The Priesthood Prays
A Guide for Daily Scripture Reading, Meditation and Prayer:
for the week of The Feast of Pentecost
The Week of May 19, - May 26, 2013
Readings: Genesis 11:1-9 / Acts 2:1-21 / John 14:23-31
Invocation:  In the name of the Father and of the Son + and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen
Apostles' Creed
Readings for the Week: LSB Daily Lectionary
on line : the Readings plus the Psalms for the Month or Readings plus the Psalms for the Day
Sun.  Numbers 21:10-35  / Luke 21:20-38
Mon. Numbers 22:1-20  / Luke 22:1-23
Tue. Numbers 22;21-23:3  /  Luke 22:24-46
Wed. Numbers 23:4-28  /  Luke 22:47-71
Thu.  Numbers 24:1-25  /  Luke 23:1-25
Fri.  Numbers 27:12-23  / Luke 23:26-56
Sat. Leviticus 32:1-6, 16-27   / Luke 24:1-27
IN YOUR PRAYERS FOR OUR CHURCH FAMILY AT ST. PAUL -  see "In Our Prayers" in the Sunday church Bulletin for prayer request from the congregation.
Lord's Prayer
Morning or Evening Prayer from the Catechism.
Daily Themes for Prayer:

Sun:  Pray for the joy of the resurrection among us; true and godly worship throughout the world,
and the faithful preaching and hearing of God's Word.
Mon: Pray for faith to live in the promises of Holy Baptism; your calling and daily work; the                               unemployed; the salvation and well-being of our neighbors; for government and for peace.
Tue:  Pray for deliverance against temptation; the addicted and despairing; the tortured and                             oppressed; and those struggling with besetting sins.
Wed:  Pray for marriage and family; living together under the grace of Christ according to the Word
of God; those adults who must rear their children alone; and godly schools, especially for Trinity-St. Paul
and Metro East Lutheran High School, all the schools of our Church and our seminaries.
Thu:  Pray for the Church and her pastors; for missionaries; fruitful and salutary use of the Blessed                 Sacrament of the Lord's Body and Blood.
Fri:  Pray for the preaching of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; its spread throughout the whole 
world and our community; for the persecuted. 
Sat:  Pray for faithfulness to the end; the revival of those who are withering in the faith or have
fallen away; receptive hearts for worship and study on the Lord's Day.   
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Readings for Next Sunday: May 26, 2013     Holy Trinity
Isaiah 6:1-7 / Romans 11:33-36 / John 3:1-17
Collect of the Day:
O God, on this day You once taught the hearts of Your faithful people by sending them the light of Your Holy Spirit.  Grant us in our day by the same Spirit to have a right understanding in all things and evermore to rejoice in His holy consolation;  through Jesus, Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.    Amen.
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