Saint Luke

Ecclesiasticus 38:1-14

Psalm 147:1-11

1 Praise the LORD, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God;*
  indeed, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful.

2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem,*
  and gathers together the outcasts of Israel.

3 He heals those who are broken in heart,*
  and binds up their wounds.

4 He counts the number of the stars,*
  and calls them all by their names.

5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power;*
  indeed, his wisdom is infinite.

6 The LORD lifts up the meek,*
  and brings the ungodly down to the ground.

7 O sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving;*
  sing praises with the harp unto our God,

8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, and prepares rain for the earth,*
  and makes the grass to grow upon the mountains, and plants for the use of men,

9 Who gives food to the cattle*
  and feeds the young ravens that call upon him.

10 He has no pleasure in the strength of a horse;*
  neither does he delight in any man’s strength.

11 But the LORD’s delight is in those who fear him*
  and put their trust in his mercy.

2 Timothy 4:1-13

4:1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 5 As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

9 Do your best to come to me soon. 10 For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. 11 Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. 12 Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. 13 When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments.

Luke 4:14-21

14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

18   “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
  He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and recovering of sight to the blind,
    to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19   to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”