Join us in-person or online for Holy Eucharist
Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 9:30 am
@ Bethlehem Lutheran Church
40 10th Street West, Billings
Twelfth Sunday after the Pentecost – Proper 15
Month: August 2026
Lesser Feast for August 13 – Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor, Bishop and Theologian, 1667
O God, whose days are without end, and whose mercies cannot be numbered: Make us, like your servant Jeremy Taylor, deeply aware of the shortness and uncertainty of human life; and let your Holy Spirit lead us in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lesser Fest for August 12 – Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale, Nurse, 1910
O God, who gave grace to your servant Florence Nightingale to bear your healing love into the shadow of death: Grant to all who heal the same virtues of patience, mercy, and steadfast love, that your saving health may be revealed to all; through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lesser Feast for August 11 – Clare of Assisi
Clare of Assisi, Monastic, 1253
O God, whose blessed Son became poor that we through his poverty might be rich: Deliver us from an inordinate love of this world, that we, inspired by the devotion of your servant Clare, might serve you with singleness of heart, and attain to the riches of the age to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lesser Feast for August 10 – Laurence of Rome
Laurence of Rome, Deacon and Martyr, 258
Almighty God, by whose grace and power your servant Laurence triumphed over suffering and despised death: Grant that we may be steadfast in service to the poor and outcast, and may share with him in the joys of your everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lesser Feast for August 9 – Edith Stein
Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross), Philosopher, Monastic, and Martyr, 1942
Pour out your grace upon thy church, O God; that, like your servant Edith Stein, we may always seek what is true, defend what is right, reprove what is evil, and forgive those who sin against us, even as your Son commanded; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with you and the Holy Spirit be all honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
Eleventh Sunday after the Pentecost – Proper 14
Join us in-person or online for Holy Eucharist
Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 9:30 am
@ Bethlehem Lutheran Church
40 10th Street West, Billings
Lesser Feast for August 8 – Dominic
Dominic, Priest and Friar, 1221
Almighty God, grant unto your people a hunger for your Word and an urgent longing to share your Gospel; that, like your servant Dominic, we might labor to bring the whole world to the knowledge and love of you as you are revealed in your Son Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lesser Feast for August 7 – John Mason Neale
John Mason Neale, Priest and Hymnographer, 1866
Grant, O God, that in all time of our testing we may know your presence and obey your will; that, following the example of your servant John Mason Neale, we may with integrity and courage accomplish what you give us to do, and endure what you give us to bear; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lesser Feast for August 3 – Joanna, Mary, and Salome
Joanna, Mary, and Salome, Myrrh-Bearing Women
Almighty God, who revealed the resurrection of your Son to Joanna, Mary, and Salome as they faithfully came bearing myrrh to his tomb: Grant that we too may perceive the presence of the risen Lord in the midst of pain and fear, and go forth proclaiming his resurrection; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.