The Fourth Sunday of Easter

The Fourth Sunday of Easter

Earth Day

April 22^nd

Readings from Holy Scripture

Job 14:1-17

1 Peter 2:13-25

Luke 7:11-17

Collect of the Day: Almighty God, merciful Father, since You have wakened from death the Shepherd of Your Sheep, grant us Your Holy Spirit that when we hear the voice of our Shepherd we may know him who calls us each by name and follow where He leads; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Theme for the Week  Good Shepherd Shows Up

Verse of the Week:       Luke 7:13

Daily Bible Reading List:

Mon: Job 14:1-17              Tues: Ezekiel 34:11-16                   Wed: 1 John 3:1-3

Thurs: 1 Peter 2:13-25                   Fri: Luke 7:11-17

Catechism Reading:

The Second Article: Redemption

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died and was buried.

He descended into hell.

The third day He rose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven

and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty.

From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

What does this mean?

I believe that Jesus Christ, true God,

begotten of the Father from eternity,

and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary,

is my Lord.

Who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned person,

purchased and won me from all sins,

from death, and from the power of the devil;

not with gold or silver,

but with His holy, precious blood

and with His innocent suffering and death,

that I may be His own

and live under Him in His kingdom

and serve Him

in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness,

just as He is risen from the dead, lives and reigns to all eternity.

This is most certainly true.