Daily Bible Readings
Load readings for St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Guardian of our Lord
Laetare, Fourth Week of Lent
Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnal #151Liturgical Color: Violet
Introit
RE- - JOICE - || with Jerusalem, and | be | glad | with | her, *
All | you | who | love | her; -
|| Rejoice | for | joy | with | her, *
All you | who | mourn | for | her. - (Isaiah 66:10)
|| I was glad when | they | said | to | me, *
“Let us go into the | house | of | the | Lord.” -
|| Our feet | have | been | stand- | ing *
Within your gates, O | Je- | ru- | sa- | lem! -
|| Pray for the peace of | Je- | ru- | sa- | lem: *
“May they pros- | per | who | love | you.” -
|| For the sake of my brethren and companions, | I | will | now | say, *
“Peace | be | with- | in | you.” - (Psalm 122:1, 2, 6, and 8)
Psalm Readings
Collect
Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of Thy grace may mercifully be relieved; 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): Isaiah 49:8-13
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First Reading: Gal. 4:21-31
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Gradual
|| I was glad when | they | said | to | me, *
“Let us go into the | house | of | the | Lord.” -
|| Peace be | with- | in | your | walls, *
Prosperity within | your | pa- | la- | ces. - (Psalm 122:1, 7)
Tract (From Septuagesima to Holy Saturday, the Tract replaces the Verse)
|| Those who trust in the Lord are | like | Mount | Zi- | on, *
Which cannot be moved, but a- | bides | for- | ev- | er. -
|| As the mountains surround | Je- | ru- | sa- | lem, *
So the Lord surrounds His people from this time forth | and | for- | ev- | er. - (Psalm 125:1–2)
Second Reading: John 6:1-15
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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.