Reformation devotions, December 1517+500 (homologoumena, part 8 of 8)

Morning prayer

In the morning, when you rise, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray Thee to keep me this day also from sin and all evil, that all my doings and life may please Thee. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

As time allows, read a passage from the schedule found below or a reading from the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to your work with joy, singing a hymn, as the Ten Commandments, or what your devotion may suggest.

Evening prayer

In the evening, when you go to bed, you shall bless yourself with the holy cross and say:

In the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may, in addition, say this little prayer:

I thank Thee, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Thy dear Son, that Thou hast graciously kept me this day, and I pray Thee to forgive me all my sins, where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Thy hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Thy holy angel be with me, that the Wicked Foe may have no power over me. Amen.

Next, consider reading a passage from the schedule or a passage from the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Then go to sleep promptly and cheerfully.

Schedule of readings in December

December

1

Acts 1:1-11 1:12-26

December

2

Acts 2:1-13 2:14-47

December

3

Acts 3:1-10 3:11-26

December

4

Acts 4:1-12 4:13-37

December

5

Acts 5:1-16 5:17-42

December

6

Acts 6:1-15 7:1-53

December

7

Acts 7:54-60 8:1-24

December

8

Acts 8:25-40 9:1-19

December

9

Acts 9:20-42 10:1-23

December

10

Acts 10:24-48 11:1-18

December

11

Acts 11:19-29 12:1-19

December

12

Acts 12:20-25 13:1-43

December

13

Acts 13:44-52 14:1-28

December

14

Acts 15:1-12 15:13-35

December

15

Acts 16:1-13 16:14-40

December

16

Acts 17:1-15 17:16-34

December

17

Acts 18:1-17 18:18-28

December

18

Acts 19:1-10 19:11-41

December

19

Acts 20:1-16 20:17-38

December

20

Acts 21:1-14 21:15-40

December

21

Acts 22:1-21 22:22-30

December

22

Acts 23:1-11 23:12-35

December

23

Acts 24:1-9 24:10-27

December

24

Acts 25:1-12 25:13-27

December

25

Acts 26:1-23 26:24-32

December

26

Acts 27:1-13 27:14-44

December

27

Acts 28:1-10 28:11-31

December

28

Psalm 103 4

December

29

Psalm 130 8

December

30

Psalm 4 91

December

31

Psalm 7 104

About these devotions

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