Fourth Sunday of Easter - April 30
O God, whose Son Jesus is the good shepherd of your people: Grant that when we hear his voice we may know him who calls us each by name, and follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Daily Office Readings
Sunday - 30: Ps 144, Deut 1, Luke 2:1-21 • Ps 145, Job 29, Jas 3
Monday - 1: Ps 146, Deut 2, Luke 2:22-end • Ps 147, Jas 4, John 1:43-end
Tuesday - 2: Ps 148, Deut 3, Luke 3:1-22 • Ps 149, 150, Job 30, Jas 5
Wednesday - 3: Ps 1, 2, Deut 4, Luke 3:23-end • Ps 3, 4, Job 31, 1 Pet 1:1-21
Thursday - 4: Ps 5, 6, Deut 5, Luke 4:1-30 • Ps 7, Job 32, 1 Pet 1:22–2:10
Friday - 5: Ps 9, Deut 6, Luke 4:31-end • Ps 10, Job 33, 1 Pet 2:11–3:7
Saturday - 6: Ps 8, 11, Deut 7, Luke 5:1-16 • Ps 15, 16, Job 34, 1 Pet 3:8–4:6
Sunday - 7: Ps 12, 13, 14, Deut 8, Luke 5:17-end • Ps 17, Job 35, 1 Pet 4:7-end
The Daily Office Readings come to us from the BCP, 2019 edition. Anglican tradition affirms that the apocryphal texts are useful for encouragement and devotion but not the setting of doctrine.