Daily Bible Readings
Load readings for St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles
23rd Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Liturgical Color: Green
Introit
FOR I - || know the thoughts that I think toward | you, | says | the | Lord, *
Thoughts of peace and | not | of | e- - | vil,
|| Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will | lis- | ten |
to | you. *
And I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from | all | the | pla- - | ces. (Jer. 29:11a, 12, 14b)
|| Lord, You have been favora- | ble | to | Your | land; *
You have brought back the captivi- | ty | of | Ja- - | cob.
|| Show us | Your | mer- | cy, | Lord, *
And grant us | Your | sal- | va- - | tion.
|| Surely His salvation is near to | those | who | fear | Him, *
That glory may | dwell | in | our - | land.
|| Truth shall spring | out | of | the | earth, *
And righteousness shall look | down | from | heav- - | en. (Psalm 85:1, 7, 9, 11)
GLORIA PATRI (From Hymnal)
|| For I know the thoughts that I think toward | you, | says | the | Lord, *
Thoughts of peace and | not | of | e- - | vil,
|| Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will | lis- | ten |
to | you. *
And I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from | all | the | pla- - | ces. (Jer. 29:11a, 12, 14b)
Psalm Readings
Matins: Psalm 124
Vespers: Psalm 31:19-24
Collect
Absolve, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy people from their offenses, that from the bonds of our sins which by reason of our frailty we have brought upon us we may be delivered by Thy bountiful 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): Is. 32:1-8
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First Reading: Phil. 3:17-21
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Gradual
|| You have saved us from | our | en- | e- | mies, *
And have put to shame those | who | hat- | ed - | us.
|| In God we | boast | all | day | long, *
And praise Your | name | for- | ev- - | er. (Psalm 44:7–8)
Verse
|| Al- | — | le- | lu- | ia! *
Al- | — | le- | lu- - | ia!
|| You who fear the Lord, | trust | in | the | Lord; *
He is their help and their shield. | Al- | le- | lu- - | ia! (Psalm 115:11)
Second Reading: Matt. 22:15-22
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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.