Ecclesiastical Calendar and Lectionaries
Saint Luke, along with many other congregations in the Lutheran Church - Canada, uses a three year lectionary of Scripture readings for each Sunday within the Church Year. In addition to the three year lectionary, there is also a daily lectionary that provides scripture readings for each day of the year. Follow the links below to get access to the lectionaries. The Church Year Calendar link takes you to a lectionary with hyperlinks to the actual sections of Scripture. The 2005-2006 Calendar will be added when it becomes available.
Online Daily Bible Readings
The links shown below will connect you with daily Scripture readings in a number of different formats. All of these use the English Standard Version (ESV) bible, a high quality, accurate and very readable new translation that was published in 2001. In November 2003 the ESV was selected as the "primary translation" in the new Lutheran hymnal and in the "agenda" for pastors that will be used by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) and Lutheran Church - Canada (LC-C), both of which are scheduled for publication in 2006.
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The One Year® Bible. The popular One Year Bible format features a reading from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs each day. Millions of people have discovered how to read through God's entire Word using The One Year Bible. This daily reading Bible divides the text into 365 sections, so you can read through the entire Bible in one unforgettable year--in as little as 15 minutes a day. In one year, you read the Old Testament, New Testament, and Proverbs once, and the Psalms twice.
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One Year Bible Reading Plan. This tract is based on the M'Cheyne reading system, featuring four different readings for use in both family and personal devotions. Each day has two passages from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament, and one from either the Psalms or the Gospels. In one year, you read the Old Testament once and the New Testament and Psalms twice.
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Through the Bible in a Year. Each day includes a reading from the Old Testament and New Testament. Starting in Genesis and Matthew, the readings continue sequentially—over the course of a year, you never read the same passage twice.
Bible Gateway
The Internet has made the Bible freely available to everyone in a variety of languages and translations, as well as in audio form. If you have difficulty reading, you can hear your favorite passages read out. One excellent site for bible research is Bible Gateway, which provides the Bible in English in 16 written and 5 audio versions.