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Readings Psalm 66 Proverbs 14:1–27 John 15:1–11 Small Catechism, Table of Duties V–XIII Commemoration Today we commemorate Elisha. Son of Shaphat from the tribe of Issachar, Elisha was the prophet of God to the Northern Kingdom of Israel for decades. A vocal opponent of Baal worship, Elisha, unlike his predecessor and mentor, Elijah, played an active role in political affairs. In the course of his...

Readings Psalm 68 Psalm 85 Proverbs 13:1–25 John 14:18–31 Small Catechism, Table of Duties I-IV Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Psalm 37 Psalm 101 Proverbs 10:1–23 John 14:1–17 Small Catechism, Morning & Evening Prayer and Asking a Blessing & Returning Thanks Commemoration Today we commemorate the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. Convoked in AD 325 by Roman Emperor Constantine, the Council of Nicaea ruled against the Arians, who taught that Jesus was not the eternal Son of God, but was a created being. The ch...

Readings Psalm 34 Psalm 109 Proverbs 9:1–18 John 13:21–38 Small Catechism, VI Festival Today we celebrate the Festival of St. Barnabas, Apostle. A Levite from Cyprus, Barnabas sold some land that he owned and donated the proceeds to the early Christian community in Jerusalem. Sent to oversee the Church in Antioch, Barnabas retrieved Paul from Tarsus and accompanied him back to Antioch, and from th...

Readings Psalm 116 Psalm 132 Proverbs 8:22–36 John 13:1–20 Small Catechism, V Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Psalm 77 Psalm 106 Proverbs 8:1–21 John 12:36b–50 Small Catechism, IV Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Psalm 36 Psalm 44 Proverbs 5:1–23 John 12:20–36a Small Catechism, III Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Psalm 119:9–16 Psalm 118 Proverbs 4:1–27 John 12:1–19 Small Catechism, II Podcast Overcast Apple Podcasts Spotify

Readings Psalm 72 Psalm 63 Proverbs 1:1–33 John 11:1–37 Small Catechism, Preface, 1–27 Commemoration Today we commemorate Boniface of Mainz, Missionary to the Germans . Born in England, educated as a monk, and ordained a presbyter, Boniface decided to become a missionary. Granted a papal commission in AD 719, Boniface set to work planting, organizing, and reforming churches in Hesse, Thuringia, an...

Genesis 12:1–9 Psalm 121 Romans 4:1–8,13–17 John 3:1–17 Abram was called forth from Ur of the Chaldeans; he was called to leave his country, his kindred, and his father’s house; he was called to sojourn in a land he would never own, except for a small plot of land with a cave — a cave in which he would bury his wife, and in which his children would later bury him. And what did he find in this land...