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 12, 2010

Psalm 82
Joshua 7: 1, 10-26
Hebrews 10: 26-31

Friday August 13, 2010

Psalm 82
1 Samuel 5: 1-12
Hebrews 10: 32-39

Florence Nightingale, 1910; Clara Maas, 1901; renewers of society (Liturgical Color: White)

For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage. (Psalm 94: 14)
Hosea 2: 18-23
Psalm 94: 1-15
Romans 12: 9-21
Luke 6: 20-36

Saturday August 14, 2010

Psalm 82
1 Samuel 6: 1-16
Matthew 24: 15-27

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

August 15, 2010

The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 20) (Liturgical Color: Green)

Rise up, O God, judge the earth; for all the nations belong to you! (Psalm 82: 8)
Jeremiah 23: 23-29
Psalm 82
Hebrews 11: 29 — 12: 2
Luke 12: 49-56

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

Monday August 16, 2010

Psalm 32
Jeremiah 23: 30-40
1 John 4: 1-6

Tuesday August 17, 2010

Psalm 32
Jeremiah 25: 15-29
Acts 7: 44-53

Wednesday August 18, 2010

Psalm 32
Jeremiah 25: 30-38
Luke 19: 45-48

Thursday August 19, 2010

Psalm 103: 1-8
Numbers 14: 32-41
Hebrews 12: 3-17

Friday August 20, 2010

Psalm 103: 1-8
2 Chronicles 8: 12-15
Acts 17: 1-9

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

Saturday August 21, 2010

Psalm 103: 1-8
Nehemiah 13: 15-22
Luke 6: 1-5

August 22, 2010

The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 21) (Liturgical Color: Green)

who redeems your life from the Pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy (Psalm 103: 4)
Isaiah 58: 9b-14
Psalm 103: 1-8
Hebrews 12: 18-29
Luke 13: 10-17

Mondasy August 23, 2010

Psalm 109: 21-31
Ezekiel 20: 1-17
Hebrews 3: 7 — 4: 11

Tuesday August 24, 2010

Psalm 109: 21-31
Ezekiel 20: 18-32
Revelation 3: 7-13

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

Wednesday August 25, 2010

Psalm 109: 21-31
Ezekiel 20: 33-44
Luke 6: 6-11

Thursday August 26, 2010

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Psalm 112
Proverbs 15: 13-17
1 Peter 3: 8-12

Friday August 27, 2010

Psalm 112
Proverbs 18: 6-12
1 Peter 4: 7-11

Saturday August 28, 2010

Psalm 112
Proverbs 21: 1-4, 24-26
Matthew 20: 20-28

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

August 29, 2010

The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 22) (Liturgical Color: Green)

They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and righteous. (Psalm 112: 4)
Proverbs 25: 6-7
Psalm 112
Hebrews 13: 1-8, 15-16
Luke 14: 1, 7-14

Monday August 30, 2010

Psalm 119: 65-72
2 Chronicles 12: 1-12
Hebrews 13: 7-21

Tuesday August 31, 2010

Psalm 119: 65-72
Isaiah 2: 12-17
Titus 1: 1-9

Wednesday September 1, 2010

Psalm 119: 65-72
Isaiah 57: 14-21
Luke 14: 15-24

Thursday September 2, 2010

Psalm 1
Genesis 39: 1-23
Philippians 2: 25-30

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

Friday September 3, 2010

Psalm 1
Deuteronomy 7: 12-26
Colossians 4: 7-17

Saturday September 4, 2010

Psalm 1
Deuteronomy 29: 2-20
Matthew 10: 34-42

September 5, 2010

The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 23) (Liturgical Color: Green)

They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper. (Psalm 1: 3)
Deuteronomy 30: 15-20
Psalm 1
Philemon 1: 1-21
Luke 14: 25-33

Monday September 6, 2010

Psalm 101
2 Kings 17: 24-41
1 Timothy 3: 14 — 4:5

Tuesday September 7, 2010

Psalm 101
2 Kings 18: 9-18
1 Timothy 4: 6-16

Wednesday September 8, 2010

Psalm 101
2 Kings 18: 19-25; 19: 1-7
Luke 18: 18-30

Thursday September 9, 2010

Psalm 51: 1-10
Genesis 6: 1-6
1 Timothy 1: 1-11

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

Friday September 10, 2010

Psalm 51: 1-10
Genesis 7: 6-10; 8: 1-5
2 Peter 2: 1-10a

Saturday September 11, 2010

Psalm 51: 1-10
Genesis 8: 20 — 9: 7
John 10: 11-21

September 12, 2010

The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 24) (Liturgical Color: Green)

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. (Psalm 51: 1)
Exodus 32: 7-14
Psalm 51: 1-10
1 Timothy 1: 12-17
Luke 15: 1-10

Monday September 13, 2010

Psalm 73
Amos 7: 1-6
1 Timothy 1: 18-20

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

Tuesday September 14, 2010

Psalm 73
Jonah 3: 1-10
2 Peter 3: 8-13

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

Wednesday September 15, 2010

Psalm 73
Job 40: 6-14; 42: 1-6
Luke 22: 31-33, 54-62

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