Reformation Sunday
John 8:31-36 The Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, ‘You will be made…
Twentieth Sunday after pentecost
Luke 18:9-14 The Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. [Jesus] also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like…
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 18:1-8 The Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Grant me justice against my opponent.’ For a while he…
EighteenthSunday after Pentecost
Luke 17:11-19 The Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And…
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 17:5-10 The Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. “Who among you would say to your slave who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep…
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 16:19-31 The Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. The Rich Man and Lazarus [Jesus said] “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would…
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 16:1-13 The Holy Gospel according to Luke.Glory to you, O Lord. Then Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you cannot be my manager any…
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 15:1-10 The Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to [Jesus.] And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the…
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 14:25-33 The Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. Now large crowds were traveling with [Jesus;] and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. For…
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Luke 14:1, 7-14 The Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the Sabbath, they were watching him closely. When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the…