Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church 929 East Milton Street, South Bend (574) 287 4151 emmaus24.org Rev. Dr. Richard Stuckwisch, Pastor Rev. David A. Seyboldt, Assistant Pastor Z DAILY CATECHESIS ON THE WAY Z TO AND FROM EMMAUS WITH JESUS Z THE SECOND WEEK OF CHRISTMAS TIDE Z They were continually devoting themselves to the Apostolic Doctrine and to the Communion, to the Breaking of the Bread, and to the Prayers. (Acts of the Apostles 2:42) Z Z Z
The Second Week of Christmas Tide 29 Dec 2013 4 Jan 2014 This Week in the Church Year Having celebrated the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord, the Twelve Days of Christmas continue into the first week of the secular New Year. On New Year s Day in particular, the Eighth Day of Christmas, we celebrate the Feast of the Name & Circumcision of Jesus. In this we rejoice that the Word has become Flesh, that God has become Man, in order to reveal Himself to us, and to rescue us from the condemnation of the Law, from sin, death, the devil and hell. His Name declares the purpose of His coming in the flesh; for Jesus is Yahweh, the Savior, who comes to save His people from their sins. Emphasis: The Lord Jesus Is Yahweh in the Flesh to Save Us The Order of Daily Catechesis in Word and Prayer Pray and confess out loud as much from the order of daily catechesis as you and your family are able. Learn by heart the verse, catechism, and hymn of the week. [The Opening Versicles and Psalmody]: O Lord, open my lips. And my mouth will declare Your praise. Make haste, O God, to deliver me. Make haste to help me, O Lord. 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. Psalm 111 (and/or one or more of the appointed Psalms listed below) Psalms Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Morning 96, 150 93, 145 98, 146 97, 147:1 11 48, 147:12 20 112, 148 103, 149 Evening 132, 97 89, 48 45, 96 99, 8 45, 29 107, 15 93, 97 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.
The Verse: St. Luke 2:30, 32 My eyes have seen Your salvation: A Light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel. Readings for the Second Week of Christmas Tide: Sunday, 29 December 2013 (King David, Patriarch and Prophet) Isaiah 55:1 13; St. Luke 1:1 25 Monday, 30 December 2013 Isaiah 58:1 59:3, 14 21; St. Luke 1:26 38 Tuesday, 31 December 2013 Isaiah 60:1 22; St. Luke 1:39 56 Wed sday, 1 Jan 2014 (The Feast of the Name & Circumcision of Jesus) Isaiah 61:1 11; St. Luke 1:57 80 (Numbers 6:22 27; Galatians 3:23 29; and St. Luke 2:21) Thursday, 2 January 2014 (J. K. Wilhelm Löhe, Pastor) Isaiah 62:1 12; St. Luke 2:1 20 Friday, 3 January 2014 Isaiah 63:1 14; St. Luke 2:21 40 Saturday, 4 January 2014 Isaiah 63:15 65:2; St. Luke 2:41 52 O Lord, have mercy on us. Thanks be to God.
The Catechism: The Introduction to the Our Father What is the Introduction to the Our Father? Our Father Who art in heaven. What does this mean? With these words God tenderly invites us to believe that He is our true Father and that we are His true children, so that with all boldness and confidence we may ask Him as dear children ask their dear father. The Hymns of the Week LET ALL TOGETHER PRAISE OUR GOD LSB #389 [Daily Prayer: Invocation, Apostles Creed, Kyrie Eleison, and the Our Father]: In the Name Z of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. 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. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and Z the life everlasting. Amen. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father Who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory forever & ever. Amen. [The Collects of the Week]: Collect for the Second Week of Christmas Tide: O God, our Maker and Redeemer, You wonderfully created us and in the Incarnation of Your Son yet more wondrously restored our human nature. Grant that we may ever be alive in Him who made Himself to be like us; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. (Amen) (Tuesday, 31 December) Collect for New Year s Eve Eternal God, we commit to Your mercy and forgiveness the year now ending and commend to Your blessing and love the times yet to come. In the new year, abide among us with Your Holy Spirit that we may always trust in the saving name of our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. (Amen) (Wednesday, 1 January) Collect for the Feast of the Name & Circumcision of Jesus Lord God, You made Your beloved Son, our Savior, subject to the Law and caused Him to shed His blood on our behalf. Grant us the true circumcision of the Spirit that our hearts may be made pure from all sin; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. (Amen) Daily Themes for Intercessory Prayer: Sunday: For the joy of the Resurrection; for the faithful preaching and hearing of God s Word; for the fruit of faith nourished by the Word and Sacraments. Monday: For faith to live in the promises of Holy Baptism; for vocations and daily work; for the unemployed; for the salvation and well-being of our neighbors; for Resurrection Lutheran Academy and other schools, our home schools, our colleges and seminaries; for good government and peace. Tuesday: For deliverance against temptation and evil; for the addicted and despairing; for the tortured and oppressed; for those struggling with sin. Wednesday: For marriage and family, that husbands and wives, parents and children live in ordered harmony according to the Word of God; for parents who must rear their children alone; for our communities and neighborhoods.
