Appropriate Lessons from the Book of Concord for the Sundays and Festivals of the Church Year[1]

H.E. Jacobs

First Sunday in Advent

Ac, Art. VI, 39.

Sc, Part III., Art. IV., 330

Second Sunday in Advent

Ac, Art. XVII., 42.

Third Sunday in Advent

Augsburg Confession, Art. V., 38.

Apology, Chap. VIII. Art. XVI., 227 sqq.

Apology, Chap. XII., 259 sqq.

Fourth Sunday in Advent

Augsburg Confession, Art. IX., 40

Apology, Chap. IV., 161 sqq.

Smalcald Articles, Part III. Art. V., 330

Large Catechism, Part IV., 465 sqq.

Christmas

The Ecumenical Creeds, 25 sqq.

Large Catechism, Part II. Art. II., 442 sqq.

Formula of Concord, Part I., Chap. VIII., 516 sqq.

Formula of Concord, Part II. Chap. VIII., 624 sqq.

Sunday after Christmas

Apology, Chapter XIII., 281 sqq.

Circumcision of Christ

Augusburg Confession, Art. III., 38.

Sunday after New Year (Christmas II)

Formula of Concord, Comprehensive Summary, 535 sqq.

Epiphany

Apology, Chap. XVIII. Art. XVIII., 230 sq.

First Sunday after Epiphany

Large Catechism, Fourth Commandment

Second Sunday after Epiphany

Smalcald Articles, Part III. Arts. XI. And XIV, 334 sqq.

Apology, Chap. XI., 246 sqq.

Large Catechism, Sixth Commandment, 418 sqq.

Third Sunday after Epiphany

Augsburg Confession, Art. XIV., 42.

Large Catechism, Fourth Commandment, 405 sqq.

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

Augsburg Confession, Arts. VII., VIII., 39

Large Catechism, Seventh Petition, 464 sqq.

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

Septuagesima

Sexagesima

Augsburg Confession, Arts. VII. And VIII., 39.

Apology, Chap. IV., 161 sqq.

Smalcald articles, Part III. Art. XII, 334.

Quinquagesima (Esto Mihi)

Apology, Chap. II

Invocavit (Lent 1)

Augsburg Confession, Art. XXI., 46.

Large Catechism, First Commandment, 391 sqq.

Large Catechism, Sixth Petition, 462 sqq.

Reminiscere (Lent 2)

Smalcald Articles, Part III. Art. XIII., 335.

Large Catechism, Seventh Commandment, 421 sqq.

Large Catechism, Sixth Petition, 462 sqq.

Oculi (Lent 3)

Laetare (Lent 4)

Judica (Lent 5/Passion Sunday)

Formula of Concord, Art. VI., 508 sqq, 595 sqq.

Palm Sunday (Lent 6)

Augsburg Confession, Art. III, 38.

Smalcald Articles, Part II., Art. I., 312

Large Catechism, Part II., Art. II., 442. sq.

Thursday before Easter (Maundy Thursday)

Augsburg Confession, Arts. X., XXII., 40,48.

Apology, Chap. X, 243.

Smalcald Articles, Part III., Art. VI., 330.

Formula of Concord, Art. VII., 510 sqq., 600 sqq.

Good Friday

Augsburg Confession, Art. III., 38.

Apology, Chap. XII., 259 sqq.

Large Catechism., Part II. Art. II., 442. sq.

Easter

Formula of Concord, Art. IX., 522, 643.

Quasimodogeniti

Augsburg Confessions, Arts. V., XXV., 38, 53

Smalcald Articles, Part III. Arts. VXX., VIII, 331sq.

Small Catechism: Of Confession, 371 sq.

Misericordias

Augsburg Confession, Arts. XIV., XV., XXVIII., 41, 61 sqq.
Smalcald Articles, Part II. Art. IV., 318 sqq.
Smalcald Articles, Appendix, Art. III., 345 sqq.

Jubilate

Large Catechism, Third Petition, 457 sqq.

Large Catechism, Seventh Petition, 464 sqq.

Cantate

Formula of Concord, Art. V., 506 sqq., 589 sqq.

Rogate

Apology, Chap. IX., 235 sqq.
Smalcald Articles, Part II. Art. II., 316 sqq.
Small Catechism, Part III., 368 sqq.
Small Catechism, Prayers, 374 sqq.

