Daily Bible Readings
Load readings for St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
The First Sunday after Christmas
Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnal #112Liturgical Color: White
Introit
YOUR TEST- || imonies | are | ver- | y - | sure; *
Holiness adorns Your house, O Lord, | for- | ev- | er. -
|| Your throne is estab- | lished | from | of - | old; *
You are from ev- | er- | last- | ing. -
|| The Lord reigns, He is clothed | with | ma- | jes- - | ty; *
The Lord is clothed, He has girded Him- | self | with | strength. - (Psalm 93:5, 2, 1)
Psalm Readings
Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, direct our actions according to thy good pleasure, that in the Name of thy beloved Son, we may be made to abound in good works; through the same thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one true God, world without end. Amen.
Old Testament Reading (TLH): Isaiah 11:1-5
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First Reading: Gal 4:1-7
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Gradual
|| You are fairer than | the | sons | of - | men; *
Grace is poured u- | pon | Your | lips. -
|| My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition con- | cern- | ing | the - | King; *
My tongue is the pen of a read- | y | writ- | er. -
|| Alleluia! Alleluia! The Lord reigns, He is clothed | with | ma- | jes- - | ty; *
The Lord is clothed; He has girded Himself with strength. Al- | le- | lu- | ia! - (Psalms 45:2a, 1; 93:1)
Second Reading: Luke 2:33-40
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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.