Daily Bible Readings
17th Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnal #524Liturgical Color: Green
Introit
RIGHT- EOUS || are You, O | Lord, | - *
And upright | are | Your | judg- | ments.
|| Deal with Your | ser- | vant *
According | to | Your | mer- | cy. (Psalm 119:137, 124a)
|| Blessèd are the undefiled in the | way, | - *
Who walk in the | Law | of | the | Lord!
|| Blessed are those who keep His testi- | mon- | ies, *
Who seek Him | with | the | whole | heart!
|| Oh, that my ways were di- | rect- | ed *
To | keep | Your | sta- | tutes!
|| Then I would not be a- | shamed, | - *
When I look into all | Your | com- | mand- | ments. (Psalm 119:1–2, 5– 6)
GLORIA PATRI (From Hymnal)
|| Righteous are You, O | Lord, | - *
And upright | are | Your | judg- | ments.
|| Deal with Your | ser- | vant *
According | to | Your | mer- | cy. (Psalm 119:137, 124a)
Psalm Readings
Matins: Psalm 119:129-136
Vespers: Psalm 56
Collect
Lord, we beseech Thee, grant Thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the devil and with pure hearts and minds to follow Thee, the only God; 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): 1 Sam 2:1-10
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First Reading: Eph. 4:1-6
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Gradual
|| Blessed is the nation whose God is the | Lord, | - *
The people He has chosen as His own | in- | her- | i- | tance.
|| By the word of the Lord the heavens were | made, | - *
And all the host of them by the | breath | of | His | mouth. (Psalm 33:12, 6)
Verse
|| Alle- | lu- | ia! *
Al- | — | le- | lu- | ia!
|| The right hand of the Lord is ex- | al- | ted; *
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. | Al- | le- | lu- | ia! (Psalm 118:16)
Second Reading: Luke 14:1-11
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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.