Daily Bible Readings
Judica, Fifth Week of Lent
Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnary (1913) #587Liturgical Color: Violet
Introit
VIN- - DI- - || cate | — | me, | O | God, *
And plead my cause against an un- | god- | ly | na- | tion; -
|| Oh, deliver me from the deceitful | and | un- | just | man! *
For You are the | God | of | my | strength; - (Psalm 43:1–2a)
|| Oh, send out Your | light | and | Your | truth! *
Let them lead me; let them bring me to | Your | ho- | ly | hill. -
|| Then I will go to the | al- | tar | of | God, *
To God my | ex- | ceed- | ing | joy. -
|| Why are you cast | down, | O | my | soul? *
And why are you disquiet- | ed | with- | in | me? -
|| Hope in God; for I | shall | yet | praise | Him, *
The help of my counte- | nance | and | my | God. - (Psalm 43:3a, 4–5)
(From Judica through Holy Saturday the Gloria Patri is omitted.)
|| Vindi- | cate | me, | O | God, *
And plead my cause against an un- | god- | ly | na- | tion; -
|| Oh, deliver me from the deceitful | and | un- | just | man! *
For You are the | God | of | my | strength; - (Psalm 43:1–2a)
Psalm Readings
Collect
We beseech Thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon Thy people, that by Thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore in body and soul; 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): Genesis 7:1-3
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First Reading: Heb 9:11-15
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Gradual
|| Deliver me, O Lord, from | my | en- | e- | mies; *
Teach me | to | do | Your | will. -
|| He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who | rise | a- | gainst | me; *
You have delivered me from the | vi- | o- | lent | man. - (Psalm 143:9a, 10a, 18:48)
Tract (From Septuagesima to Holy Saturday, the Tract replaces the Verse)
||“Many a time they have afflicted | me | from | my | youth,” *
Let Is- | ra- | el | now | say -
|| —“Many a time they have afflicted | me | from | my | youth; *
Yet they have not pre- | vailed | a- | gainst | me.” - (Psalm 129:1-2)
Second Reading: John 8:46-59
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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.