Daily Bible Readings

Taken from the Daily Lectionary of the Lutheran Hymnal

Laetare, Fourth Week of Lent

Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnal #151

Liturgical Color: Violet

Introit

RE- - JOICE - || with Jerusalem, and | be | glad | with | her, *
    All | you | who | love | her; -
|| Rejoice | for | joy | with | her, *
    All you | who | mourn | for | her. - (Isaiah 66:10)
|| I was glad when | they | said | to | me, *
    “Let us go into the | house | of | the | Lord.” -
|| Our feet | have | been | stand- | ing *
    Within your gates, O | Je- | ru- | sa- | lem! -
|| Pray for the peace of | Je- | ru- | sa- | lem: *
    “May they pros- | per | who | love | you.” -
|| For the sake of my brethren and companions, | I | will | now | say, *
    “Peace | be | with- | in | you.” - (Psalm 122:1, 2, 6, and 8)

Psalm Readings

Matins: Psalm 46

Vespers: Psalm 139

Collect

Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of Thy grace may mercifully be relieved; 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): Isaiah 49:8-13

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First Reading: Gal. 4:21-31

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Gradual

|| I was glad when | they | said | to | me, *
    “Let us go into the | house | of | the | Lord.” -
|| Peace be | with- | in | your | walls, *
    Prosperity within | your | pa- | la- | ces. - (Psalm 122:1, 7)

Tract (From Septuagesima to Holy Saturday, the Tract replaces the Verse)

|| Those who trust in the Lord are | like | Mount | Zi- | on, *
    Which cannot be moved, but a- | bides | for- | ev- | er. -
|| As the mountains surround | Je- | ru- | sa- | lem, *
    So the Lord surrounds His people from this time forth | and | for- | ev- | er. - (Psalm 125:1–2)

Second Reading: John 6:1-15

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