The Second Sunday in Advent

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 40:1–11
Epistle: 2 Peter 3:8–14
Holy Gospel: Mark 1:1–8

Collect of the Day
Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the way of Your only-begotten Son, that by His coming we may be enabled to serve You with pure minds; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The First Sunday in Advent

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 64:1–9
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:3–9
Holy Gospel: Mark 11:1–10

Collect of the Day
Stir up Your power, O Lord, and come, that by Your protection we may be rescued from the threatening perils of our sins and saved by Your mighty deliverance; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament: Judges 4:1-7
Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11
Holy Gospel: Matthew 25:14–30

Collect of the Day
Almighty and ever-living God, You have given exceedingly great and precious promises to those who trust in You. Dispel from us the works of darkness and grant us to live in the light of Your Son, Jesus Christ, that our faith may never be found wanting; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament Reading: Amos 5:18–24
Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18
Holy Gospel: Matthew 25:1–13

Collect of the Day
Lord God, heavenly Father, send forth Your Son to lead home His bride, the Church, that with all the company of the redeemed we may finally enter into His eternal wedding feast; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 45:1–7
Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10
Holy Gospel: Matthew 22:15–22

Collect of the Day
O God, the protector of all who trust in You, have mercy on us that with You as our ruler and guide we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 25:6–9
Epistle: Philippians 4:4–13
Holy Gospel: Matthew 22:1–14

Collect of the Day
Almighty God, You invite us to trust in You for our salvation. Deal with us not in the severity of Your judgment but by the greatness of Your mercy; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 5:1–7
Epistle: Philippians 3:4b–14
Holy Gospel: Matthew 21:33–46

Collect of the Day
Gracious God, You gave Your Son into the hands of sinful men who killed Him. Forgive us when we reject Your unfailing love, and grant us the fullness of Your salvation; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament Reading: Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32
Epistle: Philippians 2:1–4, 14–18
Holy Gospel: Matthew 21:23–27

Collect of the Day
Almighty God, You exalted Your Son to the place of all honor and authority. Enlighten our minds by Your Holy Spirit that, confessing Jesus as Lord, we may be led into all truth; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.