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Daily Lectionary

May 11, 2025

May 10, 2025 May 12, 2025

These daily readings from the EHV follow the one-year daily lectionary provided in Christian Worship: Hymnal, the Lutheran Service Book, and the Treasury of Daily Prayer. In this lectionary, two readings of 15-25 verses each are provided for each day. Under this plan, nearly all of the New Testament and approximately one-third of the Old Testament are read each year. These readings fit well within the daily offices of Matins, Vespers, or Compline as daily family devotions.

Leviticus 8:1-13, 30-36

The Ordination of the Priests
(Exodus 29)
81The Lord spoke to Moses: 2“Take Aaron and his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread, 3and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”
4Moses did as the Lord had commanded him. When the whole congregation had assembled at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, 5Moses said to the congregation, “This is what the Lord has commanded you to do.”
6Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
7He put the tunic on him, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, put the special vest on him, wrapped the decorated band of the vest around him, and tied the vest to him with the band. 8He placed the pouch on him and put the Urim and Thummim into the pouch. 9Then he placed the turban on his head, and he placed the gold medallion, the holy crest, on the front of the turban just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
10Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Dwelling and everything in it, to consecrate them. 11He sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times and anointed the altar with all its utensils and the basin with its pedestal, to consecrate them. 12He poured out some of the anointing oil on the head of Aaron and anointed him to consecrate him.
13Then Moses presented the sons of Aaron, clothed them with tunics, fastened a sash around them, and put small pointed turbans on them, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
30After Moses had taken some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, he sprinkled them on Aaron, on his garments, and on his sons, and on the garments of his sons as well. In this way he consecrated Aaron, his garments, his sons, and the garments of his sons as well.
31Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons: “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. You shall eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination, just as I commanded when I said,[] ‘Aaron and his sons shall eat it.’ 32What is left over from the meat and the bread you shall burn with fire. 33You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the period of your ordination is completed, because it will take seven days to ordain you. 34The Lord has commanded what has been done on this day to make atonement for you, 35while you stay at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days. You shall keep the Lord's vigil, so that you do not die, since this is what I have been commanded.” 36So Aaron and his sons did all the things that the Lord had commanded through Moses.

Luke 9:1-17

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
(Matthew 10:1-42; Mark 6:7-13)
91Jesus called the Twelve[] together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases. 2He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money; and do not take two coats.[] 4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave. 5If they do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”
6They set out and went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing everywhere.
Recalling the Death of John the Baptist
(Matthew 14:1-12; Mark 6:14-29)
7Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was quite puzzled because some said that John had risen from the dead. 8Others said that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the ancient prophets had risen. 9But Herod said, “I beheaded John, but who is this, about whom I hear such great things?” So he wanted to see him.
Jesus Feeds More Than Five Thousand
(Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; John 6:1-14)
10The apostles returned and told Jesus what they had done. He took them and withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida. 11But when the crowds found out, they followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God. He also healed those who needed healing. 12As the day began to draw to a close, the Twelve came and said to him, “Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms to find lodging and food, because we are in a deserted place here.”
13But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.”
“We have no more than five loaves and two fish,” they replied, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” 14(There were about five thousand men.)
He said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15They did so and got them all to sit down. 16Then Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke them. Then he kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17They all ate and were satisfied. And they picked up twelve basketfuls of the broken pieces that were left over.