Holy Saturday Morning Psalms 43; 149 First Reading Lamentations 3:37-58 Second Reading Hebrews 4:1-16 Gospel Reading Romans 8:1-11 Evening Psalms 31; 143 There is no Gospel reading on Holy Saturday. Jesus is in the tomb. God has become silent. We use the scripture to lament and remember God’s sacrifice. But sometimes all we can do is wait. How will [...]
Good Friday Morning Psalms 22; 148 First Reading Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-33 Second Reading 1 Peter 1:10-20 Gospel Reading John 13:36-38 Evening Psalms 105; 130 36Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going, you cannot follow me now; but you will follow afterward." 37Peter said to him, "Lord, why can I not follow [...]
Maundy Thursday Morning Psalms 27; 147:12-20 First Reading Lamentations 2:10-18 Second Reading 1 Corinthians 10:14-17; 11:27-32 Gospel Reading Mark 14:12-25 Evening Psalms 126; 102 12 On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?” 13 So [...]
Morning Psalms 5; 147:1-11 First Reading Lamentations 2:1-9 Second Reading 2 Corinthians 1:23-2:11 Gospel Reading Mark 12:1-11 Evening Psalms 27; 51 1How the Lord in his anger has humiliated daughter Zion! He has thrown down from heaven to earth the splendor of Israel; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger. 2The Lord has [...]
Morning Psalms 34; 146 First Reading Lamentations 1:17-22 Second Reading 2 Corinthians 1:8-22 Gospel Reading Mark 11:27-33 Evening Psalms 25; 91 27Again they came to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him 28and said, "By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to [...]
