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Reformation Day

Introit

Ps 34:1-2, 11, 22; A: Ps 119:46
I will speak of your testimonies before kings, | [O Lord,]*
             and shall not be | put to shame.
I will bless the Lord at | all times;*
             his praise shall continually be | in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast | in the Lord;*
             let the humble hear | and be glad.
Come, O children, lis- | ten to me;*
             I will teach you the fear | of the Lord.
The Lord redeems the life of his | servants;*
             none of those who take refuge in him will | be condemned.
Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*
             and to the Holy | Spirit;
as it was in the be- | ginning,*
             is now, and will be forever. | Amen.
I will speak of your testimonies before kings, | [O Lord,]*
             and shall not be | put to shame.

Collect

Almighty and gracious Lord, pour out Your Holy Spirit on Your faithful people. Keep us steadfast in Your grace and truth, protect and deliver us in times of temptation, defend us against all enemies, and grant to Your Church Your saving peace; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Revelation 14:6-7

⁶Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. ⁷ And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”

Gradual

Ps. 48:1a, 12–14a
Great is the Lord and greatly | to be praised*
             in the city | of our God!
Walk about Zion, go around her, number her | towers,*
             consider well her ramparts, go through her | citadels,
that you may tell the next gener- | ation*
             that this is God, our God forever and | ever.

Romans 3:19-28

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. ²⁰ For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
²¹ But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— ²² the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: ²³ for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴ and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ²⁵ whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. ²⁶ It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
²⁷ Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. ²⁸ For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

Verse

Luke 12:32
Alleluia. Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Alleluia.

John 8:31-36

³¹ So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, ³² and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” ³³ They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
³⁴  Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. ³⁵ The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. ³⁶ So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

OR Matthew 11:12-19

¹² From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. ¹³ For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John, ¹⁴ and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come. ¹⁵ He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
¹⁶ “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,
¹⁷ “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
¹⁸ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ ¹⁹ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”