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Luco (Beta)
Luco: Lutheran Codex — The Holy Bible, Concordia, and other Orthodox Lutheran works for web and mobile.
Preparing for His Coming
An Advent devotional by Rev. Niels Jakob Jensen Laache, Lutheran Bishop of Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway (1884-1892).
Shall We Have a Bishop?
The Episcopate for the Lutheran Church in America by Rev. J. Kohler, D.D.
Catechism
Explanation of Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, Together with Three Supplements by Dr. Johan Michael Reu.
The Way of Salvation
The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church by Rev. G. H. Gerberding, A.M.
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Liturgical Guide
The Lutheran Pastor’s Liturgical Guide.
Constitution
The Constitution of the Independent Lutheran Diocese.
Liturgical Calendar
Liturgical Calendar for 2021-2022.
Liturgical Calendar 2021-2022 (Historic Lectionary with Psalms)
| SEASON | DATE | FESTIVAL | PERICOPES |
| Advent (Purple/Blue) | Nov 28 | 1st Sunday in Advent Ad Te Levavi | Old Testament: Jeremiah 33:14-18 Psalm: Psalm 24 Epistle: Romans 13:11-14 Gospel: Matthew 21:1-9 |
| Advent (Purple/Blue) | Dec 5 | 2nd Sunday in Advent Populus Zion | Old Testament: Micah 4:1-7 Psalm: Psalm 50:1–15 Epistle: Romans 15:4-13 Gospel: Luke 21:25-36 |
| Advent (Purple/Blue) | Dec 12 | 3rd Sunday in Advent Gaudete | Old Testament: Malachi 3:1-6 Psalm: Psalm 85 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Gospel: Matthew 11:2-10 |
| Advent (Purple/Blue) | Dec 19 | 4th Sunday in Advent Rorate Coeli | Old Testament: Isaiah 40:1-8 Psalm: Psalm 111 Epistle: Philippians 4:4-7 Gospel: John 1:19-28 |
| Christmas (White) | Dec 24 | The Nativity of Our Lord (Eve and Midnight) | Old Testament: Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm: Psalm 110:1–4 Epistle: Titus 2:11-14 Gospel: Luke 2:1-14 |
| Christmas (White) | Dec 25 | The Nativity of Our Lord (Dawn and Day) | Old Testament: Micah 5:2-4 Psalm: Psalm 80:1–7 Epistle: Titus 3:4-7 Gospel: Luke 2:15-20 |
| Christmas (White) | Dec 26 | 1st Sunday after Christmas | Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 11:1-5 Psalm: Psalm 89:1–8 Epistle: Galatians 4:1-7 Gospel: Luke 2: 33-40 |
| Christmas (Red) | Dec 26 | St. Stephen, the Martyr | Psalm: Psalm 119:137–144 Epistle: Acts 6:8-15 to 7:60 Gospel: Matthew 23:34-39 |
| Christmas (White) | Dec 31 | New Year’s Eve | Old Testament: Isaiah 63:7-18 Psalm: Psalm 90:1–12 Epistle: 1 Peter 1:22-25 Gospel: Luke 13:6-10 |
| Christmas (White) | Jan 1 | Circumcision and Name of Jesus (New Year’s Day) | Old Testament: Isaiah 55:1-13 Psalm: Psalm 8 Epistle: Galatians 3:23-29 Gospel: Luke 2:21 |
| Christmas (White) | Jan 2 | Sunday after New Year’s Day | Old Testament: Isaiah 42:1-9 Epistle: 1 Peter 4:12-19 Gospel: Matthew 2:19-23 |
| Epiphany (White) | Jan 6 | Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord | Old Testament: Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm: Psalm 24 Epistle: Isaiah 60:1-6 Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12 |
| Epiphany (White) | Jan 9 | Baptism of Our Lord | Old Testament: Isaiah 42:1-7 Psalm: Psalm 85 Epistle: Acts 19:1-7 Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17 |
| Epiphany (White) | Jan 9 | 1st Sunday After Epiphany | Old Testament: Isaiah 61:1-3 Psalm: Psalm 50:1–15 Epistle: Romans 12:1-5 Gospel: Luke 2:41-52 |
