In his homily on the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, Fr. Rankin tied together the Old Testament reading from Saturday Vespers, the Epistle and the Gospel reading.
The Gospel reading came from Matthew 8: 5-13 and was the healing of the centurion's servant. The reading from Saturday vespers came from the 8th Chapter of 1 Kings, where Solomon consecrated the temple to God and gave an exhaustive prayer.
In 1 Kings God reveals to Solomon that he will take the temple from the Jews and give it to those outside of the faith. This ties with the Gospel reading as Jesus said in all of Israel I have not seen faith such as this when talking about the faith of the centurion.
Gospel - 4th Sunday after Penteocost - 6/16/13
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