Three-Year Lectionary
Study the appointed readings, prayers and resources for Series A, Series B and Series C through the Church Year.
October 24, 2027
See TodayProper 25
Three-Year Lectionary · Series B
- First Reading
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Jer. 31:7–9 (read in KJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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7 For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. 8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither. 9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
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- Psalm
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Psalm 126 (read in KJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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A Song of degrees.
1 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.
3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
4 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
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- Epistle
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Heb. 7:23–28 (read in KJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: 24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. 26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. 28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
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- Gospel
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Mark 10:46–52 (read in KJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. 50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. 52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
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Proper 25
Three-Year Lectionary · Series B
About this service
The Lord, Jesus Christ, Opens Our Eyes to God and Brings Us into His Presence
As He did for blind Bartimaeus, so does the Lord, Jesus Christ, have mercy upon you. With His Word of the Gospel, “he is calling you” to Himself, to “take heart,” to rise up and live by faith in His forgiveness. He opens your heart and mind to see and know God rightly in Him and to follow Him “on the way” of the cross and into life everlasting (Mark 10:49–52). “He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him,” because He is the great High Priest, who offered Himself “once for all” as a sacrifice for sins. Since He is risen from the dead and “exalted above the heavens,” He “holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever,” and “he always lives to make intercession” for His people (Heb. 7:24–27). Along with that, He gathers the children of God to Himself by the proclamation of His Gospel, even “from the farthest parts of the earth.” In mercy He calls them, by the waters of Holy Baptism, “in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,” unto life everlasting (Jer. 31:8–9).
Source: LCMS Worship, Lectionary Summaries — Three-Year Lectionary Series B (opens in a new tab). Used by permission. These pages may be reproduced for congregational use only. Commercial reproduction, or reproduction for sale of this work or any portion of this work, without the written permission of the copyright holder, is prohibited. © The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Scripture quoted in the summary is from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Introit, Gradual and Verse
- Introit
- Psalm 131
Source: LCMS Three-Year Series (B) Propers Chart (opens in a new tab). Citations only; no liturgical or Scripture text is reproduced.
Prayers of the Church
Prayers of the Church for October 27, 2024 — Responsive Form
Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.
Hear our cries and be attentive to the voice of our pleas, O Lord, for the sake of Jesus Christ, the Son of David! Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Send laborers into Your harvest, Lord, and preachers to gather Your elect from the farthest parts of the earth. Sustain all pastors and missionaries faithful in their callings. Bless our schools and teachers, our congregations and their servants. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
You have appointed us as priests in Your kingdom — not to offer dead works out of our own weakness, but to offer prayers and living sacrifices made holy, innocent and unstained by the once-for-all service of Christ, our High Priest. Make every Christian household constant in prayer and good works, since our Savior always lives to make intercession for us. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Strike down the haughty, O Lord of hosts, and every hostile voice that would rebuke the voice of faith with its cries and prayers. Uphold the protection of our nation and its leaders in honest service for the good of the people, especially that the Gospel may be preached and heard without hindrance. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Save Your people and be a father to Your Israel, the Holy Christian Church. Give courage to the hearts of all who cry to You [especially _____________]. Give them steadfast faith and be pleased to grant them recovery, that they may follow You now and into everlasting life. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Give eyes of faith to all who commune this day, that believing Christ’s promises in His testament, they would discern the true body and blood distributed here in the Sacrament and so taste and see that He is good. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
O Lord, heavenly Father, we gratefully remember the sufferings and death of Your dear Son, Jesus Christ, for our salvation. Rejoicing in His victorious resurrection from the dead, we draw strength from His ascension before You, where He ever stands for us as our own High Priest. Gather us together from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers, deliver and preserve us, for to You alone we give all glory, honor and worship, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Source: LCMS Worship, Prayers of the Church — Series B 2023–2024 (opens in a new tab). Prepared by LCMS Worship for congregational use. Used by permission. © The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Prayers of the Church for October 27, 2024 — Ektene Form
In peace, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
Confident that for the sake of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, our God will hear our cries and be attentive to the voice of our pleas, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For preachers and laborers of God’s harvest, sent to gather His elect from the farthest parts of the earth; for pastors and missionaries, that He would sustain them faithful in their callings; and for our schools and teachers, our congregations and their servants, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For every Christian household, that since our Savior always lives to make intercession for us, we would be constant in the sacrifices of prayer and good works, offered not out of our own weakness but by the holy, once-for-all service of Christ, our High Priest, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
That God would strike down every hostile and haughty opponent who would rebuke the voice of faith with its cries and prayers; and that God would uphold our nation and its leaders in honest service for the good of the people, especially that the Gospel may be heard without hindrance, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For all who cry to the Lord, [especially _____________,] that God would give steadfast faith and be pleased to grant recovery, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For all who commune this day, that with eyes of faith they would discern the true body and blood of Christ distributed in His New Testament and so taste and see that He is good, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
O Lord, heavenly Father, we gratefully remember the sufferings and death of Your dear Son, Jesus Christ, for our salvation. Rejoicing in His victorious resurrection from the dead, we draw strength from His ascension before You, where He ever stands for us as our own High Priest. Gather us together from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers, deliver and preserve us, for to You alone we give all glory, honor and worship, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Source: LCMS Worship, Prayers of the Church — Series B 2023–2024 (opens in a new tab). Prepared by LCMS Worship for congregational use. Used by permission. © The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Hymn of the Day
LSB 713 From God Can Nothing Move Me
The LCMS Hymn of the Day list appoints this hymn as the Hymn of the Day for Proper 12 (Series A), Proper 25 (Series B) and Proper 27 (Series C).
Source: LCMS Worship, Hymn of the Day — Arranged by Church Year, pp. 168, 169 (opens in a new tab). Appointment identity only. Lutheran Service Book text and LCMS study content are not reproduced.
Suggested hymns
- Entrance LSB 915 Today Your Mercy Calls Us
- Distribution LSB 620 Jesus Comes Today with Healing
- Distribution LSB 504 Father, Most Holy
- Distribution LSB 811 Oh, That I Had a Thousand Voices
- Closing LSB 842 Son of God, Eternal Savior Or
Source: LCMS Worship, Hymn Suggestions — Three-Year Lectionary Series B 2023–24 (opens in a new tab). Hymn numbers and titles only; hymn texts are not reproduced. Reproduction for individual, church or school use does not require permission. © The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.