LUTHERAN CHURCH - MISSOURI SYNOD
739 19th St. SE; Paris, TX 75460 903-784-3753
Fifth Sunday in Lent (Judica)
Introit Ps. 43:3-5; antiphon: IPs. 43:1-2a
Vindicate me, | O God,*
and defend my cause against an ungodly | people,
from the deceitful and unjust man de- | liver me!*
For you are the God in whom I take | refuge.
Send out your light and your truth; let them | lead me;*
let them bring me to your holy hill and to your | dwelling!
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my ex- | ceeding joy,*
and I will praise you with the lyre, O | God, my God.
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil with- | in me?*
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation | and my God.
Vindicate me, | O God,*
and defend my cause against an ungodly | people,
from the deceitful and unjust man de- | liver me!*
For you are the God in whom I take | refuge.
Collect of the Day
Almighty God, by Your great goodness mercifully look upon Your people that we may be governed and preserved evermore in body and soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Readings:
Genesis 22:1-14
Psalm 43 (antiphon: v. 5)
Hebrews 9:11-15
John 8:46-59
Gradual Ps. 143:9a, 10a; 18:48a, c
Deliver me from my enemies, | O LORD!*
Teach me to do your will, for you | are my God!
[You] delivered me from my | enemies;*
you rescued me from the man of | violence.
Tract Ps. 129:1-4
“Greatly have they afflicted me | from my youth”—*
let Israel | now say—
“Greatly have they afflicted me | from my youth,*
yet they have not prevailed a- | gainst me.
The plowers plowed up- | on my back;*
they made long their | furrows.”
The LORD is | righteous;*
he has cut the cords of the | wicked.