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 June 25, 2009

Psalm 30
Lamentations 1: 16-22
2 Corinthians 7: 2-16

Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, 1530; Philipp Melanchthon, renewer of the church, 1560 (Liturgical Color: White)

The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. (Psalm 46: 7)

Jeremiah 1: 4-10
Psalm 46
1 Corinthians 3: 11-13
Mark 10: 35-45

Friday June 26, 2009

Psalm 30
Lamentations 2: 1-12
2 Corinthians 8: 1-7

Saturday June 27, 2009

Psalm 30
Lamentations 2: 18-22
Luke 4: 31-37

Cyril Bishop of Alexandria, 444 (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

June 28, 2009

Fourth Sunday After Pentecost (Lectionary 13) (Liturgical Color: Green)

I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up, and did not let my foes rejoice over me. (Psalm 30: 1)

Lamentations 3: 22-33
Psalm 30
2 Corinthians 8: 7-15
Mark 5: 21-43

Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, 444 (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

Monday June 29, 2009

Psalm 88
Leviticus 21: 1-15
2 Corinthians 8: 16-24

Peter and Paul, Apostles (Liturgical Color: Red)

Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. (Psalm 87: 3)

Acts 12: 1-11
Psalm 87: 1-3, 5-7
2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 17-18
John 21: 15-19

Tuesday June 30, 2009

Psalm 88
Leviticus 15: 19-31
2 Corinthians 9: 1-5

Wednesday July 1, 2009

Psalm 88
2 Kings 20: 1-11
Mark 9: 14-29

Catherine Winkworth, 1878; John Mason Neale, 1866; hymn translators (Liturgical Color: White)

Thursday July 2, 2009

Psalm 123
Jeremiah 7: 1-15
1 Corinthians 4: 8-13

Friday July 3, 2009

Psalm 123
Jeremiah 7: 16-26
2 Corinthians 10: 7-11

St. Thomas, Apostle (Liturgical Color: Red)

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. (Psalm 136: 1)

Judges 6: 36-40
Psalm 136: 1-4, 23-26
Ephesians 4: 11-16
John 14: 1-7

Saturday July 4, 2009

Psalm 123
Jeremiah 7: 27-34
Matthew 8: 18-22

July 5, 2009

Fifth Sunday After Pentecost (Lectionary 14) (Liturgical Color: Green)

As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, until he has mercy upon us. (Psalm 123: 2)

Ezekiel 2: 1-5
Psalm 123
2 Corinthians 12: 2-10
Mark 6: 1-13

Monday July 6, 2009

Psalm 119: 81-88
Ezekiel 2: 8 — 3: 11
2 Corinthians 11: 16-33

Jan Hus, martyr, 1415 (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

Tuesday July 7, 2009

Psalm 119: 81-88
Jeremiah 16: 1-13
James 5: 7-12

Wednesday July 8, 2009

Psalm 119: 81-88
Jeremiah 16: 14-21
John 7: 1-9

Thursday July 9, 2009

Psalm 85: 8-13
Amos 2: 6-16
Colossians 2: 1-5

Friday July 10, 2009

Psalm 85: 8-13
Amos 3: 1-12
Colossians 4: 2-18

Saturday July 11, 2009

Psalm 85: 8-13
Amos 4: 6-13
Luke 1: 57-80

Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, c. 540 (Liturgical Color: White)

July 12, 2009

Sixth Sunday After Pentecost (Lectionary 15) (Liturgical Color: Green)

Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his faithful, to those who turn to him in their hearts. (Psalm 85: 8)

Amos 7: 7-15
Psalm 85: 8-13
Ephesians 1: 3-14
Mark 6: 14-29

Nathan Söderblom, Bishop of Uppsala, 1931 (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

Monday July 13, 2009

Psalm 142
Amos 5: 1-9
Acts 21: 27-39

Tuesday day July 14, 2009

Psalm 142
Amos 9: 1-4
Acts 23: 12-35

Wednesday July 15, 2009

Psalm 142
Amos 9: 11-15
Luke 7: 31-35

Thursday July 16, 2009

Psalm 23
Jeremiah 10: 1-16
Colossians 1: 15-23

Friday July 17, 2009

Psalm 23
Jeremiah 10: 17-25
Acts 17: 16-31

Bartolomé de Las Casas, missionary to the Indies, 1566 (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

Saturday July 18, 2009

Psalm 23
Jeremiah 12: 1-13
Luke 18: 35-43

July 19, 2009

Seventh Sunday After Pentecost (Lectionary 16) (Liturgical Color: Green)

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. (Psalm 23: 1)

Jeremiah 23: 1-6
Psalm 23
Ephesians 2: 11-22
Mark 6: 30-34, 53-56

Monday July 20, 2009

Psalm 100
Jeremiah 50: 1-7
Hebrews 13: 17-25

Tuesday July 21, 2009

Psalm 100
Zechariah 9: 14 - 10: 2
Acts 20: 17-38

Wednesday July 22, 2009

Psalm 100
2 Samuel 5: 1-12
Luke 15: 1-7

Mary Magdalen, Apostle (Liturgical Color: White)

But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, to tell of all your works. (Psalm 73: 28)

Ruth 1: 6-18
Psalm 73: 23-28
Acts 13: 26-33a
John 20: 1-2, 11-18

Thursday July 23, 2009

Psalm 145: 10-18
1 Kings 19: 19-21
Colossians 1: 9-14

Birgitta of Sweden, renewer of the church, 1373 (Liturgical Color: White)

The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. (Psalm 46: 7)

Jeremiah 1: 4-10
Psalm 46
1 Corinthians 3: 11-13
Mark 10: 35-45

Friday July 24, 2009

Psalm 145: 10-18
2 Kings 3: 4-20
Colossians 3: 12-17

Saturday July 25, 2009

Psalm 145: 10-18
2 Kings 4: 38-41
John 4: 31-38

St. James, Apostle (Liturgical Color: Red)

God is my shield, who saves the upright in heart. (Psalm 7: 10)

1 Kings 19: 9-18
Psalm 7: 1-10
Acts 11: 27—12: 3a
Mark 10: 35-45

July 26, 2009

Eighth Sunday After Pentecost (Lectionary 17) (Liturgical Color: Green)

You open your hand, satisfying the desire of every living thing. (Psalm 145: 16)

2 Kings 4: 42-44
Psalm 145: 10-18
Ephesians 3: 14-21
John 6: 1-21

Monday July 27, 2009

Psalm 111
Genesis 18: 1-15
Philippians 4: 10-20

Tuesday July 28, 2009

Psalm 111
Exodus 24: 1-11
Romans 15: 22-33

Johann Sebastian Bach, 1750; Heinrich Schütz, 1672; George Frederick Handel, 1759, musicians (Liturgical Color: White)

Worship the Lord in holy splendor; tremble before him, all the earth. (Psalm 96: 9)

Isaiah 28: 5-6
Psalm 96
Philippians 4: 8-9
Matthew 13: 44-52

Wednesday July 29, 2006

Psalm 111
Isaiah 25: 6-10a
Mark 6: 35-44

Mary, Martha, and Lazarus of Bethany (Liturgical Color: White)

Olaf, King of Norway, martyr, 1030 (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

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