| Epiphany (Green) | Jan 16 | 2nd Sunday After Epiphany | Old Testament: Deuteronomy 18:15-19 Psalm: Psalm 67 Epistle: Romans 12:6-16 Gospel: John 2:1-11 |
| Epiphany (Green) | Jan 23 | 3rd Sunday After Epiphany | Old Testament: Jeremiah 33:6-9 Psalm: Psalm 110:1–4 Epistle: Romans 12:16-21 Gospel: Matthew 8:1-13 |
| Epiphany (Green) | Jan 30 | 4th Sunday After Epiphany | Old Testament: Isaiah 43:1-3 Psalm: Psalm 96 Epistle: Romans 13:8-10 Gospel: Matthew 8:23-27 |
| Epiphany (White) | Feb 6 | The Transfiguration of Our Lord | Old Testament: Isaiah 61:10-11 Psalm: Psalm 2 Epistle: 2 Peter 1:16-21 Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27 |
| Pre-Lent (Green) | Feb 13 | Septuagesima | Old Testament: Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm: Psalm 95:1–9 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:5 Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16 |
| Pre-Lent (Green) | Feb 20 | Sexagesima | Old Testament: Isaiah 55:10-13 Psalm: Psalm 84 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 11:19 to 12:9 Gospel: Luke 8:4-15 |
| Pre-Lent (Green) | Feb 27 | Quinquagesima | Old Testament: Isaiah 35:3-7 Psalm: Psalm 89:18–29 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Gospel: Luke 18:31-43 |
| Ash Wed (Black) | Mar 2 | Ash Wednesday | Old Testament: Joel 2:12-19 or Isaiah 59:12-21 Psalm: Psalm 51:1–13 Epistle: 2 Peter 1:2–11 Gospel: Matthew 6:16-21 |
| Lent (Purple) | Mar 6 | 1st Sunday in Lent Invocavit | Old Testament: Genesis 3:1-24 Psalm: Psalm 32 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 |
| Lent (Purple) | Mar 13 | 2nd Sunday in Lent Reminiscere | Old Testament: Isaiah 45:20-25 Psalm: Psalm 121 Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7 Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28 |
| Lent (Purple) | Mar 20 | 3rd Sunday in Lent Oculi | Old Testament: 2 Samuel 22:1-7 Psalm: Psalm 136:1–16 Epistle: Ephesians 5:1-9 Gospel: Luke 11:14-28 |
| Lent (Purple) | Mar 27 | 4th Sunday in Lent Laetare | Old Testament: Isaiah 49:8-13 Psalm: Psalm 132:8–18 Epistle: Galatians 4:21-31 Gospel: John 6:1-15 |
| Lent (Purple) | Apr 3 | 5th Sunday in Lent Judica | Old Testament: Genesis 12:1-3 Psalm: Psalm 43 Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-15 Gospel: John 8:46-59 |
| Holy Week (Purple/Red) | Apr 10 | Palm Sunday / Passion Sunday Palmarum | Old Testament: Zechariah 9:9-10 Psalm: Psalm 118:19–29 Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11 Gospel: Matthew 21:1-9 |
| Holy Week (Purple) | Apr 14 | Holy (Maundy) Thursday | Old Testament: Exodus 12:1-14 Psalm: Psalm 116:12–19 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 Gospel: John 13:1-15 |
| Holy Week (Black) | Apr 15 | Good Friday | Old Testament: Isaiah 50:6-9 Psalm: Psalm 22 or Psalm 31 Epistle: Isaiah 52:13 to 53:12 Gospel: John 18:1 to 19:42 |
| Easter (White/Gold) | Apr 17 | The Resurrection of Our Lord (Easter Sunday) | Old Testament: Isaiah 52:13-15 Psalm: Psalm 118:15–29 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 Gospel: Mark 16:1-8 |
| Easter (White) | Apr 24 | 1st Sunday after Easter Quasimodo Geniti | Old Testament: Job 19:25-27 Psalm: Psalm 33 Epistle: 1 John 5:4-10 Gospel: John 20:19-31 |
| Easter (White) | May 1 | 2nd Sunday after Easter Misericordias Domini | Old Testament: Ezekiel 34:11-16 Psalm: Psalm 23 Epistle: 1 Peter 2:21-25 Gospel: John 10:11-16 |
| Easter (White) | May 8 | 3rd Sunday after Easter Jubilate | Old Testament: Lamentations 3:18-26 Psalm: Psalm 147:1–11 Epistle: 1 Peter 2:11-20 Gospel: John 16:16-23 |
