LCMS Worship — May-June 2025 resources

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod produces monthly worship planning resources, including Three-Year Series prayers, One-Year Series prayers, lectionary summaries, hymn suggestions and more.

Featured Resources

2025–26 Church Year calendars — Scripture readings for the Three-Year Series (A) and One-Year Series

Confess the Athanasian Creed — The creed may be recited or sung on Trinity Sunday

2024 Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music — Keynote presentation videos

Prayers of the Church

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod provides prayers for congregations to use in worship services. Both responsive and ektene prayer forms are provided for most days.

Three-Year Series C — 2024–25

May 4 — Third Sunday of Easter

May 11 — Fourth Sunday of Easter

May 18 — Fifth Sunday of Easter

May 25 — Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 29 — The Ascension of Our Lord

May 31 — The Visitation

June 1 — Seventh Sunday of Easter

June 8 — The Day of Pentecost

June 15 — The Holy Trinity

June 22 — Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7)

June 29 — Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8)

June 29 — St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles

Archives

One-Year Series — 2024–25

May 4 — Third Sunday of Easter (Misericordias Domini)

May 11 — Fourth Sunday of Easter (Jubilate)

May 18 — Fifth Sunday of Easter (Cantate)

May 18 — Fifth Sunday of Easter (Cantate)

May 25 — Sixth Sunday of Easter (Rogate)

May 29 — The Ascension of Our Lord

June 1 — Seventh Sunday of Easter (Exaudi)

June 8 — The Day of Pentecost

June 15 — The Holy Trinity

June 22 — First Sunday after Trinity

June 29 — Second Sunday after Trinity

June 29 — St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles

Archives

Church Year

The Church Year calendar is organized into three sections: Sundays and seasons, feasts and festivals, and commemorations. The seasons of the Church Year are marked by certain liturgical colors.

Lectionary Series

Scripture readings are arranged according to the church’s calendar and are intended to be read at weekly gatherings of God’s people.

Three-Year Series calendars — 2024–25 and 2025–26

Historic One-Year Series calendars — 2024–25 and 2025–26

Daily Lectionary

Collect of the Day

Lectionary Summaries

Synopses of Three-Year Series and One-Year Series readings are designed for worshipers to read in weekly Divine Service bulletins.

Three-Year Series C — Dec. 1, 2024, to Nov. 27, 2025: First Sunday in Advent through Thanksgiving Day

One-Year Series — Combined

Feasts, Festivals and Occasions — Combined

Archives

Resources

Stewardship

May feature — Stewardship: A pre-fall vocation

Bulletin blurbs and newsletter articles — New content is available each month for congregations to use in publications

Worship Planning & Bible Studies

Hymn suggestions — Series C and One-Year Series

Bible studies — ‘The Word in Song’ on Hymns of the Day and Luther’s ‘A Simple Way to Pray’

Bulletin & Newsletter Items

Memory Verse Challenge

‘Pray For Us’ Calendars — Daily prayers for the church’s mission

‘Kids in the Divine Service’ — Bulletin insert series features Church Year, liturgy, sanctuary and general information

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