Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, October 27, 2024
Entrance Hymn: LBW #230 “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word”
Prayer of the day:
O God, the helper of all who call on You, have mercy on us and give us eyes of faith to see Your Son that we may follow Him on the way that leads to eternal life; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
First Reading:
Jeremiah 31:7–9
7 Thus says the Lord:
“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,
and raise shouts for the chief of the nations;
proclaim, give praise, and say,
‘O Lord, save your people,
the remnant of Israel.’
8Behold, I will bring them from the north country
and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth,
among them the blind and the lame,
the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
a great company, they shall return here.
9With weeping they shall come,
and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them walk by brooks of water,
in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for I am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is my firstborn.”
“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,
and raise shouts for the chief of the nations;
proclaim, give praise, and say,
‘O Lord, save your people,
the remnant of Israel.’
8Behold, I will bring them from the north country
and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth,
among them the blind and the lame,
the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
a great company, they shall return here.
9With weeping they shall come,
and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them walk by brooks of water,
in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for I am a father to Israel,
and Ephraim is my firstborn.”
Psalm 131; antiphon: Psalm 130:1–2
L: Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
C: O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!
L: O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high;
C: I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
L: But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother;
C: like a weaned child is my soul within me.
L: O Israel, hope in the Lord
C: from this time forth and forevermore.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
L: Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
C: O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!
C: O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!
L: O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high;
C: I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
L: But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother;
C: like a weaned child is my soul within me.
L: O Israel, hope in the Lord
C: from this time forth and forevermore.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
L: Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
C: O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!
Epistle:
Hebrews 7:23–28
23The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, 24but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. 25Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. 26For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 27He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. 28For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.
Gospel:
Mark 10:46–52
46They came to Jericho. And as [Jesus] was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 49And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.” 50And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” 52And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
Message Hymn: LBW #229 “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”
Closing Hymn: LBW #299 “Dear Christians, One and All”