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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 2022-2023.
Liturgical Calendar 2022-2023 (Historic Lectionary with Psalms)
| SEASON | DATE | FESTIVAL | PERICOPES |
| 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 (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 |
| Stephen (Red) | Dec 26 | St. Stephen, the Martyr | Psalm: Psalm 119:137-144 Epistle: Acts 6:8-7:60 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 1 | Sunday after New Year’s Day | Old Testament: Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm: Psalm 8 Epistle: 1 Peter 4:12-19 Gospel: Matthew 2:19-23 |
| Epiphany (White) | Jan 6 | 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 8 | The 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 8 | 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 15 | 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 22 | 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 (White) | Feb 29 | The Transfiguration of our Lord | Old Testament: Isaiah 61:10-11 Psalm: Psalm 2 Epistle: 2 Peter 1:16-21 Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9 |
| Pre-Lent (Green) | Feb 5 | 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 12 | Sexagesima | Old Testament: Isaiah 55:10-13 Psalm: Psalm 84 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 11:19-12:9 Gospel: Luke 8:4-15 |
| Pre-Lent (Green) | Feb 19 | 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) | Feb 22 | Ash Wednesday | Old Testament: Joel 2:12-19 Psalm: Psalm 51:1-13 Epistle: 2 Peter 1:2-11 Gospel: Matthew 6:16-21 |
| Lent (Purple) | Feb 26 | 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 5 | 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 12 | 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 19 | 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) | Mar 26 | 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 2 | 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 6 | 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 7 | Good Friday | Old Testament: Isaiah 50:6-9 Psalm: Psalm 22 Epistle: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Gospel: John 18:1-19:42 |
| Easter (White/Gold) | Apr 9 | 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 16 | 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) | Apr 23 | 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) | Apr 30 | 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 7 | 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 14 | 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 14 | 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 21 | 6th Sunday after Easter Exaudi | Old Testament: Ezekiel 36:25-27 Psalm: Psalm 107:1-9 Epistle: 1 Peter 4:7-11 Gospel: John 15:26-16:4 |
| Pentecost (Red) | May 28 | 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 4 | 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 11 | 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 |
| Barnabas (Red) | Jun 11 | St. Barnabas, Apostle | Old Testament: Isaiah 42:5-12 Psalm: Psalm 112 Epistle: Acts 11:19-30; 13-1-3 Gospel: Mark 6:7-13 |
| Trinity (Green) | Jun 18 | 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) | Jun 25 | 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 |
| Visitation (White) | Jul 2 | The Visitation | Old Testament: Isaiah 11:1-5 Psalm: Psalm 138 Gospel: Luke 1:39-56 |
| Trinity (Green) | Jul 2 | 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 9 | 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 16 | 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 23 | 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) | Jul 30 | 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 6 | 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 13 | 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 20 | 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) | Aug 27 | 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 3 | 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 10 | 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 17 | 15th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Deuteronomy 6:4-7 Psalm: Psalm 146 Epistle: Galatians 5:25-6:10 Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34 |
| Trinity (Green) | Sep 24 | 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 1 | 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 8 | 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 15 | 19th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Isaiah 44:21-23 Psalm: Psalm 84 Epistle: Ephesians 4:22-28 Gospel: Matthew 9:1-8 |
| Trinity (Green) | Oct 22 | 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 |
| Reformation (Red) | Oct 29 | Reformation Sunday | Old Testament: 2 Chronicles 29:12-19 Psalm: Psalm 46 Epistle: Revelation 14:6-7 Gospel: Matthew 11:12-15 |
| Trinity (Green) | Oct 29 | 21st Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Hosea 13:14 Psalm: Psalm 8 Epistle: Ephesians 6:10-17 Gospel: John 4:46-54 |
| All Saints’ (White) | Nov 5 | All Saints’ Day | Epistle: Revelation 7:2-12 Psalm: Psalm 149 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 |
| Trinity (Green) | Nov 5 | 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 12 | 23rd Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Isaiah 32:1-8 Psalm: Psalm 111 Epistle: Philippians 3:17-21 Gospel: Matthew 22:15-22 |
| Trinity (Green) | Nov 19 | 24th Sunday after Trinity | Old Testament: Isaiah 51:9-16 Psalm: Psalm 126 Epistle: Colossians 1:9-14 Gospel: Matthew 9:18-26 |
| Thanksgiving (White) | Nov 23 | A day of thanksgiving | Old Testament: Lamentations 3:22-25 Epistle: 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 |
| Last Day (Green) | Nov 20 | Last Sunday of the Church Year | Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17-19 Psalm: Psalm 149 Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13 |
| Advent (Purple/Blue) | Dec 3 | 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 10 | 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 17 | 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 24 | 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 6:8-7:60 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 |
| Christmas (White) | Dec 31 | 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 |