the celebration of the Easter Vigil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/palm-sunday-a\/\">Palm Sunday A<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/monday-in-holy-week\/\">Monday in Holy Week<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/tuesday-in-holy-week\/\">Tuesday in Holy Week<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/wednesday-in-holy-week\/\">Wednesday in Holy Week<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/maundy-thursday\/\">Maundy Thursday<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/good-friday\/\">Good Friday<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-red-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/easter-vigil-a\/\">Easter Vigil A<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mt-20 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-callout default\"\n      style=\"background-color: #E87722;color: #fff;justify-content: flex-end;\"\n    >\n      <div\n        class=\"callout-content\"\n        style=\"justify-content: flex-end;\"\n      >\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/easter-a\/\" class=\"callout-url\"><\/a>\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bible Studies for Easter A<\/h3>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The feast of Easter, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, is a season of fifty days,&nbsp;from Easter Eve through the Day of Pentecost. During this season there is no fasting, and the Council of Nicaea (325) directed that Christians were to pray standing. The word &#8220;alleluia&#8221; (praise the Lord) is said or sung repeatedly, which contrasts sharply with the season of Lent when the alleluia is omitted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-orange-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/easter-day-a\/\">Easter Day<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-orange-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/easter-2a\/\">Easter 2<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-orange-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/easter-3a\/\">Easter 3<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-orange-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/easter-4a\/\">Easter 4<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-orange-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/easter-5a\/\">Easter 5<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-orange-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/easter-6a\/\">Easter 6<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-orange-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/easter-7a\/\">Easter 7<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mt-20 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-callout default\"\n      style=\"background-color: #84BD00;color: #fff;justify-content: flex-end;\"\n    >\n      <div\n        class=\"callout-content\"\n        style=\"justify-content: flex-end;\"\n      >\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/pentecost-a\/\" class=\"callout-url\"><\/a>\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bible Studies for Pentecost and Season after Pentecost A<\/h3>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The season after Pentecost&nbsp;begins on the Monday following Pentecost&nbsp;and continues through most of the summer and autumn. It may include as many as 28 Sundays, depending on the date of Easter. The BCP provides proper collects and readings for the other Sundays of the season. These propers are numbered and designated for use on the Sundays which are closest to specific days in the monthly calendar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/day-of-pentecost-a\/\">Day of Pentecost<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/trinity-sunday-a\/\">Trinity Sunday<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/proper-4a\/\">Proper 4<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/proper-5a\/\">Proper 5<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/proper-6a\/\">Proper 6<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/proper-7a\/\">Proper 7<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/proper-8a\/\">Proper 8<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-green-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/bible-study\/proper-9a\/\">Proper 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