The Praying with the Readings series strives to create Prayers of the Church (Prayers of Intercession, Prayers of the People) using classic forms and presenting the needs of God’s people in fresh ways. Prayers for each Sunday and Major Festival are composed of several petitions that reflect on the thoughts in the readings for the day.
The prayers are written for my denomination’s (WELS) version of the Revised Common Lectionary. The Gospels and Sunday themes should agree with the standard RCL readings most of the time, especially in the festival half of the year. Even if the Scriptures that are read are not all quoted in the prayers, the prayers will still be rich in biblical language.
A chart for use with older lectionaries (Christian Worship 1993, ILCW/Lutheran Book of Worship 1978 and Lutheran Worship 1982) is included.
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Praying with the Readings, Year A
Praying with the Readings, Year B
Praying with the Readings, Year C
Praying with the Readings, Historic
Praying with the Readings, Minor Festivals and Occasions
Now and Forever: Contemporary Collects
Now and Forever: Contemporary Collects has now been re-edited to be a companion to the Praying with the Readings series. The new edition now has a section with the prayers arranged for use with the Historic Lectionary. An index has suggestions for prayers to use on minor festivals and the most commonly used occasions.
Again, purchase of the print copy entitles you to download electronic files for free. Details on downloading and directions for finding passwords are in the printed copy.
Now and Forever: Contemporary Collects
The previous edition looked like the image at the left.
A Collection of Prayers 