Scriptures and Prayers for the Liturgy of the Palms and Passion

Liturgy of the Palms

Psalter: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29

Gospel: Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16

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Sovereign God, you have established your rule over the human heart, not by force but by the servant example of Jesus Christ. Move us by your Spirit to join the joyful procession of those who confess Christ Jesus with their tongues and praise him with their lives. Amen.

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Liturgy of the Passion

Old Testament: Isaiah 50:4-9a

Psalter: Psalm 31:9-16

Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11

Gospel: Mark 14:1-15:47

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Crucified and Risen One, by your passion you sustain us when we fall knee-bent into the radical emptiness of bone-wasting sorry and despair. Teach us to sustain the weary and awaken us to attend to those who suffer. Amen.