Priesthood Prays
A Guide for Daily Meditation
and Prayer: for Sexagesima 2007
The Order of Meditation and Prayer:  Pray and confess out loud as much from the order of meditation and prayer as you are able, or as your family size and ages dictate
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
Day        First Reading                      Second Reading
Sun.          Job 7:1-21                                              John 4:7-26
Mon.        Job 8:1-22                                             John 4:27-45
Tue.          Job 9:1-35                                            John 4:46-45
Wed.         Job 10:1-22                                          John 5:1-18
Thu.         Job 11:1-20                                           John 5:19-29
Fri.            Job 12:1-6                                             John 5:30-47
Sat.            Job 13:1-12                                           John 6:1-21
In Our Prayers: this week...see "Saint Paul's Weekly Messenger" in the Bulletin
Lord's Prayer and 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 - 
1 Samuel 16:1-13 or Isaiah 35:3-7/ 1 Corinthians 13:1-13/ Luke 18:31-43 
Collect of the Day:
O God, the strength of all who put their trust in You, mercifully grant that by Your power we may be defended against all adversity;   through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
What is Sexagesima?
Sexagesima is the second Sunday of Pre-Lent.  It's name means "60-some" days before Easter.  The readings remind us that the key to our Lenten renewal is a careful hearing and heeding of the powerful and living Word of God - a Word which always goes forth with the power to accomplish God's purposes (to give us life and salvation), but which can be rendered fruitless in our lives by inattentive hearing, by not letting it take deep root, or by letting other things (cares and riches) squeeze it out.  The church calls us to receive and welcome this implanted Word which, when really heard and heeded, truly saves our souls.
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