Daily Bible Readings
Quinquagesima Sunday
Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnal #375Liturgical Color: Violet
Introit
BE MY || rock of | re- | fuge, *
A fortress of defense | to | save | me.
|| For You are my rock and my | for- | tress. *
Therefore, for Your name’s sake, lead me | and | guide | me.
|| In You, O Lord, I put my trust; let me never be a- | shamed; | - *
Deliver me in Your | right- | eous- | ness. (Psalm 31:2b-3, 1)
Psalm Readings
Collect
O Lord, we beseech Thee, mercifully hear our prayers and, having set us free from the bonds of sin, defend us from all evil; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with the Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Old Testament Reading (TLH): Is 35:3-7
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First Reading: 1 Cor. 13
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Gradual
|| You are the God who does | won- | ders; *
You have declared Your strength among | the | peo- | ples.
|| You have with Your arm redeemed Your | peo- | ple, *
The sons of Jacob | and | Jo- | seph.
|| Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you | lands! | - *
Serve the Lord | with | glad- | ness. (Psalms 77:14-15; 100:1-2a)
Second Reading: Luke 18:31-43
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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.