St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Assigned Readings (Pericope) and Commemorations

Today's Bible Reading from ELCA

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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

Tuesday September 2, 2008

Psalm 17
2 Samuel 11: 27b — 12: 15
Revelation 3: 7-13

Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig, bishop, renewer of the church, 1872 (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

Wednesday September 3, 2008

Psalm 17
Jeremiah 17: 5-18
Matthew 12: 22-32

Thursday September 4, 2008

Psalm 119: 33-40
Ezekiel 24: 1-14
2 Corinthians 12: 11-21

Friday September 5, 2008

Psalm 119: 33-40
Ezekiel 24: 15-27
Romans 10: 15b-21

Saturday September 6, 2008

Psalm 119: 33-40
Ezekiel 33: 1-6
Matthew 23: 29-36

September 7, 2008

Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost (Lectionary 23) (Liturgical Color: Green)

Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it. (Psalm 119: 35)
Ezekiel 33: 7-11
Psalm 119: 33-40
Romans 13: 8-14
Matthew 18: 15-20

Monday September 8, 2008

Psalm 119: 65-72
Leviticus 4: 27-31; 5: 14-16
1 Peter 2: 11-17

Tuesday September 9, 2008

Psalm 119: 65-72
Deuteronomy 17: 2-13
Romans 13: 1-7

Peter Claver, priest, missionary in Colombia, 1654 (Liturgical Color: White)

Your name, O God, like your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with victory. (Psalm 48: 10)
Isaiah 62: 1-7
Psalm 48
Romans 10: 11-17
Luke 24: 44-53

Wednesday September 10, 2008

Psalm 119: 65-72
Leviticus 16: 1-5, 20-28
Matthew 21: 18-22

Thursday September 11, 2008

Psalm 103: [1-7]8-13
Genesis 37: 12-36
1 John 3: 11-16

Friday September 12, 2008

Psalm 103: [1-7]8-13
Genesis 41: 53 — 42: 17
Acts 7: 9-16

Saturday September 13, 2008

Psalm 103: [1-7]8-13
Genesis 45: 1-20
Matthew 6: 7-15

John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, 407 (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

September 14, 2008

Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost (Lectionary 24) (Liturgical Color: Green)

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. (Psalm 103: 8)
Genesis 50: 15-21
Psalm 103: [1-7]8-13
Romans 14: 1-12
Matthew 18: 21-35

Holy Cross Day (Liturgical Color: Red)

O sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things. His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory. (Psalm 98: 1)
Numbers 21: 4b-9
Psalm 98: 1-4
1 Corinthians 1: 18-24
John 3: 13-17

Monday September 15, 2008

Psalm 133
Genesis 48: 8-22
Hebrews 11: 23-29

Tuesday September 16, 2008

Psalm 133
Genesis 49: 29 — 50: 14
Romans 14: 13 — 15: 2

Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, martyr, c. 258 (Liturgical Color: Red)

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

Wednesday September 17, 2008

Psalm 133
Genesis 50: 22-26
Mark 11: 20-25

Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, 1179 (Liturgical Color: White)

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