20 August 2017

+ Samuel, Judge and Prophet +

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20 August, Old Testament Samuel was the final Old Testament judge. Besides Deborah and an anonymous man in Judges 6:7-10 , he is the first...
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19 August 2017

+ Bernard of Clairvaux +

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Died 20(?) August AD 1153 ernard of Clairvaux , a leader in Christian Europe in the first half of the 11th century A.D., is honored in h...
17 August 2017

+ Johann Gerhard, Theologian +

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17 August AD 1637 Born 17 October 1582, Johann Gerhard, a Lutheran theologian in the tradition of Martin Luther (1483-1546) and Martin ...
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16 August 2017

+ Isaac, Patriarch +

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16 August, Old Testament If any part of Scripture besides the Resurrection clearly indicates that God gets the last laugh, it must be th...
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15 August 2017

+ Saint Mary, Mother of God +

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15 August, New Testament The honor paid to Saint Mary, the virgin mother of Jesus Christ our Lord, God, and Savior goes back to the earlie...
10 August 2017

+ Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr +

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10 August AD 258 A river , a gulf , and a seaway are named in his honor. A number of Christian congregations and almost anyone known as...
09 August 2017

+ Hermann Sasse, Theologian and Confessor +

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9 August AD 1976 Lutheran pastor and theologian Hermann Otto Erich Sasse was born on 17 July 1895 at Sonnewalde, Lower Lusatia (Lausitz)...
03 August 2017

+ Joanna, Mary, and Salome +

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3 August, New Testament These "myrrh bearers" or "faithful women," as they're called among some Christians, with...
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31 July 2017

+ Joseph of Arimathea +

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31 July, New Testament Saint Joseph is mentioned in all four Gospels. He came from a small village called Arimathea in the hill country ...
30 July 2017

+ Robert Barnes, Confessor and Martyr +

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30 July AD 1540 Remembered as a disciple of Martin Luther , Robert Barnes is considered to be among the first Lutheran martyrs. Born in ...
29 July 2017

+ Mary, Martha, and Lazarus of Bethany +

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29 July, New Testament Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were disciples with whom Jesus had a special bond of love and friendship. The Gospel Ac...
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28 July 2017

+ J. S. Bach, Musician, Composer, and Theologian +

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28 July AD 1750 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is acknowledged as one of the most famous and gifted of all composers past and presen...
27 July 2017

+ Olaf II of Norway +

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29 July AD 1030; transferred to 27 July Ólafr Haraldsson (also known as Olav , Olafe , Oláfr hinn helgi , and Olavus rex ) was born in 9...
25 July 2017

+ Saint James the Elder, Apostle +

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25 July, New Testament James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John were among Our Lord's twelve disciples. Together with Peter , th...
22 July 2017

+ Saint Mary Magdalene +

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22 July, New Testament The Gospels mention Mary of Magdala as one of the women of Galilee who followed Jesus and His disciples. She witn...
21 July 2017

+ The Holy Prophet Ezekiel +

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21 July, Old Testament Ezekiel, the son of Buzi, was a priest, called by God to be a prophet to the exiles during the Babylonian captivi...
20 July 2017

+ The Holy Prophet Elijah +

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20 July, Old Testament The prophet Elijah, whose name means, "My God is Yahweh [the Lord ]," prophesied in the northern kingdom ...
16 July 2017

+ Ruth of Moab +

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16 July, Old Testament Ruth , the subject of the book bearing her name, is an inspiring example of God's grace. Although she was a G...
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12 July 2017

+ Bo Harald Giertz, Bishop and Theologian +

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12 July AD 1998 Bo Harald Giertz was born 31 August 1905 in Räpplinge, Borgholm, Öland (Kalmar), Sweden. He came from a prominent famil...