The Propers for The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Divine Service Setting Four – Page 203
Opening Hymn: 909 Christ is Made the Sure Foundation
Introit
Psalm 147:7-11; antiphon Psalm 145:16
You open your hand;
you satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on the lyre!
He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth;
he makes grass grow on the hills.
He gives to the beasts their food,
and to the young ravens that cry.
His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
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.
You open your hand;
you satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Collect
Heavenly Father, though we do not deserve Your goodness, still You provide for all our needs of
body and soul. Grant us Your Holy Spirit that we may acknowledge Your gifts, give thanks for all
Your benefits, and serve You in willing obedience; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord,
Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Old Testament Reading – Jeremiah 23:1-6
“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord.
[2] Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my
people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to
them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the Lord. [3] Then I will gather the
remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back
to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. [4] I will set shepherds over them who will care
for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the
Lord.
[5] “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous
Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in
the land. [6] In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name
by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
Gradual
Romans 11:33, 36
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
For from him and through him and to him are all things.
To him be glory forever. Amen.
Epistle Reading – Ephesians 2:11-22
Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by
what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— [12] remember that you
were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers
to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. [13] But now in Christ
Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. [14] For he
himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing
wall of hostility [15] by abolishing the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create
in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, [16] and might reconcile us both to
God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. [17] And he came and preached
peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. [18] For through him we both
have access in one Spirit to the Father. [19] So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but
you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, [20] built on the
foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, [21] in
whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. [22] In him
you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
The Holy Gospel – Mark 6:30-44
The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. [31] And he
said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were
coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. [32] And they went away in the boat to a
desolate place by themselves. [33] Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they
ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. [34] When he went ashore he
saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a
shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. [35] And when it grew late, his disciples
came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. [36] Send them away to
go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” [37] But
he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy
two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” [38] And he said to them, “How
many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two
fish.” [39] Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. [40] So they
sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. [41] And taking the five loaves and the two fish he
looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to
set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. [42] And they all ate and were
satisfied. [43] And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. [44] And
those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
Hymn of the Day: 644 The Church’s One Foundation
Distribution Hymns: 709 The King of Love My Shepherd is
646 Church of God, Elect and Glorious
Hymn: 748 I’m But A Stranger Here