Daily Bible Readings
Load readings for St. Laurence, Deacon and Martyr
8th Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnal #517Liturgical Color: Green
Introit
WE HAVE || thought, O God, on Your loving- | kind- | ness, *
In the midst | of | Your | tem- | ple.
|| According to Your name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the | earth; | - *
Your right hand is full | of | right- | eous- | ness. (Psalm 48:9–10)
|| Great is the Lord, and greatly to be | praised | - *
In the city of our God, in His | ho- | ly | moun- | tain.
|| God is in her | pa-la- ∙ | ces; *
He is known | as | her | re- | fuge.
|| Let Mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be | glad, | - *
Because | of | Your | judg- | ments.
|| For this is God, our God forever and | ev- | er; *
He will be our guide ev- | en | un- | to | death. (Ps. 48:1, 3, 11, and 14)
GLORIA PATRI (From Hymnal)
|| We have thought, O God, on Your loving- | kind- | ness, *
In the midst | of | Your | tem- | ple.
|| According to Your name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the | earth; | - *
Your right hand is full | of | right- | eous- | ness. (Psalm 48:9–10)
Psalm Readings
Matins: Psalm 119:57-64
Vespers: Psalm 126
Collect
Grant to us, Lord, we beseech Thee, the Spirit to think and do always such things as are right, that we, who cannot do anything that is good without Thee, may by Thee be enabled to live according to Thy will; 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): Jer 15:19-21
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First Reading: Rom. 8:12-17
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Gradual
|| Be my Rock of | re- | fuge, *
A fortress of de- | fense | to | save | me.
|| In You, O Lord, I put my | trust; | - *
Let me nev- | er | be | a- | shamed. (Psalm 31:2b, 1a)
Verse
Alle- | lu- | ia! *
Al- | — | le- | lu- | ia!
|| Give ear, O my people, to my | Law; | - *
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth. | Al- | le- | lu- | ia! (Psalm 78:1)
Second Reading: Matt. 7:15-23
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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.