Ascension

Augsburg Confession, Art. IX., 40.
Apology, Chap. IV. Art. IX., 173 sqq.
Smalcald Articles, Part III. Art. V., 300.

Exaudi

Smalcald Articles, Part III. Art. IX., 333.

Whitsunday

Small Catechism, Part II. Art. III, 367

Trinity Sunday

The Ecumenical Creeds, 25.
Augsburg Confession, Art. I., 37.
Apology, Chap. IV. Art. IX., 173 sq.
Smalcald Articles, Part I., 311.
Smalcald Articles, Part III. Art. V., 330.
Small Catechism, Parts II. and IV., 366 sqq, 370 sqq.

First Sunday after Trinity

Augsburg Confession, Art. XXIV., 50 sqq.
Apology, Chap. IX, 235 sqq.
Apology, Chap. XII. Art. XXIV., 277 sqq.

Second Sunday after Trinity

Augsburg Confession, Art. XIII., 41.
Apology, Chap. VII., 213 sqq.
Smalcald Articles, Part III. Art VI., 330 sq.
Small Catechism, Part V., 373 sqq.

Third Sunday after Trinity

Apology, Chap. V., 178 sqq.

Fourth Sunday after Trinity

Large Catechism, Eigth Commandment, 426 sqq.

Fifth Sunday after Trinity

Apology, Chap. VII., 213 sqq.

Smalcald Articles, Part III. Art. VI., 330 sq.

Small Catechism, Part V., 373 sq.

Sixth Sunday after Trinity

Large Catechism, Fifth Commandment, 415 sqq.

Seventh Sunday after Trinity

Augsburg Confession, Article XXVI., 54 sq.
Large Catechism, Seventh Petition, 464 sq.

Eighth Sunday after Trinity

Augsburg Confession, Art. XXVIII., 61
Smalcald Articles, Part III. Arts. XIV., XV, 335 sqq.
Formula of Concord, Art. IV., 503 sqq.
Formula of Concord, Art. XII., 582 sqq.

Ninth Sunday after Trinity

Apology, Chap. VIII., 218.
Large Catechism, Seventh Commandment, 421 sq.

Tenth Sunday after Trinity

Smalcald Articles, Part II. Art. III., 317 sq.
Formula of Concord, Art. X., 522 sqq., 643 sqq.

Eleventh Sunday after Trinity

Augsburg Confession, Arts. XI., XII., 40.

Apology, Chap. VI., 195 sqq.

Smalcald Articles, Part III. Art. III., 323 sqq.

Twelfth Sunday after Trinity

Augsburg Confession, Art. XX

Apology, Chap. VIII, Art. XX, 232 sqq.

Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity

Augsburg Confession, Arts. XVIII., XXVII., 43, 57 sq.

Apology, Chap. III., 104 sqq.

Smalcald Articles, Part III. Art. II., 322 sq.

Formula of Concord, Art. II., 496 sqq.

Formula of Concord, Art. IV., 551 sqq.

Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity

Smalcald Articles, Part III. Art. I., 321

Large Catechism, Ninth and Tenth Commandments, 432 sqq.

Formula of Concord, Art. I., 493 sqq., 539 sqq.

Large Catechism, Apostles’ Creed, Article II (#27-30)

Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

Large Catechism, Part II. Art. I., 439 sqq.

Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

Large Catechism, Part II. Art. III., 443 sqq.

Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity

Large Catechism, Third Commandment, 401 sqq.

Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity

Small Catechism, Part II., 364 sqq.

Formula of Concord, Art. V., 506 sqq., 589 sqq.

Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity

Augsburg Confession, Art., IV., 38.

Formula of Concord, Art. III., 500 sqq., 570 sqq.

Twentieth Sunday after Trinity

Formula of Concord,

Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity

Large Catechism,

Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity

Large Catechism,

Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity

Smalcald Articles

Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity

Formula of Concord,

Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity

Smalcald Articles

Twenty-sixth Sunday after Trinity

Apology,

Large Catechism,

[1] Henry E. Jacobs, The Book of Concord; or, The Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with Historical Introduction, Notes, Appendices and Indices (Decatur, The Johann Gerhard Institute, vol. 2), 391-393.