The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament: Judges 4:1-7
Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11
Holy Gospel: Matthew 25:14–30

Collect of the Day
Almighty and ever-living God, You have given exceedingly great and precious promises to those who trust in You. Dispel from us the works of darkness and grant us to live in the light of Your Son, Jesus Christ, that our faith may never be found wanting; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament Reading: Amos 5:18–24
Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18
Holy Gospel: Matthew 25:1–13

Collect of the Day
Lord God, heavenly Father, send forth Your Son to lead home His bride, the Church, that with all the company of the redeemed we may finally enter into His eternal wedding feast; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 45:1–7
Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10
Holy Gospel: Matthew 22:15–22

Collect of the Day
O God, the protector of all who trust in You, have mercy on us that with You as our ruler and guide we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 25:6–9
Epistle: Philippians 4:4–13
Holy Gospel: Matthew 22:1–14

Collect of the Day
Almighty God, You invite us to trust in You for our salvation. Deal with us not in the severity of Your judgment but by the greatness of Your mercy; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 5:1–7
Epistle: Philippians 3:4b–14
Holy Gospel: Matthew 21:33–46

Collect of the Day
Gracious God, You gave Your Son into the hands of sinful men who killed Him. Forgive us when we reject Your unfailing love, and grant us the fullness of Your salvation; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament Reading: Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32
Epistle: Philippians 2:1–4, 14–18
Holy Gospel: Matthew 21:23–27

Collect of the Day
Almighty God, You exalted Your Son to the place of all honor and authority. Enlighten our minds by Your Holy Spirit that, confessing Jesus as Lord, we may be led into all truth; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament Reading: Genesis 50:15–21
Epistle: Romans 14:1–12
Holy Gospel: Matthew 18:21–35

Collect of the Day
O God, our refuge and strength, the author of all godliness, hear the devout prayers of Your Church, especially in times of persecution, and grant that what we ask in faith we may obtain; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Old Testament: Ezekiel 33:7–9
Epistle: Romans 13:1–10
Holy Gospel: Matthew 18:1–20

Collect of the Day
O God, from whom all good proceeds, grant to us, Your humble servants, Your holy inspiration, that we may set our minds on the things that are right and, by Your merciful guiding, accomplish them; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.