Septuagesima

Collect of the Day:

O Lord, graciously hear the prayers of Your people that we who justly suffer the consequence of our sin may be mercifully delivered by Your goodness to the glory of Your name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.

The Old Testament Reading:  Exodus 17:1-7

The Gradual (Ps. 9:9-10, 18-19a):

The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
Arise, O Lord!  Let not man prevail.

The Epistle:  1 Corinthians 9:24-10:5

The Tract (replaces the Alleluia):  Ps. 130:1-4:

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!  O Lord, hear my voice!  Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!  If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?  But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feard.

The Holy Gospel:  Matthew 20:1-16 (Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard)

The Hymn of the Day:  LSB 555 "Salvation Unto Us Has Come"