Daily Bible Readings
Load readings for The Nativity of St. John The Baptist
5th Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnal #548Liturgical Color: Green
Introit
HEAR, O || Lord, when I cry with my | voice! | - *
You | have | been | my | help;
|| Do not leave me nor for- | sake | me, *
O God of | my | sal- | va- | tion. (Psalm 27:7a, 9b)
|| The Lord is my light and my Sal- | va- | tion; *
Whom | — | shall | I | fear?
|| Teach me Your way, O | Lord, | - *
And lead me in a smooth path, because of | my | en- | e- | mies.
|| Do not deliver me to the will of my adver- | sa- | ries; *
For false witnesses have risen against me, and such as breathe | out | vi- | o- | lence
|| Wait on the Lord; be of good | cour- | age, *
And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I | say, | on | the | Lord! (Psalm 27:1a, 11–12, 14)
GLORIA PATRI (From Hymnal)
|| Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my | voice! | - *
You | have | been | my | help;
|| Do not leave me nor for- | sake | me, *
O God of | my | sal- | va- | tion. (Psalm 27:7a, 9b)
Psalm Readings
Matins: Psalm 119:33-40
Vespers: Psalm 113
Collect
O God, Who hast prepared for them that love Thee such good things as pass man’s understanding, pour into our hearts such love toward Thee that we, loving Thee above all things, may obtain Thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; 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 16:14-21
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First Reading: 1 Peter 3:8-15
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Gradual
|| O God, behold our | shield, | - *
And look upon the face | of | Your | ser- | vants.
|| O Lord God of | hosts, | - *
Hear | — | our | — | pray-er. ∙ (Psalm 84:9, 8a paraphrase)
Verse
|| Alle- | lu- | ia! *
Al- | — | le- | lu- | ia!
|| The king shall have joy in Your | strength, | - *
And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! | Al- | le- | lu- | ia! (Psalm 21:1)
Second Reading: Luke 5:1-11
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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.