St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Bloomington IN (ELCA) - Assigned Readings (Pericope) and Commemorations

St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church

3800 East Third Street

Bloomington, Indiana 47401

Assigned Readings (Pericope) and Commemorations

Today's Bible Reading from ELCA

Rick (he's the one with the darker nose and, usually, coffee) and Ted interpret the lesson, with an assist from Pastor James Wetzstein, Associate University Pastor at Valparaiso University.

Evangelical Lutheran Worship provides readings for each day. The readings from Monday to Wednesday reflect on the lectionary for the previous Sunday. Readings from Thursday to Saturday prepare for the next Sunday's lectionary. There are additional readings for some Festivals and Commemorations.

Thursday August 14, 2008

Psalm 67
Isaiah 45: 20-25
Revelation 15: 1-4

Maximillian Kolbe, 1941; Kaj Munk, 1944; martyrs (Liturgical Color: Red)

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, so that those who love your name may exult in you. (Psalm 5: 11)

Ezekiel 20: 40-42
Psalm 5
Revelation 6: 9-11
Mark 8: 34-38

Friday August 15, 2008

Psalm 67
Isaiah 63: 15-19
Acts 14: 19-28

Mary, Mother of Our Lord (Liturgical Color: White)

O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! (Psalm 34: 3)

Isaiah 61: 7-11
Psalm 34: 1-9
Galatians 4: 4-7
Luke 1: 46-55

Saturday August 16, 2008

Psalm 67
Isaiah 56: 1-5
Matthew 14: 34-36

August 17, 2008

Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Lectionary 20) (Liturgical Color: Green)

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you. (Psalm 67: 3)

Isaiah 56: 1, 6-8
Psalm 67
Romans 11: 1-2a, 29-32
Matthew 15: [10-20]21-28

Monday August 18, 2008

Psalm 87
2 Kings 5: 1-14
Acts 15: 1-21

Tuesday August 19, 2008

Psalm 87
Isaiah 43: 8-13
Romans 11: 13-29

Wednesday August 20, 2008

Psalm 87
Isaiah 66: 18-23
Matthew 8: 1-13

Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, 1153 (Liturgical Color: White)

My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. (Psalm 84: 2)

Ezekiel 34: 11-16
Psalm 84
1 Peter 5: 1-4
John 21: 15-17

Thursday August 21, 2008

Psalm 138
Ezekiel 28: 11-19
1 Corinthians 6: 1-11

Friday August 22, 2008

Psalm 138
Ezekiel 31: 15-18
2 Corinthians 10: 12-18

Saturday August 23, 2008

Psalm 138
Ezekiel 36: 33-38
Matthew 16: 5-12

August 24, 2008

Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Lectionary 21) (Liturgical Color: Green)

The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. (Psalm 138: 8)

Isaiah 51: 1-6
Psalm 138
Romans 12: 1-8
Matthew 16: 13-20

Bartholomew, Apostle (Liturgical Color: Red)

The promises of the LORD are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. (Psalm 12: 6)

Exodus 19: 1-6
Psalm 12
1 Corinthians 12: 27-33a
John 1: 43-51

Monday August 25, 2008

Psalm 18: 1-3, 20-32
1 Samuel 7: 3-13
Romans 2: 1-11

Tuesday August 26, 2008

Psalm 18: 1-3, 20-32
Deuteronomy 32: 18-20, 28-39
Romans 11: 33-36

Wednesday August 27, 2008

Psalm 18: 1-3, 20-32
Isaiah 28: 14-22
Matthew 26: 6-13

Thursday August 28, 2008

Psalm 26: 1-8
Jeremiah 14: 13-18
Ephesians 5: 1-6

Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, 430 (Liturgical Color: White)

My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. (Psalm 84: 2)

Ezekiel 34: 11-16
Psalm 84
1 Peter 5: 1-4
John 21: 15-17

Moses the Black, monk, martyr, c. 400 (Liturgical Color: Red)

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, so that those who love your name may exult in you. (Psalm 5: 11)

Ezekiel 20: 40-42
Psalm 5
Revelation 6: 9-11
Mark 8: 34-38

Friday August 29, 2008

Psalm 26: 1-8
Jeremiah 15: 1-9
2 Thessalonians 2: 7-12

Saturday August 30, 2008

Psalm 26: 1-8
Jeremiah 15: 10-14
Matthew 8: 14-17

August 31, 2008

Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Lectionary 22) (Liturgical Color: Green)

For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to you. (Psalm 26: 3)

Jeremiah 15: 15-21
Psalm 26: 1-8
Hebrews 12: 18-29
Luke 13: 10-17

John Bunyan, teacher, 1688 (Liturgical Color: White)

Monday September 1, 2008

Psalm 17
2 Samuel 11: 2-26
Revelation 3: 1-6