Daily Bible Readings
18th Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Liturgical Color: Green
Introit
RE- WARD, || O Lord, those who wait for | You: | - *
And let Your prophets | be | found | faith- | ful.
|| Hear the prayer of Your | ser- | vants, *
And of Your | peo- | ple | Is-ra- ∙ | el. (Ecclesiasticus 36:16–17a)
|| I was glad when they said to | me, | - *
“Let us go into the | house | of | the | Lord.”
|| Pray for the peace of Je- | ru-sa- ∙ | lem: *
“May they pros- | per | who | love | you.
|| For the sake of my brethren and com- | pan- | ions, *
I will now say, “Peace | be | with- | in | you.”
|| Because of the house of the Lord our | God | - *
I | will | seek | your | good. (Psalm 122:1, 6, 8–9)
GLORIA PATRI (From Hymnal)
|| Reward, O Lord, those who wait for | You: | - *
And let Your prophets | be | found | faith- | ful.
|| Hear the prayer of Your | ser- | vants, *
And of Your | peo- | ple | Is-ra- ∙ | el. (Ecclesiasticus 36:16–17a)
Psalm Readings
Matins: Psalm 119:137-144
Vespers: Psalm 54
Collect
O God, forasmuch as without Thee we are not able to please Thee, mercifully grant that Thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; 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): Deut. 10:12-21
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First Reading: 1 Cor. 1:4-9
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Gradual
|| I was glad when they said to | me, | - *
“Let us go into the | house | of | the | Lord.”
|| “Peace be within your | walls, | - *
Prosperity within | your | pal- | a- | ces.” (Psalm 122:1, 7)
Verse
|| Alle- | lu- | ia! *
Al- | — | le- | lu- | ia!
|| Praise the Lord, all you | Gen- | tiles! *
Laud Him, all you peoples! | Al- | le- | lu- | ia! (Psalm 117:1)
Second Reading: Matt. 22:34-46
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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.