Daily Bible Readings
21st Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnal #373Liturgical Color: Green
Introit
THE WHOLE - || world is in Your power; O Lord, | King | Al- | might-
| y, *
No one | can | gain- | say - | You.
|| For You have made heaven and earth, and all the wondrous things un- | der | the | heav- | en. *
You | are | Lord | of - | all! (Apocryphal Esther 13:9a, 10, 11a)
|| Blessèd are the unde- | filed | in | the | way, *
Who walk in the | law | of | the - | Lord!
|| Establish Your word | to | Your | ser- | vant, *
Who is devoted | to | fear- | ing - | You.
|| Turn away my re- | proach | which | I | dread, *
For Your | judg- | ments | are - | good.
|| Behold, I long | for | Your | pre- | cepts; *
Revive me in | Your | right- | eous- - | ness. (Psalm 119:1, 38–40)
GLORIA PATRI (From Hymnal)
|| The whole world is in Your power; O Lord, | King | Al- | might- | y, *
No one | can | gain- | say - | You.
|| For You have made heaven and earth, and all the wondrous things un- | der | the | heav- | en. *
You | are | Lord | of - | all! (Apocryphal Esther 13:9a, 10, 11a)
Psalm Readings
Matins: Psalm 119:161-168
Vespers: Psalm 31:1-8
Collect
Lord, we beseech Thee to keep Thy household, the Church, in continual godliness, that through Thy protection she may be free from all adversities and devoutly given to serve Thee in good works, to the glory of Thy Name; 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): Hos. 13:14
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First Reading: Eph. 6:10-17
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Gradual
|| Lord, You have been | our | dwell- | ing | place *
In all | gen- | er- | a- - | tions.
|| Before the mountains were brought forth, before You ever had formed the | earth | and | the | world, *
Even from everlasting to everlast- | ing, | You | are - | God. (Psalm 90:1–2)
Second Reading: John 4:46-54
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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.