Bishop Laache’s Handbook

Introduction

One of the treasures of the old Norwegian Synod was a handbook of short devotions written by Bishop Niels Laache. Nowadays members of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod frequently use the Handbook for their family and personal devotions. Please note that this version of the Handbook has been modified slightly to facilitate online use.

Index

Advent

First Week of Advent

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Second Week of Advent

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Third Week of Advent

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Fourth Week of Advent

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday

Christmas

Festival

  1. Christmas Eve
  2. Christmas Morning
  3. Christmas Day Evening

Season

  1. Second Day of Christmas (Morning)
  2. Second Day of Christmas (Evening)
  3. First Sunday of Christmas (Morning)
  4. First Sunday of Christmas (Evening)
  5. Fourth Day of Christmas
  6. Fifth Day of Christmas
  7. Sixth Day of Christmas
  8. New Year’s Eve
  9. New Year’s Day
  10. Ninth Day of Christmas
  11. Second Sunday of Christmas (Morning)
  12. Second Sunday of Christmas (Evening)
  13. Eleventh Day of Christmas
  14. Epiphany Eve

Epiphany

  1. Epiphany Morning
  2. Epiphany Evening
  3. Thursday After Epiphany
  4. Friday After Epiphany
  5. Saturday After Epiphany

First Week After Epiphany

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Second Week After Epiphany

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Third Week After Epiphany

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Fourth Week After Epiphany

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Fifth Week After Epiphany

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday

Pre-Lent Season

Quinquagesima

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday

Lent

  1. Ash Wednesday
  2. Thursday
  3. Friday
  4. Saturday

First Week of Lent

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Second Week of Lent

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Third Week of Lent

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Fourth Week of Lent

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Fifth Week of Lent

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Holy Week

  1. Palm Sunday Morning
  2. Palm Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Maundy Thursday (Morning)
  7. Maundy Thursday (Evening)
  8. Good Friday (Morning)
  9. Good Friday (Evening)
  10. Saturday

Easter

First Week of Easter

  1. Easter Sunday Morning
  2. Easter Sunday Evening
  3. Easter Monday Morning
  4. Easter Monday Evening
  5. Easter Tuesday
  6. Easter Wednesday
  7. Easter Thursday
  8. Easter Friday
  9. Easter Saturday

Second Week of Easter

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Third Week of Easter

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Fourth Week of Easter

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday (Morning)
  8. Friday (Evening)
  9. Saturday

Fifth Week of Easter

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Sixth Week of Easter

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Ascension Day (Morning)
  7. Ascension Day (Evening)
  8. Friday
  9. Saturday

Seventh Week of Easter

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Pentecost Eve

Pentecost

Week of Pentecost

  1. Pentecost Sunday Morning
  2. Pentecost Sunday Evening
  3. Pentecost Monday Morning
  4. Pentecost Monday Evening
  5. Tuesday
  6. Wednesday
  7. Thursday
  8. Friday
  9. Saturday

Week of Trinity

  1. Trinity Sunday Morning
  2. Trinity Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 2

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 3

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 4

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 5

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 6

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 7

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 8

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 9

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 10

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 11

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 12

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 13

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 14

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 15

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 16

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 17

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 18

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 19

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 20

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 21

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 22

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

All Saints Day

  1. All Saints’ Day Morning
  2. All Saints’ Day Evening

Pentecost 23

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 24

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday

Pentecost 25

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sunday Evening
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday