October 29, 2023 The Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost

<p><em> </em><strong>Entrance Hymn #381 <em>Thy Strong Word Did Cleave the Darkness</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em>Sequence Hymn #531 <em>O Spirit of the Living God</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em>Offertory Anthem <em>Prayer for Peace (Harlan)</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em>Communion Anthem <em>Savior Teach Me Day By Day (Weidner)</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em>Post-Communion Hymn #680 <em>O God Our Help in Ages Past </em></strong></p><p><strong>THE COLLECT OF THE DAY </strong>Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. <em>Amen. </em></p><p><strong>FIRST READING <em>Leviticus 19:1-2,15-18 </em></strong>A Reading from the Book of Leviticus. The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy. You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor. You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not profit by the blood of your neighbor: I am the LORD. You shall not hate in your heart anyone of your kin; you shall reprove your neighbor, or you will incur guilt yourself. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD. <em>Reader </em>The Word of the Lord. <em>People </em>Thanks be to God. </p><p><strong>PSALM <em>Psalm 1 Beatus vir qui non abiit </em></strong>1 Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, * nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats of the scornful! 2 Their delight is in the law of the LORD, * and they meditate on his law day and night. 3 They are like trees planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, with lea