| Easter (White) | May 15 | 4th Sunday after Easter Cantate | Old Testament: Isaiah 12:1-6 Psalm: Psalm 66:1–8 Epistle: James 1:16-21 Gospel: John 16:5-15 |
| Easter (White) | May 22 | 5th Sunday after Easter Rogate | Old Testament: Jeremiah 29:11-14 Psalm: Psalm 107:1–9 Epistle: James 1:22-27 Gospel: John 16:23-30 |
| Easter (White) | May 26 | The Ascension of our Lord | Old Testament: Isaiah 57:15 Psalm: Psalm 110 Epistle: Acts 1:1-11 Gospel: Mark 16:14-20 |
| Easter (White) | May 29 | 6th Sunday after Easter Exaudi | Old Testament: Ezekiel 36:25-27 Psalm: Psalm 107:1–9 Epistle: 1 Peter 4:7-11 Gospel: John 15:26 to 16:4 |
| Pentecost (Red) | Jun 5 | The Feast of Pentecost Whitsunday | Old Testament: Joel 2:28-32 Psalm: Psalm 143 Epistle: Acts 2:1-13 Gospel: John 14:23-31 |
| Trinity (White) | Jun 12 | The Holy Trinity / Trinity Sunday Trinitas | Old Testament: Ezekiel 18:30-32 Psalm: Psalm 29 Epistle: Romans 11:33-36 Gospel: John 3:1-15 |
| Trinity (Green) | Jun 19 | 1st Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Jeremiah 9:23-24 Psalm: Psalm 33:12–22 Epistle: 1 John 4:16-21 Gospel: Luke 16:19-31 |
| Trinity (Green) | Jun 26 | 2nd Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9 Psalm: Psalm 34:12–22 Epistle: 1 John 3:13-18 Gospel: Luke 14:16-24 |
| Trinity (Green) | Jul 3 | 3rd Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Micah 7:18-20 Psalm: Psalm 103:1–13 Epistle: 1 Peter 5:6-11 Gospel: Luke 15:1-10 |
| Trinity (Green) | Jul 10 | 4th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Isaiah 58:6-12 Psalm: Psalm 138 Epistle: Romans 8:18-23 Gospel: Luke 6:36-42 |
| Trinity (Green) | Jul 17 | 5th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Jeremiah 16:14-21 Psalm: Psalm 16 Epistle: 1 Peter 3: 8-15 Gospel: Luke 5:1-11 |
| Trinity (Green) | Jul 24 | 6th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm: Psalm 19 Epistle: Romans 6:3-11 Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26 |
| Trinity (Green) | Jul 31 | 7th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:23-25 Psalm: Psalm 33:1–11 Epistle: Romans 6:19-23 Gospel: Mark 8:1-9 |
| Trinity (Green) | Aug 7 | 8th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Jeremiah 15:19-21 Psalm: Psalm 26 Epistle: Romans 8:12-17 Gospel: Matthew 7:15-23 |
| Trinity (Green) | Aug 14 | 9th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: 1 Chronicles 29:10-13 Psalm: Psalm 51:1–12 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 10:6-13 Gospel: Luke 16:1-9 |
| Trinity (Green) | Aug 21 | 10th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Jeremiah 7:1-7 Psalm: Psalm 92 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Gospel: Luke 19:41-48 |
| Trinity (Green) | Aug 28 | 11th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: 2 Samuel 22:21-29 Psalm: Psalm 50:7–23 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:1-10 Gospel: Luke 18:9-14 |
| Trinity (Green) | Sep 4 | 12th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Isaiah 29:18-19 Psalm: Psalm 146 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 3:4-11 Gospel: Mark 7:31-37 |
| Trinity (Green) | Sep 11 | 13th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Leviticus 18:1-5 Psalm: Psalm 32 Epistle: Galatians 3:15-22 Gospel: Luke 10:23-37 |
| Trinity (Green) | Sep 18 | 14th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Jeremiah 17:13-14 Psalm: Psalm 119:9–16 Epistle: Galatians 5:16-24 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 |
