X In Nomine Iesu Christi X
THE OPENING SENTENCES
Pastor: O Lord, open my lips,
People: and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Pastor: Make haste, O God, to deliver me.
People: Make haste to help me, O Lord.
THE GLORIA PATRI All: 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.
THE SEASONAL VERSE All: Praise to You, O Christ, Alleluia.
THE VENITE All: Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation! Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. The deep places of the earth are in His hand; the strength of the hills is His also. The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land. Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. 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.
THE PSALMODY Psalm 116:1-14 (ESV)
Pastor: I love the Lord, because He has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.
People: Because He inclined His ear to me, therefore I will call on Him as long as I live. Pastor: The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.
People: Then I called on the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
Pastor: Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is merciful.
People: The Lord preserves the simple; when I was brought low, He saved me.
Pastor: Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
People: For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling;
Pastor: I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
People: I believed, even when I spoke, “I am greatly afflicted”;
Pastor: I said in my alarm, “All mankind are liars.
” People: What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits to me?
Pastor: I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord,
People: I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all His people.
THE GLORIA PATRI All: 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.
THE CHILDREN'S SERMON
THE HYMN (Lutheran Service Book #478) All: The day of resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad, The Passover of gladness, the Passover of God. From death to life eternal, from sin’s dominion free, Our Christ has brought us over with hymns of victory. Let hearts be purged from evil that we may see aright The Lord in rays eternal of resurrection light And, list’ning to His accents, may hear, so calm and plain, His own “All hail!” and, hearing, may raise the victor strain. Now let the heav’ns be joyful, let earth her song begin, Let all the world keep triumph and all that is therein. Let all things, seen and unseen, their notes of gladness blend; For Christ the Lord has risen, our joy that has no end. All praise to God the Father, all praise to God the Son, All praise to God the Spirit, eternal Three in One! Let all the ransomed number fall down before the throne And honor, pow’r and glory ascribe to God alone!
THE FIRST READING Acts 2:14; 36-41 (ESV) Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” So those who received his Word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
THE EPISTLE 1 Peter 1:17-25 (ESV) If you call on Him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for your sake, who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding Word of God; for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the Word of the Lord remains forever.” And this Word is the Good News that was preached to you.
THE HOLY GOSPEL Luke 24:13-35 (ESV) That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him. And He said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” And He said to them, “What things?” And they said to Him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a Man who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. But we had hoped that He was the One to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, and when they did not find His body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that He was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but Him they did not see.” And He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into His glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if He were going farther, but they urged Him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So He went in to stay with them. When He was at table with them, He took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him. And He vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked to us on the road, while He opened to us the Scriptures?” And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” Then they told what had happened on the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
THE RESPONSORY
Pastor: Sing to the Lord and bless His name, Proclaim His salvation from day to day.
People: Give to the Lord all glory and strength, give Him the honor due His name. Alleluia, alleluia.
Pastor: Now Christ is risen from the dead and become the Firstfruits of them that sleep. People: Give to the Lord all glory and strength, give Him the honor due His name. Alleluia, alleluia.
Pastor: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
People: Give to the Lord all glory and strength, give Him the honor due His name. Alleluia, alleluia.
THE SERMON “Overlooking the Obvious” (Luke 24:25) THE CANTICLE
The Te Deum Laudamus All: We praise You, O God, we acknowledge You to be the Lord. All the earth now worships You, the Father Everlasting. To You all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein. To You cherubim and seraphim continually do cry: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; heaven and earth are full of the majesty of Your glory. The glorious company of the apostles praise You. The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise You. The noble army of martyrs praise You. The holy Church throughout all the world does acknowledge You: The Father of an Infinite Majesty; Your adorable, true, and only Son; also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. You are the King of Glory, O Christ; You are the everlasting Son of the Father. When You took upon Yourself to deliver man, You humbled Yourself to be born of a virgin. When You had overcome the sharpness of death, You opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You sit at the right hand of God in the glory of the Father. We believe that You will come to be our Judge. We therefore pray You to help Your servants, whom You have redeemed with Your precious blood. Make them to be numbered with Your saints in glory everlasting. O Lord, save Your people and bless Your heritage. Govern them and lift them up forever. Day by day we magnify You. And we worship Your name forever and ever. Grant, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us. O Lord, let Your mercy be upon us, as our trust is in You. O Lord, in You have I trusted; let me never be confounded.
THE LORD’S PRAYER All: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
COLLECT OF THE DAY Pastor: Let us pray: O God, through the humiliation of Your Son You raised up the fallen world. Grant to Your faithful people, rescued from the peril of everlasting death, perpetual gladness and eternal joys; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Congregation: Amen.
THE PRAYER OF THE CHURCH (after each petition:)
Pastor: Lord, in Your mercy,
People: hear our prayer. (at the end:)
People: Amen.
THE COLLECT FOR GRACE Pastor: O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, You have safely brought us to the beginning of this day. Defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doings, being ordered by Your governance, may be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
People: Amen.
THE BENEDICTION
Pastor: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit X be with you all.
People: Amen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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