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Readings Psalm 111 Psalm 115 Deuteronomy 11:26—12:12 Matthew 12:22–37 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XX:86–92

Readings Psalm 119:97–104 Psalm 146 Deuteronomy 11:1–25 Matthew 12:1–21 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XX:78–85

Readings Psalm 23 Psalm 114 Deuteronomy 9:23—10:22 Matthew 11:20–30 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XVIII:67–76, XIX:77 Commemoration Today we commemorate Philip the Deacon. One of the seven men appointed to help the Apostles handle the work of the rapidly expanding Early Church by overseeing the distribution of food to the poor, Philip would go on to work as an evangelist in Samaria. Pursuant...

Readings Psalm 106 Deuteronomy 9:1–22 Matthew 11:1–19 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XVI:61–65, XVII:66

Readings Psalm 103 Deuteronomy 8:1–20 Matthew 10:24–42 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XVI:53–60 Commemoration Today we commemorate Abraham. Selected from among the nations and called by God to become the father of a great nation, Abraham left his home and all that he had ever known, at the age of seventy-five, and moved to the land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and to his descendant...

Readings Psalm 126 Psalm 141 Deuteronomy 7:1–19 Matthew 10:1–23 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XV:45–52

Readings Psalm 121 Psalm 131 Deuteronomy 6:10–25 Matthew 9:18–38 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XV:31–44 Commemoration Today we commemorate Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg, Pastor . Born in Einbeck, Germany, in 1711, Mühlenberg moved to the American colonies in 1742. Helping to found many Lutheran congregations through tireless travel, Mühlenberg would become the guiding force behind the formatio...

Readings Psalm 91 Psalm 97 Deuteronomy 5:22—6:9 Matthew 9:1–17 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XV:22–30

Readings Psalm 86 Deuteronomy 5:1–21 Matthew 8:18–34 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XV:13–21

Readings Psalm 80 Deuteronomy 4:21–40 Matthew 8:1–17 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XV:1–12

Readings Psalm 119:9–16 Psalm 125 Deuteronomy 4:1–20 Matthew 7:13–29 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIV:24–28

Readings Psalm 3 Psalm 2 Deuteronomy 3:1–29 Matthew 7:1–12 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIII:14–23

Readings Psalm 130 Psalm 51 Deuteronomy 2:16–37 Matthew 6:16–34 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIII:1–13

Readings Psalm 119:161–168 Psalm 63 Deuteronomy 1:37—2:15 Matthew 6:1–15 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XIIB:77–81

Readings Psalm 19 Psalm 34 Deuteronomy 1:19–36 Matthew 5:21–48 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIB:67–76 Feast Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels . One of the archangels, tradition names Michael as patron and protector of the Church and of Christians. Mentioned in the Biblical books of Daniel, Jude, and Revelation, Michael leads the hosts of Heaven into battle against S...

Readings Psalm 145 Deuteronomy 1:1–18 Matthew 5:1–20 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIB:58–66

Readings Psalm 91 Malachi 3:6—4:6 Matthew 4:12–25 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIB:51–57

Readings Psalm 16 Psalm 32 Malachi 2:1—3:5 Matthew 4:1–11 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIB:43–50

Readings Psalm 51 Psalm 12 Malachi 1:1–14 Matthew 3:1–17 Apology of the Augsburg Confession XIIB:34–42

Readings Acts 15:1–21 Psalm 46 Galatians 2:1–10 Matthew 16:13–19

Readings Joel ch 2, vv 12–19 Psalm 51, vv 1–19 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10 Matthew 6:1–21

Readings Isaiah 60:1–6 Psalm 72:1–15 Ephesians 3:1–12 Matthew 2:1–12

Readings Psalm 9 Psalm 31 Isaiah 52:13—54:10 Matthew 2:13–23 Large Catechism I:254–262 Festival Today we celebrate the Festival of The Holy Innocents, Martyrs. Threatened by the prophecies concerning a “King of the Jews”, King Herod plotted to find and kill Jesus using the Wise Men, but was thwarted in that plan when the Wise Men went back to their lands by another route. Angered and still plottin...

Readings Psalm 72 Psalm 92 Isaiah 51:17—52:12 Matthew 2:1–12 Large Catechism I:245–253 Festival Today we celebrate the Festival of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist. St. John, son of Zebedee and brother of James the Elder, was among the first disciples to be called by Jesus, and became known as “the disciple whom Jesus loved”. During Christ’s ministry, John witnessed many of Christ’s miracles, was...

Readings Psalm 34 Psalm 60 Isaiah 49:22—51:16 Matthew 1:18–25 Large Catechism I:234–244 Festival Today we celebrate the Festival of St. Stephen, Martyr. St. Stephen was one of the first seven deacons of the Church, appointed to distribute food and other necessities to the poor of the growing Christian community. In addition to such duties, the deacons also taught and preached. When some of his col...