Daily Bible Readings
Ember Wednesday
Liturgical Color: Red
Introit
O GOD, || when Thou wentest forth before Thy | peo- | ple:
when thou didst march through | the | wil- | der- | ness.
|| The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of | God | :-
even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God | of | Is- | ra- | el.
|| Let God arise, let His enemies be | scat- | tered:
let them also that hate Him | flee | be- | fore | Him.
Psalm Readings
Matins:
Vespers:
Collect
O Lord, may the Comforter, who proceedeth from Thee, enlighten our minds, we beseech Thee, and guide us into all truth, even as Thy Son hath promised, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
First Reading: Acts 2:14-21
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Gradual
In place of a Gradual, the Sequence hymn for Pentecost, Veni, Sancte Spiritus
Second Reading: John 6:44-52
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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.