Readings for Sunday – 1/19/25

The Second Sunday after Epiphany

THE COLLECT
Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant
that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the
radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshiped, and obeyed to the
ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit
lives and reigns, one God, now and forever. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT: Isaiah 62:1-5
For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until
her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch. The
nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be
called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. You shall be a crown of
beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. You
shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate;
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord
delights in you, and your land shall be married. For as a young man marries a
young woman, so shall your builder marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over
the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God

PSALM: Psalm 36:5–10
5 Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, *
and your faithfulness to the clouds.
6 Your righteousness is like the strong mountains, your justice like the great deep *
you save both man and beast, O Lord.
7 How priceless is your love, O God! *
your people take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
8 They feast upon the abundance of your house; *
you give them drink from the river of your delights.
9 For with you is the well of life, *
and in your light, we see light.
10 Continue your loving-kindness to those who know you, *
and your favor to those who are true of heart.

EPISTLE 1 Corinthians 12:1–11
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be
uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led
astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore, I want you to understand that
no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no
one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties
of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same
Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates
all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the
common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and
to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another
faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another
the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of
spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of
tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each
one individually just as the Spirit chooses.
Reader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God

THE GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ according to:
John 2:1–11
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of
Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”
And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My
hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells
you.” Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of
purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, “Fill the
jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, “Now
draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.” So, they took it. When the
steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came
from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called
the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then
the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the
good wine until now.” Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee,
and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
Reader: The Gospel of the Lord People: Praise to you, Lord Christ