Thursday: Friday: Saturday: For the Church and her pastors; for missionaries, teachers, deaconesses, and other servants of Christ and His Church; for the fruitful and salutary use of the blessed Sacrament of the Lord s Body and Blood. For the preaching of the holy cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; for its spread throughout the whole world; for the persecuted; for the sick and dying. For faithfulness to the end; for the renewal of those who are withering in the faith or have fallen away; for pastors as they prepare to administer Christ s holy gifts; for receptive hearts and minds on the Lord s Day. In our Prayers this Week at Emmaus: Elizabeth & Shawn McGrath, as they are expecting a baby this coming year; Caroline Hart & Nathan Maichell, as they are married in St. Louis on the 30th; RLA teacher Mary Ann Moore, along with her husband Richard and family, upon the death of their niece, Becky Sue Hupp, this past Sunday evening; Rosemary (neé Wiese) Collingwood, as she is struggling with failing health; Donna Streufert, who is struggling to recover her strength following illness; Rev. Michael Barnes, as he is installed at St. Peter, Warsaw, this Saturday; and Members of our congregations, as well as friends and extended family, as they travel to and fro in this holiday season, that the Lord would guard them by His holy angels; and in particular, the students traveling to and from their homes. [The Daily Morning or Evening Prayer, the Benedicamus, and the Benediction]: (Morning): We thank You, Lord God, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept us this night from all harm and danger; and we pray that You would keep us this day also from sin and every evil, that all our doings and life may please You; for into Your hands we commend ourselves, our bodies and souls and all things; let Your holy Angel be with us, that the wicked foe may have no power over us. Amen. (Evening): We thank You, Lord God, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept us this day from all harm and danger; and we pray that You would forgive us all our sins, wherever we have done wrong, and graciously keep us this night; for into Your hands we commend ourselves, our bodies and souls and all things; let Your holy Angel be with us, that the wicked foe may have no power over us. Amen. Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Love of God and the Communion of the Holy Spirit Z be with us all. Amen.
Commemoration of King David Sunday, 29 December David, the greatest of Israel s kings, ruled from about 1010 to 970 B.C. The events of his life are found in First Samuel 16 through First Kings 2 and in First Chronicles 10 29. David was also gifted musically. He was skilled in playing the lyre and authored no less than 73 psalms, including the beloved Psalm 23. His public and private character displayed a mixture of good (for example, his defeat of the giant Goliath, 1 Samuel 17) and evil (as in his adultery with Uriah s wife, followed by his murder of Uriah, 2 Samuel 11). David s greatness lay in his fierce loyalty to God as Israel s military and political leader, coupled with his willingness to acknowledge his sins and ask for God s forgiveness (2 Samuel 12; see also Psalm 51). It was under David s leadership that the people of Israel were united into a single nation with Jerusalem as its capital city. Commemoration of J. K. Wilhelm Löhe, Lutheran Pastor Thursday, 2 January Although he never left Germany, Johannes Konrad Wilhelm Löhe, born in Fuerth in 1808, had a profound impact on the development of Lutheranism in North America. Serving as pastor in the Bavarian village of Neuendettelsau, he recognized the need for workers in developing lands and assisted in training emergency helpers to be sent as missionary pastors to North America, Brazil, and Australia. A number of the men he sent to the United States became founders of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Through his financial support, a theological seminary was established in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and a teachers institute in Saginaw, Michigan. In continuity with his zealous missionary efforts, Löhe was also known for his confessional integrity and his fervent interest in liturgical studies (and practice), as well as catechesis in the church, school and home. His devotion to works of Christian charity led to the establishment of a deaconess training house and homes for the aged. Let each his lesson learn with care, and all the household well shall fare. Looking forward to the Second Sunday after Christmas 5 January 2014 Hymns: LSB #376 LSB #382 LSB #385 LSB #402 LSB #410 LSB #530 LSB #862 LSB #863 Once in Royal David s City We Praise You, Jesus, at Your Birth From East to West, from Shore to Shore The Only Son from Heaven Within the Father s House No Temple Now, No Gift of Price Oh, Blest the House, Whate er Befall Our Father, by Whose Name 1 Kings 3:4 15: The young King Solomon prays for wisdom & discernment. Ephesians 1:3 14: God the Father predestined us for salvation in Christ Jesus. St. Luke 2:40 52: The 12-year-old Jesus remains in the Jerusalem Temple.