| Trinity (Green) | Sep 25 | 15th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Deuteronomy 6:4-7 Psalm: Psalm 146 Epistle: Galatians 5:25 to 6:10 Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34 |
| Trinity (Green) | Oct 2 | 16th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Deuteronomy 32:39-40 Psalm: Psalm 30 Epistle: Ephesians 3:13-21 Gospel: Luke 7:11-17 |
| Trinity (Green) | Oct 9 | 17th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Psalm: Psalm 2 Epistle: Ephesians 4:1-6 Gospel: Luke 14:1-11 |
| Trinity (Green) | Oct 16 | 18th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Deuteronomy 10:12-21 Psalm: Psalm 34:8–22 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 Gospel: Matthew 22:34-46 |
| Trinity (Green) | Oct 23 | 19th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Isaiah 44:21-23 Psalm: Psalm 84 Epistle: Ephesians 4:22-28 Gospel: Matthew 9:1-8 |
| Reformation (Red) | Oct 30 | Reformation Sunday | Old Testament: Chronicles 29:12-19 Psalm: Psalm 46 Epistle: Revelation 14:6-7 Gospel: Matthew 11:12-15 |
| Trinity (Green) | Oct 30 | 20th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Isaiah 65:1-2 Psalm: Psalm 27:1–9 Epistle: Ephesians 5:15-2 Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 |
| All Saint’s (White) | Nov 1 | All Saint’s Day | Epistle: Revelation 7:2-12 Psalm: Psalm 149 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 |
| Trinity (Green) | Nov 6 | 21st Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Hosea 13:14 Psalm: Psalm 8 Epistle: Ephesians 6:10-17 Gospel: John 4:46-54 |
| Trinity (Green) | Nov 13 | 22nd Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Deuteronomy 7:9-11 Psalm: Psalm 116:12–19 Epistle: Philippians 1:3-11 Gospel: Matthew 18:23-35 |
| Trinity (Green) | Nov 20 | Last Sunday of the Church Year | Isaiah 65:17-19 Psalm: Psalm 149 Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13 |
| Thanks (White) | Nov 24 | A Day of Thanksgiving | Old Testament: Lamentations 3:22-25 Epistle: 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 |
| Advent (Purple/Blue) | Nov 27 | 1st Sunday in Advent Ad Te Levavi | Old Testament: Jeremiah 33:14-18 Psalm: Psalm 24 Epistle: Romans 13:11-14 Gospel: Matthew 21:1-9 |
| Advent (Purple/Blue) | Dec 4 | 2nd Sunday in Advent Populus Zion | Old Testament: Micah 4:1-7 Psalm: Psalm 50:1–15 Epistle: Romans 15:4-13 Gospel: Luke 21:25-36 |
| Advent (Purple/Blue) | Dec 11 | 3rd Sunday in Advent Gaudete | Old Testament: Malachi 3:1-6 Psalm: Psalm 85 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Gospel: Matthew 11:2-10 |
| Advent (Purple/Blue) | Dec 18 | 4th Sunday in Advent Rorate Coeli | Old Testament: Isaiah 40:1-8 Psalm: Psalm 111 Epistle: Philippians 4:4-7 Gospel: John 1:19-28 |
| Christmas (White) | Dec 24 | The Nativity of Our Lord (Eve and Midnight) | Old Testament: Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm: Psalm 110:1–4 Epistle: Titus 2:11-14 Gospel: Luke 2:1-14 |
| Christmas (White) | Dec 25 | The Nativity of Our Lord (Dawn and Day) | Old Testament: Micah 5:2-4 Psalm: Psalm 80:1–7 Epistle: Titus 3:4-7 Gospel: Luke 2:15-20 |
| Christmas (Red) | Dec 26 | St. Stephen, the Martyr | Psalm: Psalm 119:137–144 Epistle: Acts 6:8-15 to 7:60 Gospel: Matthew 23:34-39 |
| Christmas (White) | Dec 27 | St. John, the Apostle and Evangelist | Psalm: Psalm 11 Epistle: 1 John 1:1-10 Gospel: John 21: 19-24 |
| Christmas (White) | Dec 31 | New Year’s Eve | Old Testament: Isaiah 63:7-18 Psalm: Psalm 90:1–12 Epistle: 1 Peter 1:22-25 Gospel: Luke 13:6-10 |