Daily Bible Readings
Load readings for St. Michael and All Angels
15th Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnal #443Liturgical Color: Green
Introit
BOW DOWN || Your ear, O Lord, | hear | me; *
You are my God; save Your servant | who | trusts | in | You!
|| Be merciful to me, O | Lord, | - *
For I cry to | You | all | day | long. (Psalm 86:1a, 2b–3)
|| Rejoice the soul of Your | ser- | vant, *
For to You, O Lord, I | lift | up | my | soul.
|| Give ear, O Lord, to my | pray-er; ∙ | - *
And attend to the voice of my | sup- | pli- | ca- | tions.
|| But You, O Lord, are a God full of com- | pas- | sion, *
Oh, turn to me, and have mer- | cy | up- | on | me!
|| Give Your strength to Your | ser- | vant, *
And save the son of | Your | maid- | ser- | vant. (Psalm 86:4, 6, 15a, 16)
GLORIA PATRI (From Hymnal)
|| Bow down Your ear, O Lord, | hear | me; *
You are my God; save Your servant | who | trusts | in | You!
|| Be merciful to me, O | Lord, | - *
For I cry to | You | all | day | long. (Psalm 86:1a, 2b–3)
Psalm Readings
Matins: Psalm 119:113-120
Vespers: Psalm 34
Collect
O Lord, we beseech Thee, let Thy continual pity cleanse and defend Thy Church; and because it cannot continue in safety without Thy succor, preserve it evermore by Thy help and goodness; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Old Testament Reading (TLH): Deut. 4:4-7
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First Reading: Gal. 5:25-6:10
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Gradual
|| It is better to trust in the | Lord: | - *
Than to put con- | fi- | dence | in | man.
|| It is better to trust in the | Lord: | - *
Than to put confi- | dence | in | prin- | ces. (Psalm 118:8–9)
Verse
|| Alle- | lu- | ia! *
Al- | — | le- | lu- | ia!
|| O God, my heart is | stead- | fast; *
I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. | Al- | le- | lu- | ia! (Psalm 108:1)
Second Reading: Matt. 6:24-34
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Devotion from the Lutheran Herald
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.